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Lake Johanna Fire Department Long Range Planning Discussion
Dave Perrault, City Administrator
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COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS
ADJOURN
Mayor:
David Grant
Councilmembers:
Brenda Holden
Fran Holmes
Steve Scott
David Radziej
Special City Council Work
Session Agenda
July 11, 2022
5:15 p.m.
City Hall
Address:
1245 W Highway 96
Arden Hills MN 55112
Phone:
651 -792 -7800
Website :
www.cityofardenhills.org
City Vision
Arden Hills is a strong community that values its unique environmental setting, strong residential
neighborhoods, vital business community, well -maintained infrastructure, fiscal soundness, and our
long -standing tradition as a desirable City in which to live, work, and play.
CALL TO ORDER
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1.A.
Documents:
1.B.
Documents:
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AGENDA ITEM – 1A
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 11, 2022 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator SUBJECT: Lake Johanna Fire Department Long Range Planning Discussion
Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source:
N/A N/A N/A
For Council Consideration
Chief Boehlke will be present to give an overview of the fire department’s long range plan to the
City Council. One major item for Council to be aware of is should the department be awarded the
SAFER Grant, the board of directors would like to move quickly to accept the grant and begin
hiring additional full-time staff in late 2022.
Background
The Lake Johanna Fire Department, which serves the cities of Arden Hills, North Oaks, and
Shoreview, has been discussing their long range plan with its Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors is made up of City representatives and fire department personnel, there are a total of
seven voting members with Arden Hills having one vote, Shoreview having two votes, North Oaks
having one vote, and three members of the fire department having one vote each. In late 2021, the
fire department presented the board its long range plan, which stressed the need for additional
personnel. Three potential options were discussed, and will be explained in more detail. This
comes on the heels of the three cities and the fire department working together to acquire land in
Arden Hills for a new headquarters to serve the three cities. This memo will walk through current
operations, future staffing proposals, and the status of the new station.
Current Operations
The Lake Johanna Fire Department serves the three cities utilizing two 24/7 staffed stations located
in Shoreview (Station 140) and North Oaks (Station 120) and one day-time staffed station (Station
130) in Shoreview; Station 130 is not staffed 24/7, command and administrative staff will support
the other two stations as needed during normal office hours. The department operates with a Chief,
Assistant Chief, two Deputy Chiefs, and an Office Manager, the firefighters are made up of 84
part-time firefighters that work 24/7 duty crews. In 2021, the department responded to 4,050 calls
of which 1,178 were in Arden Hills, or 29 percent. The department’s average response time is
approximately 5 minutes and 38 seconds overall, with Arden Hills averaging 5 minutes and 54
seconds. The department’s biggest coverage gap is the north-eastern area of North Oaks and
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northern Shoreview. One point of discussion by the board was the types of calls the department
responds to, this largely revolved around medical calls. The department responds to all types of
medical calls (non-life threatening to emergency), the board voted not to consider changing their
call response matrix. The department’s 2021 Annual Report is attached for more background on
fire department operations.
The department has noted in their long range plan that calls for service are increasing
approximately 8.5 percent annually, and will likely continue to increase as development in the
three cities continues. In 2021, the department noted they had 580 instances of two calls occurring
at the same time, and 113 instances of three or more calls occurring at the same time. Also, in
2021, the department notes that 4.5 percent of their shift hours went unfilled, which equates to one
or two positions unfilled of the four to six personnel on duty.
Future Staffing
The department has reviewed its existing operations and believes to best serve the three cities, it
needs to staff a third station (Station 130 on County Road I and Lexington Ave) 24/7 to provide
adequate coverage to northern Arden Hills and Shoreview, as well as, North Oaks. The department
presented three options to the board for discussion.
Option #1 – Hire an additional 40-50 part-time firefighters
This option was largely viewed as unrealistic by the fire department and board. The two big
reasons being inability to manage that many additional firefighters without hiring additional
command staff and the lack of ability to recruit that many additional part-time firefighters.
Option #2 – Hire 6 full-time captains/3 full-time shift commanders (recommended option by the
board)
This option was the recommended option by both the fire department and the board, it consists of
hiring six full-time captains in the nearer-term to work on and oversee the existing duty crews, and
later hiring three full-time shift commanders. This would be broken down into two phases, with
Phase I consisting of hiring the full-time captains, and Phase II consisting of the hiring of the full-
time shift commanders. This option and the financial implications will be explained in more detail.
Option #3- Transition to an all-career department
This option was also viewed as largely unrealistic as it would significantly increase the cost when
compared to the other two options.
Option #4 – Maintain current model
This option was not viewed as feasible as the department and board wants to increase the service
levels for areas that are currently underserved.
Following discussion by the board, the board voted that Option #2 was the staffing direction the
board wanted to pursue, but did not attach any timelines to the option, nor did it give the
department any authority to begin implementing the option. The board also directed the fire
department to present to each of the City Councils.
Option #2 – Hire 6 full-time captains/3 full-time shift commanders
While the board did not vote to begin pursuing this option, it did vote to authorize the department
to pursue a SAFER Grant through FEMA. The SAFER Grant would provide funding for new full-
time positions for the department for the first three years, and the cities would then have to fund the
positions following the first three years. The total amount of anticipated wages and benefits across
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all three years for the six captains is approximately $2.4 million. This does not include the three
shift commanders also proposed as those would come at a later unspecified date. Should the
department be awarded the grant (awards expected in August/September), they will need to accept
it within thirty days of award or lose the funding. The board’s intention, if the grant is awarded,
is to have all three cities already on-board and ready to move forward. The timeline would be to
begin hiring the six captains in late 2022, for the first three years this will not affect the three cities’
budgets as the grant will cover the added cost, but the three cities should begin to budget as at the
end of those three years the cities will be responsible for those added positions.
If the department does not receive the grant, the fire department, board, and cities will need to
further discuss how to move forward and the timeline of hiring additional full-time personnel. The
main goal of tonight’s discussion is to introduce the City to the long range plan, and begin to get
some level of comfort with the proposed SAFER Grant.
Future Station
This staffing discussion comes on the heels of the cities and department working cooperatively to
acquire a piece of land on Pine Tree Drive for a future fire station. The proposed department would
act as the new headquarters for the department and would replace Station 140. The cities also
entered into a Joint Powers Authority to oversee the project should it receive State bond funding.
Since entering into the JPA, it appears unlikely that any State bond money will be allocated
towards this project. The cost of the project was previously estimated at approximately $12 million,
but given recent inflation trends and material pricing, that number is likely low. If no State money
is used for the project, the three cities would be responsible for the entire amount. The cities do
have an agreement that states the new station must start construction by no later than June 30,
2026, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon. The board discussed the cost implications of both a
new station and the proposed staffing and asked the fire department which one is a higher priority.
The fire department indicated it would prefer to see the staffing issues addressed before the new
station.
Funding Implications
The fire department and the Shoreview City Manager prepared a financial breakdown of different
scenarios for staffing and new station construction. The breakdown included three scenarios:
Scenario 1 assumed the department received the SAFER Grant, Scenario 2 assumed no SAFER
Grant and the hiring for the captains was split with three in 2024 and three in 2028, and Scenario 3
assumed no SAFER Grant and hiring three captains in 2024 and three in 2025. In all three
scenarios, it was assumed the station would have been funded with approximately $7 million in
bond funding and the remaining be funded by the three cities. The scenarios also assume the cities
would begin putting money away in 2023 to help flatten the curve of future budget increases due to
the new full-time positions. Two tables of only Arden Hills information have been provided below
to help understand the implications to the City. For the sake of comparison, the tables below also
use similar assumptions to the information provided in Attachment C.
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Table 1: Projected Costs Assuming Safer Grant and Hiring Captains in late 2022
Table 2: Projected Costs Assuming No Safer Grant and Scenario #3 Hiring Captains in 2024/2025
Budget Impact
The City has been planning on the new station in previous budget cycles and has accordingly been
increasing its tax levy to accommodate a station being constructed in 2025, this assumes the full
cost of the station at $12 million. Different factors will play into how much truly needs to be put
away for additional staffing and a new station, and those numbers will be further refined as the
department knows whether or not it received the SAFER Grant. Regardless if the SAFER Grant is
received or not, there will be implications on the levy with the addition of new full-time staffing in
the department. At full complement, the cost of the captains are approximately $1,000,000 in 2022
dollars, which means Arden Hills’ share would be around $250,000 annually. This does not include
the cost for the proposed shift commanders. Over the next 8 years (through 2030), the operational
changes will require almost a 14% increase in the City’s levy. Below is the City’s previous CIP for
Public Safety, which does not include operating costs.
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Operating Budget 701,675 736,758 773,596 812,276 852,890 895,890 940,311 987,327 1,036,693
Additional Captains Cost - - - - 138,658 192,676 253,716 272,028 279,353
Money Set Aside for Future Cost - 25,000 55,750 93,265 - - - - -
Sub-total 701,675 761,758 829,346 905,541 991,548 1,088,566 1,194,027 1,259,355 1,316,046
% Change Year Over Year N/A 9% 9% 9% 9% 10% 10% 5% 5%
New Station Cost - - 135,000 135,000 135,000 135,000 135,000 135,000 135,000
Capital Budget 230,125 8,500 67,650 423,750 143,000 234,450 206,795 222,500 -
Sub-total 230,125 8,500 202,650 558,750 278,000 369,450 341,795 357,500 135,000
% Change Year Over Year N/A -96% 2284% 176% -50% 33% -7% 5% -62%
Total 931,800 770,258 1,031,996 1,464,291 1,269,548 1,458,016 1,535,822 1,616,855 1,451,046
% Change Year Over Year N/A -17% 34% 42% -13% 15% 5% 5% -10%
Projected Costs with SAFER Grant
Operating Budget Impacts
Capital Budget Impacts
Total Impacts
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Operating Budget 701,675 736,758 773,596 812,276 852,890 895,890 940,311 987,327 1,036,693
Additional Captains Cost - 31,250 93,750 181,250 226,250 241,250 256,250 270,000 278,750
Sub-total 701,675 768,008 867,346 993,526 1,079,140 1,137,140 1,196,561 1,257,327 1,315,443
% Change Year Over Year N/A 9% 13% 15% 9% 5% 5% 5% 5%
New Station Cost - - 135,000 135,000 135,000 135,000 135,000 135,000 135,000
Capital Budget 230,125 8,500 67,650 423,750 143,000 234,450 206,795 222,500 -
Sub-total 230,125 8,500 202,650 558,750 278,000 369,450 341,795 357,500 135,000
% Change Year Over Year N/A -96% 2284% 176% -50% 33% -7% 5% -62%
Total 931,800 776,508 1,069,996 1,552,276 1,357,140 1,506,590 1,538,356 1,614,827 1,450,443
% Change Year Over Year N/A -17% 38% 45% -13% 11% 2% 5% -10%
Capital Budget Impacts
Total Impacts
Projected Costs with no SAFER Grant and Hiring Six Captains in 2024/2025
Operating Budget Impacts
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Attachment
Attachment A: Long Range Plan Presentation
Attachment B: 2021 Annual Report
Attachment C: LJFD Board of Directors Memo on Long Range Planning June 21, 2022
Lake Johanna Fire Department
Proudly Serving the Cities of
Arden Hills, North Oaks and Shoreview
Coverage Map & Current Stations
Station 130
Station 140
Station 120
The Lake Johanna Fire
Department covers an area
of approx. 31 square miles
and 42,000 residents.
Emergency Calls For Service
•In 2021, we responded to 4,050 calls
•Calls for service are on pace to surpass
6,000 calls by 2026 based on historical call
volume data
•Calls for service will continue to increase
due to future development, increased
“people” traffic, an aging population, etc.
•Calls for Service increasing 8.5%+ each year.
•In 2021, we had 580 times where we had two calls occurring at the same time. There
was 113 times where we had 3 or more calls occurring at the same time.
•We currently have a need to staff our third station to provide the same level of service
to the northern 1/3 of our service area.
•In 2021, 4.5% of our shift hours went unfilled. This translates to one/two positions
unfilled out of four/six on duty.
•March through May 2022 averaged 9.0% unfilled.
Staffing Needs Presented to the
Board of Directors
Current Staff
•The department has the following full-time staff:
•Fire Chief
•Assistant Chief
•Deputy Chief/Emergency Manager
•Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal
•Office Manager
•The department has 84 part-time staff
•The Department Staffs two stations 24/7/365
•The department has automatic-aid with New Brighton, Roseville, Vadnais Heights and
White Bear Lake Fire Departments
•The department participates in “Closest Unit Dispatching” for critical calls
•The Lake Johanna Fire Department operates like any other municipal fire department
Current Station Staffing
Station 120
Staffed 24/7 with three
Station 140
Staffed 24/7 with three
Current –Two Station Staffing
ADMIN
ST. 120
OFFICER
PART-TIME
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
ST. 140
OFFICER
PART-TIME
ST. 130
NOT STAFFED
ST. 120 ST. 140
Current Two Station Staffing
4 Minute (green) and 6 Minute (blue) Coverage Areas
Current Coverage
120 and 140
Staffing Options Presented to the
Board of Directors
•Option #1 –Hire 40-50 Additional Part-Time Firefighters
•Option #2 –Hire 6 Full-Time Captains/3 Full-Time Shift Commanders
•Option #3 –Transition to an All-Career Fire Department
•Option #4 –Maintain current model
•Fire Department Recommendation –Option #2
The Board Supports Option #2 –
Phase 1 –Hire 6 Full-Time Captains
•The Board directed the Fire Department to apply for a SAFER Grant through
FEMA for the Phase 1.
•The grant would pay 100% of the wages/benefits for 3 years ($2.4M).
•The 2022 SAFER Grants are expected to start being awarded in August 2022.
•Departments (Cities) will have 30 days from the date of award to accept the
award or lose the grant funding.
Option #2 Staffing Steps –
•Adds to daily staffing level
•This creates consistency and continuity across
shifts
•Truck, equipment, building and district subject
matter experts
•Assist with code enforcement, and fire
inspections which are greatly needed
•No reductions in part-time shift staffing
positions during or after the transition
Considerations:Phase I –Fall 2022
Phase II –TBD
•Hire three full-time Shift Commanders
•St. 120 –One full-time Captain with two part-time Firefighters
•St. 130 -One full-time Shift Commander with two part-time
Firefighters
•St. 140 –One full-time Captain with two part-time Firefighters
•Hire six full-time Captains
•St. 120 –One full-time Captain with two part-time Firefighters
•St. 130 –One part-time Lieutenant and one part-time Firefighter
•St. 140 –One full-time Captain with two part-time Firefighters
•Apply for SAFER Grant –Submitted February 3, 2022
•Awards historically announced between Aug. 15 and Sept. 15
•Hire six full-time Captains –Late 2022
•Two Captains on duty (24 hr. shifts)
•Six part-time Firefighters on duty
Hiring Full-Time Staff
Phase I –Fall 2022
Phase I –Three Station Staffing
Station 130
Staffed 6:30a-
10:00p with two
Station 120
Staffed 24/7 with three
Station 140
Staffed 24/7 with three
ADMIN
ST. 120
CAPTAIN
FULL-TIME A/B/C
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
ST. 140
CAPTAIN
FULL-TIME A/B/CST. 130
LIEUTENANT
PART-TIME
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
Phase I –Three Station Staffing
ST. 120 ST. 140
ST. 130
Future Coverage –6:30a –10:00p
120, 130 and 140
Phase I –Three Station Staffing
4 Minute (green) and 6 Minute (blue) Coverage Areas
•Apply for a second SAFER Grant –Timeline TBD
•Hire three (3) full-time Shift Commanders
•One Shift Commander on duty (24 hr. shifts)
•Two Captains on duty (24 hr. shifts) (Phase I)
•Six part-time Firefighters on duty (existing)
Hiring Full-Time Staff
Phase II –TBD
ADMIN
ST. 110
CAPTAIN
FULL-TIME A/B/C
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
ST. 130
CAPTAIN
FULL-TIME A/B/C
ST. 120
SHIFT COMMANDER
FULL-TIME A/B/C
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
FIREFIGHTER
PART-TIME
Phase II –Three Station Staffing
ST. 120
ST. 130
ST. 140
Phase II –Three Station Staffing
Station 130
Staffed 24/7 with three
Station 120
Staffed 24/7 with three
Station 140
Staffed 24/7 with three
Future Coverage –24/7
120, 130 and 140
Phase II –Three Station Staffing
4 Minute (green) and 6 Minute (blue) Coverage Areas
Future Coverage –24/7
110, 120 and 130
New Headquarters Station (St. 110)
4 Minute (green) and 6 Minute (blue) Coverage Areas
Additional
Questions???
Lake Johanna Fire Department
Proudly Serving the Cities of
Arden Hills, North Oaks and Shoreview
LAKE JOHANNA
FIRE DEPARTMENT
2021 ANNUAL FIRE REPORT
Fire Chief – Tim Boehlke
Assistant Fire Chief – Eric Nordeen
Deputy Chief / Emergency Manager – Matt Sather
Deputy Chief / Fire Marshal – Kris Rewald
Office Manager – Debi Krause
Serving the Cities of Arden Hills, North Oaks, Shoreview
LJFD 2021 Annual Report Page 2 of 11
Lake Johanna Fire Department
2021 Annual Fire Report
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
In 2021 the Lake Johanna Fire Department responded to 4,050 calls for service which is an increase of 423
calls, 111.7%, from the previous year. We assisted neighboring Fire Departments a total of 32 times. We
received aid 14 times in 2021.
AUTO-AID / MUTUAL-AID – STRUCTURE FIRES
Aid Given – 32 Aid Received – 14
Roseville – 17 calls
Vadnais Heights – 1 call
White Bear Lake – 5 calls
New Brighton – 9 calls
Arden Hills – 6 calls
North Oaks – 3 calls
Shoreview – 5 calls
City of Shoreview calls for service increased by 191 calls or 9.5% over the previous year 2020. The City of
Arden Hills calls increased 134 calls, or 12.8% over last year. The City of North Oaks calls also increased
by 67 calls or 9.5%.
CLOSEST UNIT DISPATCHING
Closest Unit Dispatching is used for specific Emergency Calls: Structure Fires, Cardiac Arrest calls and
Water Emergencies. When one of those call types occurs, the Computer Aided Dispatch will instantly
determine if there is a response unit from another agency that is closer to the incident than the host units
dispatched, if so, that closest unit is added to the response.
Of the 75 Closest Unit Dispatches in 2021 within Ramsey County, Lake Johanna provided aid on six incidents
(five Cardiac Arrests and one Commercial Fire) and received aid on three incidents (two Cardiac Arrests and
one Water Emergency).
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
ARDEN HILLS:
NORTH OAKS:
SHOREVIEW:
AUTO AID:
MUTUAL AID:
OTHER:
986
471
1858
22
10
1039
556
1948
39
7
1138
573
2037
65
7
1044
497
2020
57
9
1178
564
2211
32
14
51
TOTALS: 3347 3589 3820 3627 4050
CALLS BY CITY Arden Hills
1178
29.1%
North Oaks
564
13.9%
Shoreview
2211
54.6%
Auto/Mutual Aid/Other
97
2.4%
LJFD 2021 Annual Report Page 3 of 11
ESTIMATED FIRE DOLLAR LOSS
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
ARDEN HILLS:
NORTH OAKS:
SHOREVIEW:
$736,200
$0
$208,300
$555,000
$82,000
$1,462,750
$88,950
$2,351
$1,304,629
$172,400
$96,100
$654,300
$159,200
$7,500
$469,400
TOTALS: $944,500 $2,099,750 $1,395,930 $922,800 $636,101
The City of Shoreview had $469,400 in fire dollar loss in 2021 down 28.0% from the previous year. The City
of Arden Hills had $159,200 in fire dollar loss, down almost 7.5%. The City of North Oaks recorded $96,100
in fire dollar, down over 92.0% from 2020.
ANNUAL DOLLAR LOSS COMPARISON
Over the last 5 years the cities combined average dollar loss from Fire was $1,199,816.
In 2021, Building fires attributed for most of the dollar loss totaling about $430,200. The next highest loss
total was from Vehicle fires which totaled $128,100.
0
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
2500000
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Shoreview
North Oaks
Arden Hills
LJFD 2021 Annual Report Page 4 of 11
THE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE
On Duty Shift crews handled 98.7% of the calls responding to 4016 calls in 2021. Stations were called back
to assist the Shift Crews 52 times throughout the year which is roughly 1.3% of the calls.
CALL BREAKDOWN BY SHIFTS
CALL OVERLAP
It is very common to have more than one incident occurring at a time, the charts below show the number of
times each month we had two, three or four calls overlapping. Our goal is to have personnel available and
able to respond to an emergency fire or EMS call that occurs.
2020
Double Triple Quadruple
Jan 38 5 1 332 Calls
Feb 38 7 1 284 Calls
Mar 30 3 0 276 Calls
Apr 25 2 0 242 Calls
May 32 0 0 274 Calls
Jun 43 1 1 295 Calls
Jul 41 3 1 301 Calls
Aug 50 5 0 324 Calls
Sep 44 8 1 334 Calls
Oct 43 3 1 348 Calls
Nov 36 4 0 304 Calls
Dec 45 6 1 313 Calls
Total 465 47 7 3627 Calls
2021
Double Triple Quadruple
Jan 35 5 0 282 Calls
Feb 36 2 1 271 Calls
Mar 38 3 0 279 Calls
Apr 42 7 2 306 Calls
May 46 8 1 339 Calls
Jun 48 7 2 339 Calls
Jul 52 11 2 354 Calls
Aug 73 20 3 418 Calls
Sep 51 4 0 364 Calls
Oct 46 11 3 347 Calls
Nov 47 7 2 354 Calls
Dec 66 11 1 397 Calls
Total 580 96 17 4050 Calls
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
14006:30-
Noon
1110
27.4%Noon-
5pm
1171
28.9%
5pm-
10pm
986
24.3%
10pm-
6:30am
783
19.3%
LJFD 2021 Annual Report Page 5 of 11
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIME
Emergency Response Time Average to Contract Cities
2019
5:32
2020
5:35
2021
5:38
Median Response Time to Contract Cities 5:13 5:20 5:10
AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME BY CITY
Emergency Calls Only
*North Oaks (excluding 5919 Centerville Rd, 325-525-400 Wilkinson)
Average Response Time: 6:20 Median 6:08
ANNUAL ALARM SUMMARY REPORT
Situation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Grand
Total
1 - Fire 5 5 6 7 9 9 6 9 5 5 3 1 70
2 - Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat (No Fire) 1 1 2
3 - Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Incident 208 192 200 231 238 237 259 304 266 259 272 305 2971
4 - Hazardous Condition (No Fire) 5 5 10 6 15 15 13 16 11 14 9 10 129
5 - Service Call 4 16 14 12 16 16 26 16 22 14 18 23 197
6 - Good Intent Call 48 30 34 39 43 42 36 51 45 37 35 35 475
7 - False Alarm & False Call 12 22 15 11 18 20 14 21 15 16 17 23 204
8 - Severe Weather & Natural Disaster 1 1
9 - Special Incident Type 1 1
Grand Total 282 271 279 306 339 339 354 418 364 347 354 397 4050
Average
Initial Response
Time
Median
Response
Time
Arden Hills 5:54 5:51
North Oaks 7:48* 8:20*
Shoreview 4:56 4:30
5:38 5:10
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50
100
150
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300
350
400
450
3-year Comparison
Response Time in Minutes
2019 2020 2021
LJFD 2021 Annual Report Page 6 of 11
CALLS BY MONTH
CALLS BY TIME OF DAY
CALLS BY DAY OF WEEK
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
2020 455 532 541 549 537 529 484
2021 504 608 595 606 588 631 518
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2019 299 310 301 316 328 311 338 354 280 318 328 337
2020 332 284 276 242 274 295 301 324 334 348 304 313
2021 282 271 279 306 339 339 354 418 364 347 354 397
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
12 AM1 AM2 AM3 AM4 AM5 AM6 AM7 AM8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PM7 PM8 PM9 PM10 PM11 PM1077875797984108140209221228251251212223221267195214220190166127105
LJFD 2021 Annual Report Page 7 of 11
FIRE INCIDENTS
(100 Series – Fire)
FIRE DOLLAR LOSS BY MONTH
FIRES BY INCIDENT TYPE
Incident Type Total Incidents % of Incidents Property Loss Content Loss Total Loss Total Loss % of Total
111 - Building fire 11 0.30%259,100.00 171,100.00 430,200.00 67.63%
113 - Cooking fire, confined to container 9 0.20%5,700.00 500 6,200.00 0.97%
118 - Trash or rubbish fire, contained 3 0.10%0 0 0 0.00%
121 - Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence 2 0.00%40,000.00 20,000.00 60,000.00 9.43%
130 - Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other 1 0.00%500 500 0.08%
131 - Passenger vehicle fire 15 0.40%114,500.00 13,600.00 128,100.00 20.14%
138 - Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 1 0.00%1,000.00 0 1,000.00 0.16%
140 - Natural vegetation fire, other 1 0.00%
141 - Forest, woods or wildland fire 2 0.00%0 0 0 0.00%
142 - Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire 8 0.20%0 0 0 0.00%
143 - Grass fire 5 0.10%500 0 500 0.08%
150 - Outside rubbish fire, other 4 0.10%0 200 200 0.03%
151 - Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 3 0.10%0 0 0 0.00%
154 - Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 4 0.10%300 50 350 0.06%
161 - Outside storage fire 1 0.00%0 50 50 0.01%
Total: 70 Total: 1.7% Total: 421,600.00 Total: 205,500.00 Total: 627,100.00 Total: 98.58%
Incident Type: 1 - Fire
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
7,700 179,050 222,500 18,400 24,500 250 21,900 134,500 6,201 18,100 500 2,500
0
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
5 5 6 7 9 9 6 9 5 5 3 1
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RESPONSE TO PROPERTY TYPES
(Annual Fires by Property Category)
Situation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Grand
Total
1 - Assembly 4 7 7 8 7 8 9 9 10 6 8 7 90
2 - Educational 1 5 4 2 7 4 6 9 9 6 5 58
3 - Health Care, Detention & Correction 59 63 74 56 68 63 68 80 51 61 67 53 763
4 - Residential 157 146 151 191 188 178 186 239 209 206 208 251 2310
5 - Mercantile, Business 7 12 12 10 11 16 18 16 16 12 15 14 159
6 - Industrial, Utility, Defense, Agriculture, Mining 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 11
7 - Manufacturing, Processing 2 6 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 4 1 1 26
8 - Storage 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 1 2 16
9 - Outside or Special Property 22 16 16 19 41 38 48 40 44 30 30 41 385
Undetermined 28 14 17 16 17 24 15 23 21 16 18 23 232
Grand Total 282 271 279 306 339 339 354 418 364 347 354 397 4050
Of the 4,050 calls for service in 2021, 2,310 of those calls were to Residential properties, the next highest
category was Health Care facilities where we responded to 763 times; these include health clinics, senior
assisted living apartments as well as nursing homes. Outside, Special Properties include calls to fires,
accidents and EMS calls on roadways as well as open spaces, and parks that accounted for 385 of the calls for
the year.
Assembly, 90, 2%
Educational, 58, 1%
Health Care, 763, 19%
Residential, 2310, 57%
Mercantile, Business,
159, 4%
Industrial, Utility, 11, 0%
Manufacturing, Processing, 26, 1%
Storage, 16, 0%
Outside or Special Property, 385, …
Undetermined, 232, 6%
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INCIDENT TYPE REPORT
Incident Type Total Incidents Total Incidents % of Incidents
111 - Building fire 11 0.30%
113 - Cooking fire, confined to container 9 0.20%
118 - Trash or rubbish fire, contained 3 0.10%
121 - Fire in mobile home used as fixed residence 2 0.00%
130 - Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other 1 0.00%
131 - Passenger vehicle fire 15 0.40%
138 - Off-road vehicle or heavy equipment fire 1 0.00%
140 - Natural vegetation fire, other 1 0.00%
141 - Forest, woods or wildland fire 2 0.00%
142 - Brush or brush-and-grass mixture fire 8 0.20%
143 - Grass fire 5 0.10%
150 - Outside rubbish fire, other 4 0.10%
151 - Outside rubbish, trash or waste fire 3 0.10%
154 - Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 4 0.10%
161 - Outside storage fire 1 0.00%
Total: 70 Total: 1.7%
221 - Overpressure rupture of air or gas pipe/pipeline 1 0.00%
231 - Chemical reaction rupture of process vessel 1 0.00%
Total: 2 Total: 0.0%
300 - Rescue, EMS incident, other 3 0.10%
3009 - Person Down 48 1.20%
311 - Medical assist, assist EMS crew 2,458 60.70%
320 - Emergency medical service, other 51 1.30%
321 - EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 278 6.90%
322 - Motor vehicle accident with injuries 76 1.90%
323 - Motor vehicle/pedestrian accident (MV Ped)5 0.10%
324 - Motor vehicle accident with no injuries.37 0.90%
331 - Lock-in (if lock out , use 511 )1 0.00%
341 - Search for person on land 3 0.10%
342 - Search for person in water 1 0.00%
350 - Extrication, rescue, other 1 0.00%
352 - Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 1 0.00%
353 - Removal of victim(s) from stalled elevator 3 0.10%
360 - Water & ice-related rescue, other 1 0.00%
381 - Rescue or EMS standby 6 0.10%
Total: 2,973 Total: 73.4%
400 - Hazardous condition, other 4 0.10%
411 - Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill 2 0.00%
412 - Gas leak (natural gas or LPG)35 0.90%
420 - Toxic condition, other 1 0.00%
421 - Chemical hazard (no spill or leak)1 0.00%
424 - Carbon monoxide incident 13 0.30%
440-Electric alwiring/equipmentproblem,other 3 0.10%
441 - Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn 2 0.00%
442 - Overheated motor 2 0.00%
444 - Power line down 23 0.60%
445 - Arcing, shorted electrical equipment 13 0.30%
460 - Accident, potential accident, other 2 0.00%
463 - Vehicle accident, general cleanup 23 0.60%
480 - Attempted burning, illegal action, other 5 0.10%
Total: 129 Total: 3.2%
Incident Type Category: 1 - Fire
Incident Type Category: 2 - Overpressure Rupture, Explosion, Overheat (No Fire)
Incident Type Category: 3 - Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Incident
Incident Type Category: 4 - Hazardous Condition (No Fire)
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INCIDENT TYPE REPORT ..continued
500 - Service call, other 2 0.00%
5009 - Service Call, Keybox Request 1 0.00%
510 - Person in distress, other 10 0.20%
512 - Ring or jewelry removal 1 0.00%
520 - Water problem, other 4 0.10%
521 - Water evacuation 2 0.00%
522 - Water or steam leak 7 0.20%
531 - Smoke or odor removal 11 0.30%
541 - Animal problem 1 0.00%
542 - Animal rescue 7 0.20%
550 - Public service assistance, other 9 0.20%
551 - Assist police or other governmental agency 11 0.30%
552 - Police matter 1 0.00%
553 - Public service 32 0.80%
554 - Assist invalid 21 0.50%
561 - Unauthorized burning 15 0.40%
571 - Cover assignment, standby, moveup 62 1.50%
Total: 197 Total: 4.9%
600 - Good intent call, other 15 0.40%
611 - Dispatched and cancelled en route 204 5.00%
6111 - EMS Dispatched and cancelled en route 198 4.90%
621 - Wrong location 2 0.00%
622 - No incident found on arrival at dispatch address 22 0.50%
631 - Authorized controlled burning 2 0.00%
650 - Steam, other gas mistaken for smoke, other 1 0.00%
651 - Smoke scare, odor of smoke 17 0.40%
652 - Steam, vapor, fog or dust thought to be smoke 8 0.20%
671 - HazMat release investigation w/no HazMat 4 0.10%
Total: 473 Total: 11.7%
700 - False alarm or false call, other 2 0.00%
711 - Municipal alarm system, malicious false alarm 1 0.00%
715 - Local alarm system, malicious false alarm 4 0.10%
730 - System malfunction, other 3 0.10%
731 - Sprinkler activation due to malfunction 5 0.10%
733 - Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 19 0.50%
734 - Heat detector activation due to malfunction 3 0.10%
735 - Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 32 0.80%
736 - CO detector activation due to malfunction 15 0.40%
740 - Unintentional transmission of alarm, other 8 0.20%
741 - Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional 4 0.10%
743 - Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 21 0.50%
744 - Detector activation, no fire - unintentional 4 0.10%
745 - Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentional 67 1.70%
746 - Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO 16 0.40%
Total: 204 Total: 5.0%
814 - Lightning strike (no fire)1 0.00%
Total: 1 Total: 0.0%
911 - Citizen complaint 1 0.00%
Total: 1 Total: 0.0%
Incident Type Category: 5 - Service Call
Incident Type Category: 6 - Good Intent Call
Incident Type Category: 7 - False Alarm & False Call
Incident Type Category: 8 - Severe Weather & Natural Disaster
Incident Type Category: 9 - Special Incident Type
LJFD 2021 Annual Report Page 11 of 11
2021 PUBLIC FIRE EDUCATION
2021 MONTHLY INSPECTION REPORT
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Yearly
Totals
Scout Tours/Demos 1 1 1 3
Truck/Station Tours 1 3 3 2 28 1 38
Fire Extinguisher Training 1 2 3
Fire Drills/Smoke Alarm Check 1 4 5
Parades 5 1 2 8
Fire Truck Rides 1 1 2 4
Block Parties 1 5 1 88 1 3 1 100
Misc 1 3 4
EMS Standby 0
Monthly Totals 0 0 0 1 1 10 12 92 6 38 2 3 165
Inspection Type Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grand Total
Consultation - General 1 1 2 2 5 8 5 5 29
Consultation - Site 2 4 2 2 1 4 4 3 22
Consultation-General 2 6 5 9 3 3 1 4 3 1 2 39
Consultation-Site 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
Daycare - Inspection 3 2 2 7
Fire Alarm System - Plan Review 4 1 3 1 2 5 7 1 3 4 2 5 38
Fire Code Complaint - Inspection 7 6 1 2 13 7 5 3 2 2 1 5 54
Foster Care - Inspection 4 4
General - Plan Review 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 2 17
Group Home - Inspection 1 2 3
Inspection - Business License 11 15 26
Inspection - Certificate of Occupancy 1 2 1 2 1 1 8
Inspection - Construction Site 1 1
Inspection - Fire Alarm 3 15 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 30
Inspection - Fire Prevention Activity 1 1
Inspection - Fire Protection 2 16 3 10 2 2 3 38
Inspection - Fireworks 1 2 1 4
Inspection - General 2 9 6 7 16 5 12 28 10 6 4 105
Inspection - Hoarding 5 1 6
Inspection - School 3 3
Inspection - Site 1 1 2 4
Inspection - Sprinkler System 3 1 5 2 1 1 4 3 5 3 4 32
Inspection-Business License 6 2 8
Inspection-Fire Alarm 1 1 1 3
Inspection-General 3 6 3 2 16 3 33
Inspection-Reinspection 11 27 14 4 15 17 21 2 19 5 1 3 139
Inspection-Site 1 1
Inspection-Sprinkler System 1 4 1 1 3 1 11
Misc. - Inspection 9 1 4 1 15
Multi-Tennant - Inspection 44 20 64
Public Education - General 1 1
Residential - Inspection 1 1
Sprinkler System - Plan Review 1 4 6 1 1 8 3 4 3 6 1 8 46
Temporary Membrane Structure - Inspection 1 1 3 1 6
Grand Total 44 84 68 51 74 71 64 77 71 53 79 58 794
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AGENDA ITEM – 1B
MEMORANDUM
DATE: July 11, 2022 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Dave Perrault, City Administrator SUBJECT: Noise Ordinance Discussion
Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source:
N/A N/A N/A
For Council Consideration
Council should consider providing direction on whether or not it wants to update the City’s
ordinance regarding noise.
Background
The City Council requested to discuss its ordinance regarding noise specifically in-regards to a
complaint received regarding lawn moving early in the morning. There is language in Chapter 6
Nuisances and Offense that prohibits unnecessary or unauthorized noises; also, under Chapter 6
Construction Activities it states No person shall engage in or permit construction activities
involving the use of any kind of electric, diesel or gas powered machine or other power equipment
except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on any weekday or between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on any weekend or holiday. Staff generally references this standard when
complaints are made, but it was pointed out that mowing the lawn does not count as a construction
activity. Council is being asked if they want to add language regarding lawn care, too. It could add
language under Chapter 6, with language like:
No person shall operate any outdoor power implement, including but not limited to power lawn
mowers, snowblowers, power hedge clippers, or other such implements designed primarily for
outdoor use, at any time other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on weekdays and
8:00 a.m. and 9:00 pm on weekends and holidays.
Budget Impact
N/A
Attachment
N/A