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April 22, 2025 St. Anthony Council Work Session - 2 Councilmember Doolan asked if the part-time crew is only for firefighting services or do they have EMT training. Deputy Chief Jaros stated they are all trained as EMTs and are fully trained to fill in for a full- time person. Councilmember Elnagdy asked how many of the part-time employees respond when there is a call for all hands call and Deputy Chief Jaros stated it is approximately 22% respond to calls. There are minimums required of 20%. Deputy Chief Jaros stated that in 2024, there were 1,957 calls for service, which is the busiest on record, showing a 110% increase over the past 20 years. There were 172 instances when an additional call came out as the duty crew was tied up on another call. Mayor Webster noted that one out of every two days, there were multiple calls at the same time. This is significant. Deputy Chief Jaros reviewed Paid On-Call Recruitment 2024 Councilmember Randle noted his son left the Fire Department and returned to the Police Department due to an issue with why people apply to become part-time employees. Sometimes they realize the commitment is more than they desired. The training after hiring takes about a year, and the State reimburses the Department for the training cost. Councilmember Doolan asked if part-time firefighters live and work in the City. Deputy Chief Jaros stated the range is 12 minutes from the Fire Station. Fire Chief Diaz reviewed Daily Operations, Picture This, Standards, Study: National Institute for Standards and Technology, Needs, Cost Analysis for 2025, Organization Plan with Staff Additions, How do we get there, and 5-year Implementation Plan. Mayor Webster asked about keeping safe and being able to respond to the situation, is this about fire response. Is comparable information available about disaster recovery. Fire Chief Diaz stated they are part of the Emergency Mitigation Plan from Hennepin and Ramsey Counties. This will be presented to the City Council on May 13, 2025. Councilmember Jenson asked if there has been a comparison in the size of the City and staffing to other communities. Fire Chief Diaz stated they were looking at some comparable cities when putting this information together. There are not that many to compare to in our area. It is difficult to compare when the City’s models are different. Councilmember Jenson asked Fire Chief Diaz to estimate what the average calls are per day versus the extreme of 10 calls. Fire Chief Diaz stated between 4-6 calls. Councilmember Jenson asked how many hours that consumes of the firefighter’s time. Fire Chief Diaz stated every call takes 28-30 minutes with the patient at the call, and then the truck needs to be restocked, which takes approximately 30-45 minutes per call. Mayor Webster noted it can be estimated that for every call a minimum of 90 minutes to 2 hours per call. Fire Chief Diaz presented a Cost Analysis for 2025. Firefighters Annual Cost 4