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t ' ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FOR APRIL 13, 1998 • ( #3) Area Fire Chiefs Presentation - Continued Jabbour asked that the Department notify neighbors when they have a training burn scheduled as he had received calls from concerned citizens. Brown responded that the property owner is supposed to notify neighbors. If neighbors are overly concerned or express negative feelings, the burn is not done in that area. Goetten suggested a phone number placed on a sign in the yard would help neighbors with questions. Dave Eisinger, Maple Plain Fire Chief, has 23 years of service in the Maple Plain Department. He gave a brief description of the services and equipment available in Maple Plain. He explained the Explore program in which high school students, ages 14 to 18, are trained to help fire fighters in the "cold" or "safe" zone during a fire. Goetten asked for an explanation of trench rescue. Eisinger explained that type of rescue is used in manholes or collapsed buildings. Peterson questioned the term SCBA. Eisinger responded that SCBA stood for Self Contained Breathing Apparatus which is used for the proper intake of air by fire fighters. Jabbour asked about the use of an IRIS camera. Eisinger explained that neither Long Lake nor • Maple Plain have the camera, but Mound has one which they will share. Orono contributed to the purchase of the Mound camera. Goetten asked the cost of this type of camera. The cost is approximately $25,000 and Maple Plain is fund raising to make this purchase. Greg Peterson, Mound Fire Chief, has been with the Mound Fire Department for 23 years. He shared some interesting facts. Approximately 60% of their calls are fire related while 40% are medical calls. Approximately 12 -13% of their calls are for Orono residents. He added that one of the Department's biggest issues, particularly in Orono, is accessibility to residences. Pederson noted that a very good meeting had been held with Chief Cheswick, Moorse and the other Fire Chiefs. There is a very good working relationship between the four Fire Departments serving Orono and the surrounding communities. Paul Klapprich, Wayzata Fire Chief, has been with the Department for 35 years and Chief for 14 years. He explained that Wayzata responds to approximately 25 calls in Orono out of a total of 260 calls. False alarms have not been a serious problem. Wayzata is also considering the purchase of an IRIS camera, but they are also able to use a camera from a neighboring community. 0 F1