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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, May 9, 2011 7:00 o'clock p.m. • (4. LONG LASE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT, Continued) services in a professional and efficient manner by maintaining effective training, fire prevention, fire suppression, and emergency response. Van Eyll reviewed the leadership of the fire department and the organizational structure. There are currently 41 active members and all members are currently firefight I or H state certified, first responder or EMT certified, and HazMat operations certified. There were seven members who were on probationary status in 2010. Van Eyll reviewed the various fire department facilities and equipment. In 2010, the emergency call activity consisted of 332 total calls. The average response time for all calls was approximately 0:05:37 minutes. There was an average of 14 members who responded per call and 58 percent of the calls occurred between the hours of 0600 to 1800. The response time includes every call that the department responds to. The majority of the calls occurred between the hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Van Eyll noted one major call, which was a search call, resulted in 200 hours. Van Eyll reviewed the 2010 budget for the Long Lake Fire Department, noting that the department was under budget last year by approximately $3,300 due to a grant received from the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education. Last year the fire department received a total of $9,400 in grants for training. The goals of the Long Lake Fire Department for 2010 included updating their standard operating is procedures, recruitment, implementation of a preplan program, and creation of a special events position within the department and 100 -year celebration committee. Van Eyll noted the 100 -year celebration will be held in four years. Training goals for 2010 included driving /pumping class, officer training in tactics and communications, firefighter I and H classes, more training on smaller subjects or break -out sessions, and training with mutual aid partners. Goals for 2011 include the continued improvement of the fire department's health and wellness program, creation of a new position to handle all of the uniform and firefighter gear, continuation of the review to improve the standard operating procedures, and continuation of the creation of preplans for the 100 -year celebration. The training goals for 2011 include improvement in officer development training, employment of more advanced firefighting tactics, improvement in medical scene training, and review and improvement of the new recruit education program. Bremer asked what the target membership is for the fire department. Van Eyll indicated that 50 firefighters would be ideal and that they have -two on leave at the present time. Background checks are currently being conducted on three candidates. McMillan commented that the fire department did a fabulous job on a house fire in her neighborhood this past winter. Van Eyll noted Orono/Long Lake had three significant structural fires this past year and no structural fires in 2009. • Page 2 of 17