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Why Centennial Fire District needs an Aerial <br />Opportunity presents itself - The price of this truck is $150k vs a new aerial at $800k <br />a. Fire Safety has the truck listed for $175k on their web site. When looking at comparable trucks <br />on the internet they are going for $200k -$300k. <br />b. 1 year warranty no maintenance <br />c. 20% down($30,000), 3 years 0% interest ($40,000/yr., $3,333/month) <br />d. The mechanic from Minot ND said the truck was well maintained and should have no issues, <br />would recommend it. <br />a. Rochester Fire went and looked at the truck and said it appeared to be in good condition, did <br />not see any issues. <br />2. Buildings over 2 stories (from the article "When Should you Purchase an Aerial Ladder') <br />An aerial device is recommended when a number of buildings within the jurisdiction appear to be <br />beyond the reach of existing fire department ground ladders. This recommendation is not only based <br />on ISO recommendations but is a basic common-sense concept. If a significant number of your <br />buildings are beyond the reach of your ground ladders, you had better do something about it. <br />3. ISO <br />a. NUMBER OF NEEDED LADDER COMPANIES (NL): <br />Individual ladder/service response areas with at least 5 buildings of 3 stories or 32 feet or more in <br />height (ground to eaves) or with at least 5 buildings that have a Needed Fire Flow greater than <br />3,500 gpm or with at least 5 buildings meeting any combination of those criteria must have a <br />ladder company. <br />When no individual response area needs a ladder company, the fire protection area needs at least <br />1 ladder company if buildings in the fire protection area meet the criteria above. <br />b. Our last evaluation was done in 2005, we had 51.88 points, rating of 5/9. Circle Pines had 17 <br />buildings at least 3 stories and 1 at 4 stories. Centerville had 1 building at 3 stories. Based on <br />this Circle Pines should have a ladder. <br />PPC Points <br />1 90.00 or more <br />2 80.00 to 89.99 <br />3 70.00 to 79.99 <br />4 60.00 to 69.99 <br />5 50.00 to 59.99 <br />6 40.00 to 49.99 <br />7 30.00 to 39.99 <br />8 20.00 to 29.99 <br />9 10.00 to 19.99 <br />10 0.00 to 9.99 <br />According to ISO we should have at least 3 engines based on the fire flow calculations, which <br />we now meet this criteria. <br />There has been significant changes to the ISO rating schedule since our last evaluation. We will <br />be scheduling an evaluation for this spring/summer. <br />e. Insurance Federation of MN — I spoke to the VP of Public Affairs which I have known for years. He said <br />credit scores for homeowners is a big factor in determining insurance rates. On Homeowners, going <br />from ISO 5 to a lower rating gets 4% reduction, going up in ratings was only impacted when above an <br />8. He was still waiting to hear back on commercial properties. <br />f. LMC — (This is probably the most significant information) <br />67 <br />