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Memo <br />To: Orono City Council <br />Serving the Communities of Orono, <br />Long Lake and Medina <br />With pride and professionalism <br />From: Fire Chief James Van Eyll <br />CC: Doug Reeder, Interim City Administrator of Orono and Scott Weske, City Administrator <br />Date: 6/9/2017 <br />Re: Remainder of Orono for Fire Protection <br />The Fire Advisory Board met Wednesday, May 17th and reviewed the impacts of adding the remaining <br />portion of Orono into our response area. The Board determined that adding the area didn't have any <br />negative impacts to the Long Lake Fire Department's Operating Budget, in fact it showed reductions to <br />Cities of Medina and Long Lake. Long Lake Fire Department would not have to add any personnel nor <br />any vehicles to protect this area. The response times would be similar to other response times within <br />the City of Orono. The Fire Advisory Board concluded that Long Lake Fire Department could cover the <br />area and both Medina and Long Lake were not opposed to adding this area. <br />While Long Lake Fire Department response times would be similar to other areas of Orono, Long Lake <br />Fire Department would not on average do better than the current response times of the Wayzata Fire <br />Department. This is due to the proximity to the area in question but would still be compliant with the <br />response time requirements. <br />If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me to discuss. <br />Thanks <br />James Van Eyll <br />Chief, Long Lake Fire Department <br />