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The Lake Johanna Fire Department <br />(LJFD) serves some 42,000 <br />residents in the communities of <br />Arden Hills, Shoreview and North <br />Oaks from three fire stations that <br />cover a total of 32 square miles. <br />Currently the department operates <br />three stations: Station 2- 4676 <br />Hodgson Road, North Oaks; <br />Station 3- 5545 Lexington Ave. N. <br />Shoreview; and Station 4- 3615 <br />Victoria Street, Shoreview. Fire <br />Station 1, located on New Brighton <br />Road in Southern Arden Hills, was <br />closed in 2017 and not replaced. <br />The department responds to all <br />fire, EMS and Rescue calls and <br />anticipates responding to over <br />4,000 calls in 2020. <br />Fire department officials are <br />currently negotiating with Bethel <br />University to purchase land on <br />Pine Tree Drive in Arden Hills, in <br />order to build a new fire station to <br />better serve southern Arden Hills <br />and Shoreview. This future station <br />would replace the current Station <br />140 on Victoria <br />Street. <br />The department <br />is a combination <br />department with <br />five full-time <br />and 78 paid on- <br />call firefighters <br />assigned to three <br />stations. They are <br />cross-trained as <br />firefighters and <br />Emergency Medical <br />Technicians. The <br />Department is part of the North <br />Suburban HAZMAT team with <br />neighboring fire departments and <br />also operates the North Suburban <br />Technical Rescue Team with <br />Roseville Fire Department. <br />The department currently has a <br />minimum of six firefighters on duty <br />24/7 and staffs two fire stations. <br />When additional manpower or <br />equipment is needed off duty <br />personnel are called back for <br />assistance. <br />2019 statistics <br />In 2019, the Lake Johanna Fire <br />Department responded to 3,820 <br />calls for service in the three contract <br />cities. 1,138 of these calls were <br />for service in Arden Hills, which <br />accounted for 29.8 percent of all <br />department calls and reflects an <br />increase of 99 calls over last year’s <br />Arden Hills' totals. <br />The full annual report can <br />be viewed at ljfd.org or at <br />cityofardenhills.org under the <br />Government tab on the Emergency, <br />Fire & Police web page. <br />Lake Johanna Fire Department Publishes 2019 Annual Report <br />The Arden Hills community <br />recycled a total of 1.6 million <br />pounds (803 tons) of material <br />in 2019! The most recycled <br />materials were mixed paper at <br />35% and cardboard at 19%. <br />Through Simple Recycling <br />(ended February, 2020), residents <br />recycled 11,550 pounds of <br />textiles. <br />2019 Waste and Recycling End-of-Year Report; Congratulations Arden Hills! <br />The Arden Hills Yard Waste and <br />Food Scraps Collection Site had <br />8,301 visits, up 15% from 2018! <br />To get started collecting food <br />scraps, pick up a starter kit at the <br />Arden Hills Yard Waste Collection <br />site at 3530 Hudson Avenue. <br />If you notice that your business <br />or multi-family building isn’t <br />recycling to the best of its ability, <br />tell the property manager to check <br />out BizRecycling.com, which <br />provides free recycling resources, <br />grants and consultations to <br />businesses and multi-family <br />buildings. <br />The community should be <br />proud of its efforts! Visit <br />RamseyRecycles.com or call <br />651-633-3279, for more <br />information on what can be <br />recycled in Arden Hills.