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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br /> April 9, 2002 <br /> Page 8 <br /> • • 14 fires. <br /> 2 • Property valued at $832,000. <br /> 3 e Fire loss equaled $209,000. <br /> 4 • Property saved $673,000 (75%). <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Significant Mutual Aid Incidents <br /> 7 • Apartment fire in New Brighton Polynesian Village. <br /> 8 • Restaurant fire in Columbia Heights. <br /> 9 • Officer shootings in Columbia Heights. <br /> 10 • Stone Container Warehouse fire in Roseville. <br /> 11 • Apartment fire in New Brighton Arden Court Apartments. <br /> 12 • Apartment fire in Shoreview. <br /> 13 • Assisted Lake Johanna fire with the Tower Rescue. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 2001 Capital Improvement Projects: <br /> 16 • Self Contained Breathing. <br /> 17 a Firefighter Turnout Gear. <br /> 18 • New Helmets. <br /> 19 • 1985 Ford 1250 Pumper-fully refurbished. <br /> 20 • Air compressor bought from Roseville. <br /> 0 • Opticom System. <br /> 23 2002 Capital Improvement Projects: <br /> 24 • Computer network upgrades. <br /> 25 • Station Air Exchange System. <br /> 26 • Turnout gear for recruits. <br /> 27 • Water Rescue equipment. <br /> 28 • 800 MHz radio equipment. <br /> 29 • Vhf radio equipment. <br /> 30 * New Brighton/Fridley/Columbia Heights/St. Anthony. <br /> 31 • To share resources in training and response. <br /> 32 • Inter-department training. <br /> 33 • Joint response on confirmed structure fires. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 New Programs: <br /> 36 • Polaris Industries loaner program: <br /> 37 o Purchased trailer and life vests from NSP reimbursement monies. <br /> 38 o For Silver Lake. <br /> 39 o Assist Mutual Aid departments and Water Patrol. <br /> 40 • St. Anthony Ride-Along: <br /> 41 o Allows citizens and other Department firefighters to ride with us. <br /> o Provides the opportunity to experience what we do. <br /> 40 o Monday through Saturday(8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.) <br /> 44 o Contact the Fire Chief if interested. <br />