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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday,March 9,2015 7:00 o'clock p.m. (5. NAVARRE BANNER DESIGN—JOAN WOLFE,continued) Wolfe stated it would be nice to get a sample of the banner so the Council can see it. Council Member Printup stated he would also be interested in knowing whether they prefer what is being presented tonight or whether they prefer the banner with the revisions. Walsh suggested they obtain a couple of estimates with different qualities of dye. 6. LONG LAKE FIIZE DEPARTMENT,FIItE CHIEF JAMES VAN EYLL Fire Chief Van Eyll stated he is here tonight to present the 2014 annual report for the Long Lake Fire Department. It is the mission of the Long Lake Fire Department to minimize the loss of life and property for its fire service recipients in the Cities of Long Lake,Medina and Orono from fires,natural disasters and life-threatening situations. The goal of the fire department is to perform these services in a professional and efficient manner by maintaining effective training, fire prevention, fire suppression and emergency response. The Long Lake Fire Department is currently under the leadership of James Van Eyll,Assistant Chief John Hall,and Deputy Chief of Administration DJ Goman,District Captain Shane Gardner,and Fire Captain Kelly Shaughnessy. Van Eyll stated one of the fire lieutenants has stepped down and Doug Johnson has been appointed to fill the position until the end of the year. The Long Lake Fire Department reorganized approximately three years ago. There are currently 41 active members,with all members going to be Firefighter I or II state certified,First Responders or EMT certified, and HazMat Operations Certified. There are currently three probationary members that were brought on at the end of 2014. The Long Lake Fire Department currently has two stations it operates out of. In 2014,the Long Lake Fire Department responded to a total of 353 calls,with the majority of the calls being located in Orono. In 2014,Orono had 14 fire calls, 55 medical calls,46 hazardous condition calls,91 good intent calls, 65 false alarms,and 4 severe weather calls,for a total of 281. In 2013,Orono had 426 calls. McMillan asked if the fire calls related to building fires. Van Eyll indicated they can be any type of fire and could range from outside fires to building fires. There were two major structural fires that occurred in Orono in 2014. The average response time for Orono was 0.05.56 seconds,with an average response time for all cities being 0.06.18. The reduction in the response time resulted from the overall call volume being reduced as well as the location of calls. Mutual aid calls had an 0:11:30 response time. The majority of the calls were received between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.,which was slightly down from last year. Orono had a total of 4,347 hours in calls. The Long Lake Fire Department is currently in the process of finalizing the budget for this year. In 2014, the Fire Department ended the year at approximately$3,000 under budget but the numbers have yet to be finalized. Van Eyll noted the Long Lake Fire Department will reach its 100-year anniversary in April. Page 8 of 43