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Saint Cloud Fire Department, MN Fire Protection Master Plan- Executive Summary Document We also anticipate a decreasing need for the tankers as pressurized water systems are added. However, these units will likely continue to serve a useful purpose for both St. Cloud and its mutual aid partners for some time to come. We do, however, recommend that their deployment locations be reconsidered on a regular basis to place them at stations with greatest advantage to the majority of calls in non-hydranted areas. Indications from the ISO rating are that the City of Saint Cloud will need more than the one ladder company it had during its last rating in order to achieve greatest credit in the Community Fire Protection Rating schedule for in-service ladder companies. The City is currently maintaining one dedicated ladder company with on-duty staffing. An additional 65 foot telesquirt is operating as an engine company, but would receive credit for its ladder capability. In the future, the City may wish to consider replacing one additional engine with a small combination engine-ladder unit. These vehicles, often referred to as "Quints", are typically most refined as engine companies, but possess the necessary aerial ladder capability to receive credit under the ISO rating and can, when necessary, perform dual function. The three units with aerial capability (one ladder company and two "quints") should be distributed to the three response districts with the greatest number of occupancies qualifying for ladder service (under ISO), most likely stations #1, #2, and #3. This effort, while likely having only modest impact on actual operational outcomes, could improve the City's ISO credit for ladder company service and assist in moving it towards an improved overall ISO rating. This long-term apparatus strategy is intended to identify new apparatus needs or significant changes to current apparatus deployment. It should be remembered that the continuing planned replacement of existing apparatus based on a reasonable life expectancy schedule is recommended elsewhere in this report as an on-going strategy. In summary, the long-term apparatus strategy calls for: . The addition of one engine to the apparatus fleet when Station #7 is constructed. . The future replacement of one existing engine with an additional "quint" for a total of three aerial devices, if ISO credit improvement for ladder company service is desired. . Continuing replacement of the current apparatus fleet according to an established schedule based on reasonable life expectancy. 8