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Request for Council Action <br />page 2 of 2 <br />November 20, 1997 <br />Proposed 1998 Fee Schedule <br />Orono does not currently charge for false fire alarms. In 1996, the Long Lake Fire Department <br />responded to 198 calls in Orono. These included 53 fire calls, 41 medical calls, 21 personal injury <br />accident calls, and 83 alarm calls. The alarm calls made up 42% of the total fire calls. A substantial <br />number of the alarm calls are false alarms. In contrast to false police alarms which require response <br />by two officers in two squad cars, false fire alarms require response by a police officer plus a fire <br />truck, potentially a tanker truck, and approximately 10 fire fighters. This is an expensive exercise. <br />Because of the high expense related to false fire alarms, staff is recommending initiating a false fire <br />alarm fee with the following fee schedule. <br />1st false alarm <br />2nd false alarm <br />3rd false alarm <br />4th false alarm <br />5th false alarm <br />No charge <br />$ 75.00 <br />$250.00 <br />$350.00 <br />$500.00 <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Motion to adopt the attached ordinance amending the city’s fee schedule and summary ordinance for <br />publication.