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NOVEMBER 1996 HUGO CITY HALL, 5524 UPPER 146TH STREET NORTH 'HUGO, MN 55038 429.6676 w w. III�� Y a WPW FIRE HALL PROPOSAL Proposed Hugo Fire Hall Current Hugo Fire Hall un November 5, 1996, as part of the general elec- Rescue services currently take up the majority of the tion, the City of Hugo will be conducting a referendum fire fighters'time. The Department's rescue squad on whether to construct a new fire station to serve the responds to all ambulance requests to provide timely community. This facility will replace the current fire sta- basic medical aid, and assist ambulance crews in the tion located at 5524 Upper 146th Street. As the City extraction and movement of patients. In the case of motor grows,the demand for fire and rescue services will vehicle accidents,the Department responds with fire increase. By constructing the new station now,the City fighting equipment as a precautionary measure. can improve current service and be prepared to handle The Department also conducts initial investigation of expected service demands for the next fifteen to twenty reported hazardous material spills to identify the loca- years. tions and extent of spills and protect public safety. As FIRE DEPARTMENT BACKGROUND these spills are rare, can be extremely hazardous, and The Hugo Volunteer Fire Department provides fire their containment and clean-up require specialized train- prevention, fire suppression and rescue services to protect ing and equipment,mutual aid agreements and contracts the life, safety and property of the community. Their fire with other agencies are used to actually clean up spills. prevention activities include public education,building Over the last five years,the Fire Department has and construction inspections, permit inspections for open averaged 44 fire calls and 99 rescue calls per year,or burning, fire investigations, and public-safety planning. approximately one every third day. The major causes for The Fire Chief is the Civil Defense Director for the City, rescue calls during this period were motor vehicles and a Fire Marshall is appointed from the department's (22.5%), accident or injury (12.3%),heart problems membership. (11.3%), diabetic reaction(10.5%), and illness (9.5%). Fire suppression is provided as necessary. This is an The most common reasons for fire calls were grass fires equipment and personnel intensive activity, often per- (22.9%), motor vehicles (21%), and structural fires formed under adverse conditions, and where the threat to (20.6%). pill-lic safety, and the safety of the fire fighters, is high. During the last two years the Department has )ment is usually especially designed for fire fighting, received 200 calls per year. As the city's population is arra requires a high standard of maintenance to insure that expected to double over the next fifteen years, emergency it functions properly when and where needed. The train- call outs will become a daily occurrence for the I ing of fire fighters as individuals, and as a team, is impor- Department. This growth will probably also lead to the tant to protect human life and limit property damage. stationing of an ambulance in the community. Fire Hall continued inside.