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Orono Fire Needs Assessment <br />61 | Page <br /> <br />backup set of PPE after year five. This process is following best practices for cancer <br />prevention from MNFire. Staff recommends that this PPE be funded through the <br />operating budget uniform line item by annual transfer from the Fire Capital Fund. <br />3. Fire Equipment for the Navarre Fire Station - The City of Orono will need to purchase <br />equipment for the Navarre Fire Station that is removed during the transfer from Long <br />Lake to Orono. This could be equipment that was donated to the City of Long Lake or <br />other equipment needed for best practices. <br />4. New Fire Boat – The City of Orono should start the process of specification and ordering <br />of a new fire boat similar to the donated fire boat that LLFD currently uses and the new <br />fire boat that Excelsior Fire purchased. The best practice is to have similar equipment <br />and vehicles to our mutual aid partners. <br />5. New Brush/Utility Apparatus - The City of Orono should start the process of specification <br />and ordering of a new brush/utility apparatus. The specification should be similar to <br />one purchased in 2023 recommendations. This new brush/utility will be used in <br />response to medical or wildfire calls mainly. <br />6. New 6x6 Brush/Medical Utility – The City of Orono should start the process of <br />specification and ordering a new 6x6 brush/medical response unit with trailer similar to <br />the one Long Lake Fire currently operates. <br />7. Online Shift Scheduling Software – The City of Orono and the Orono Fire Department <br />will need an online personnel scheduling software. The Fire Chief should review existing <br />online scheduling software on the market. These online shift scheduling systems should <br />be able to work with both POC and Full-time personnel. It should also integrate with <br />our fire station display dashboards and have an app for ease of use by the firefighters. <br />This should be implemented before firefighters are hired and responding to incidents. <br />8. Online Training Software – The City of Orono and the Orono Fire Department will need <br />an online training platform. The Fire Chief should review existing online training <br />platforms on the market. These online training platforms should be sanctioned by the <br />Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education. This should be implemented <br />before firefighters are hired and responding to incidents. <br />7.2.4 Miscellaneous <br />1. State Fire Marshall – The Fire Chief will contact the State fire Marshall’s office to do an <br />inspection of Station 2 for the purpose of obtaining a fire department identification <br />number. <br />2. Orono should start to engage Medina in conversation for the Orono Fire Department to <br />cover the small area of Medina which had been covered by the Long Lake Fire <br />Department starting January 1,2026 <br />