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Orono Fire Needs Assessment 62 | Page 7.2.1 Personnel 1. Firefighters for Navarre Station – The City of Orono will need to hire part-time or paid- on-call (POC) firefighters. The firefighters need to be hired about 6 months prior to responding to calls in this service area. These firefighters will be used on-call and for the duty crews. 2. Orono Firefighters Relief Association – The Fire Chief will work with the newly hired firefighters to form and file for a relief association with the State of Minnesota. 3. Firefighter Tech/Admin - The City of Orono and the Orono Fire Department should hire a full-time Firefighter Tech/Admin. The Fire Chief should create a position profile and job duties for this individual in 2023. This new position will need to respond to calls for emergency service during the day. This position should be in place before hiring of any firefighters. The posting should occur at the end of the year and the start date should be January of 2024. 4. Fire Inspector - The City of Orono and the Orono Fire Department should hire a full-time fire inspector. The Fire Chief should create a position profile and job duties for this individual in 2023. This new position will need to respond to calls for emergency service during the day. This is a position, once established, could be used by our surrounding cities for fire inspections on a contract basis. This position could be in place before the hiring of firefighters. The posting should occur at the end of the year and the start date should be January of 2024. 7.2.2 Facility 1. Imminent Maintenance – The cities will need to proceed with all the imminent maintenance that is needed on Station 1. This should include a new roof, exhaust removal system, improved technology, updated gear & equipment washing facilities, etc. 2. The City of Orono will need to remodel fire station 1. This could require a shared use agreement with the City of Long Lake for Station 1. The scope of work will be derived from the facilities study performed from the 2023 Recommendations. 7.2.3 Apparatus & Equipment 1. New Command Truck - The City of Orono should purchase a new or used command truck. This command truck will be used by the Fire Chief. The existing command truck can be used by the Duty Officer to respond to calls. This Duty Officer program will be similar to the one that was set up for LLFD. 2. Personal Protective Equipment - The City of Orono will need to outfit each firefighter with PPE. Staff recommends purchasing the PPE and adding it to the Capital Budget