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r Determination of Needs Summation of truck committee meetings Over the course of 6 months, approximately 8 members of the Long Lake Fire Department have spent approximately 75 hours discussing current equipment needs as well as future equipment needs. These meetings have been held from October through March on the 4th Wednesday of the month and will continue as a common meeting time for future vehicle needs. During the first few meetings, the goal of the committee was to identify immediate needs based on Community requirements (call types.) We identified an immediate (0-1 year) need for a new Quick Response Rescue vehicle and a new Utility vehicle. We also identified the need for a new Pumper witlun the next 3-5 years. During our January meeting, a conscious decision was made to have the committee focus solely on a li^t rescue over the next several months. During February, we ^ent approximately 60 hours visiting several filre departments, including Chaska, Jordan, Mound and Wayzata to evaluate what they were using for medical only response. We saw a variety of vehicles, including extend-a-cab pick up trucks, 4 door pick up trucks and full size rescue units (similar to ours.) In aU cases, vehicles were no more than nine (9) years old. We also had a rescue unit from North Memorial Hospital come to our Fire Station. This vehicle was a 1994 Suburban. Based on viewing these units, as well as further discussion, it was decided in Febniary to go with a Suburban. During the February meeting, we began to discuss equipment needs for the vehicle. In addition, we reviewed documentation received from a Fire Apparatus Vendor, Odyssey, pertaining to design and layout for a Suburban. In March, we finalized vehicle requirements and equipment q>ecification lists, with estimated costs, for the new vehicle. This information is included later in the presentation materials.