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<br />. <br /> <br />Follow the IAFF/IAFC Joint Wellness-Fitness Initiative on cardiac stress testing; <br />Reinstitute the annual physical exam based on NFPA 1582 and the IAFFIlAFC <br />Joint Agreement; <br />Train several personnel on each shift to become personal training assistants_ <br /> <br /> <br />Comprehensive Management Study <br />of the Saint Paul Department of fire and Safety Services Final Report <br /> <br />Health, Fitness and Wellness- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Apparatus Maintenauce aud Capital Planniug - <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Fill the Vehicle Maiutenance Supervisor I position; fill the Vehicle Mechanic <br />Heavy Truck and Equipment position(s} after the supervisor has been selected; <br />Develop and implement mechanic certification requiremeuts consistent with <br />Emergency Vehicle Technician Certification Commission Standards; <br />Explore the feasibility of a five-year replacement plan to update the medic fleet; <br />Develop a long-term vehicle replacement plan and budget the necessary funds for <br />vehicle replacements_ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />To implement the recommended station location and apparatus deployment master plan <br />there is need to relocate two existing stations (5 and 19) and rebuild a current one (17) on its <br />present site_ The estimated cost for Stations 5 and 19 is $6.6 I M each, while the estimated cost to <br />rebuild Station 17 is slightly higher, $7.0M_ Estimated costs are based on figures provided by the <br />city_ <br /> <br />EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />City officials are concerned about the effectiveness of emergency preparedness and <br />whether the current organization is meeting the city's needs_ As the host city for the 2008 <br />Republican National Convention, the city will be faced with planning that involves city, state, <br />and national agencies_ <br /> <br />Although the fire chief is considered the emergency management director, two <br />individuals are primarily responsible for emergency management: the assistant fire chiefi' <br />operations and the chief of communications_ Both have other duties and emergency management <br />planning is accomplished at the expense of other pressing matters. Although short staffed, EM <br />has developed the foundational response plans but others are needed_ The city is also considered <br />one of the top five cities in the nation for radio interoperability, which is excellent <br /> <br /> <br />TriData, a Division of <br />System Planning Corporation <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />March 2007 <br />