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MINUTES OF THE
<br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
<br />Monday, April 23, 2018
<br />7:00 o'clock p.m.
<br />15. LONG LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT — ANNUAL REPORT — Continued
<br />provided three times, auto -aid was received four times, mutual aid was given 13 times, and mutual aid
<br />was received 9 times.
<br />The average response times were 6:19 for Orono, 6:27 for Long Lake, and with the City of Mound
<br />included, there was an overall response time of 6:54. There was an average of 12 members that
<br />responded per call, with an average of 10 members responding to calls that happened during the day
<br />between the hours of 0600 to 1800. Approximately 54 percent of the calls happened between the hours of
<br />0600 to 1800, which is down a little bit from what it has been in the past. As it relates to call hours,
<br />Orono was at 4,180.
<br />Training goals for 2017 included Highway 12 training, backseat crew training, firefighter leading training,
<br />outside agency training, leadership/new officer training, and online training. Other goals included getting
<br />Boat 11 on the water, which was successfully done at Molly's Lake; the LLFD clothing SOP, which has
<br />not been finalized; a mentorship program; a volunteer hour SOP; and automation of percentages.
<br />2018 training goals include boat/dock training, hours of training excluding nights, training on the new fire
<br />engine, new driver training, live burn training. Van Eyll noted the hours of training will allow online
<br />hours to be included. The new fire engine will arrive by the end August and a ceremony will be held at
<br />that time.
<br />Long Lake Fire Department goals for 2018 is to review call data to compare staffing models, review SOP
<br />on uniforms, quality of service understanding and measure, physical fitness program, and hopefully
<br />installation of a fitness room at Station 2.
<br />The top responders for Station 1 include Tom Aldrich, Kelly Shaughnessy, Jim Elder, Pat Cotton. Scott
<br />Spinks, Phil Steahl, Shane Gardner, Chris Adams, Derek Lee were the top responders for Station 2.
<br />The top training members were Tom Aldrich, Cody Farley, John Pazkiewicz, Ryan Hoster at Station 1
<br />and Chris Adams, Doug Johnson, Shane Gardner, Scott Spinks, and Phil Steahl at Station 1.
<br />Van Eyll noted the largest number of calls in 2017 occurred on Sunday, followed by Tuesday, Monday,
<br />and Saturday. The largest number of calls received per month occurred in June, followed by May and
<br />then August.
<br />Team activities in 2017 included the boot hockey tournament, the Fight for Air Climb sponsored by the
<br />American Lung Association, a chili cook -off, Twin Cities Race for the Cure, Maple Plan water -ball,
<br />Orono Police Department vs Long Lake Fire Department softball game, and bell ringing for the Salvation
<br />Army. Van Eyll noted the Long Lake Fire Department raised around $3,000 for the Salvation Army.
<br />2018 activities include the pancake breakfast, which was held on April 22; the LLFD Memorial 5K run on
<br />July 8; the fire prevention open house on October 8; and the SBB toy and food drive on December 1.
<br />Walsh asked how the volunteer numbers are.
<br />Van Eyll stated they currently have 41 volunteers but that he does not expect two people back that are
<br />currently on leave. Van Eyll stated the biggest component to recruiting volunteers is through word of
<br />mouth and that daytime volunteers are the hardest to fill. Van Eyll stated that likely will become an issue
<br />in the next year or two if they are not able to get some more volunteers for daytime.
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