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MINUTES OF THE
<br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
<br /> Monday,April 23,2018
<br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m.
<br /> 15. LONG LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT—ANNUAL REPORT—Continued
<br /> provided three fines,auto-aid was received four times,mutual aid was given 13 times,and mutual aid
<br /> was received 9 t mes.
<br /> The average res;ionse times were 6:19 for Orono, 6:27 for Long Lake,and with the City of Mound
<br /> included,there as an overall response time of 6:54. There was an average of 12 members that
<br /> responded per c.11,with an average of 10 members responding to calls that happened during the day
<br /> between the ho s of 0600 to 1800. Approximately 54 percent of the calls happened between the hours of
<br /> 0600 to 1800,w ich is down a little bit from what it has been in the past. As it relates to call hours,
<br /> Orono was at 4, 80.
<br /> Training goals fiir 2017 included Highway 12 training,backseat crew training,firefighter leading training,
<br /> outside agency t aining,leadership/new officer training,and online training. Other goals included getting
<br /> Boat 11 on the ater,which was successfully done at Molly's Lake; the LLFD clothing SOP,which has
<br /> not been finaliz=d; a mentorship program; a volunteer hour SOP;and automation of percentages.
<br /> 2018 training go:is include boat/dock training,hours of training excluding nights,training on the new fire
<br /> engine,new dri er training,live burn training. Van Eyll noted the hours of training will allow online
<br /> hours to be incl ded. The new fire engine will arrive by the end August and a ceremony will be held at
<br /> that time.
<br /> Long Lake Fire II epartment goals for 2018 is to review call data to compare staffing models,review SOP
<br /> on uniforms,qu.lity of service understanding and measure,physical fitness program,and hopefully
<br /> installation of a fitness room at Station 2.
<br /> The top respond rs for Station 1 include Tom Aldrich,Kelly Shaughnessy,Jim Elder,Pat Cotton. Scott
<br /> Spinks,Phil Ste. 1, Shane Gardner,Chris Adams,Derek Lee were the top responders for Station 2.
<br /> The top training I embers were Tom Aldrich,Cody Farley,John Pazkiewicz,Ryan Hoster at Station 1
<br /> and Chris Adam.,Doug Johnson, Shane Gardner, Scott Spinks,and Phil Steahl at Station 1.
<br /> Van Eyll noted t e largest number of calls in 2017 occurred on Sunday,followed by Tuesday,Monday,
<br /> and Saturday. T e largest number of calls received per month occurred in June,followed by May and
<br /> then August.
<br /> Team activities i 2017 included the boot hockey tournament,the Fight for Air Climb sponsored by the
<br /> American Lung Association,a chili cook-off,Twin Cities Race for the Cure,Maple Plan water-ball,
<br /> Orono Police Delp
<br /> artment vs Long Lake Fire Department softball game,and bell ringing for the Salvation
<br /> Army. Van Eyll noted the Long Lake Fire Department raised around$3,000 for the Salvation Army.
<br /> 2018 activities include the pancake breakfast,which was held on April 22; the LLFD Memorial 5K run on
<br /> July 8;the fire prevention open house on October 8; and the SBB toy and food drive on December 1.
<br /> Walsh asked how the volunteer numbers are.
<br /> Van Eyll stated ey currently have 41 volunteers but that he does not expect two people back that are
<br /> currently on lea . Van Eyll stated the biggest component to recruiting volunteers is through word of
<br /> mouth and that ytime volunteers are the hardest to fill. Van Eyll stated that likely will become an issue
<br /> in the next year r two if they are not able to get some more volunteers for daytime.
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