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had two s�ation wagon "ambu- lances." Thc Lcague committee was told that in 1964, the Police Departmenl macic 285 ambulance runs at no chargc. Of the 32 volunteer mem�ers of the Firc Dcpartment in 1965, almost all lived in Roseville but many did not work in the village. There was a 1=ire Chicf who was responsible for the care and condition of all fire- iighting equip�nent_ There were also a lst and 2�'�i assistant, two captains, two lieutenants, a tire marshal and an assistant. fire marshal, each cicct- ed annually by the departmenl members. All of these volunteer positions wcrc paid for each call. There were no full-time Fire Department posilions. The highest- ranking volunLeer at a fire was responsible for lhe actions of the department. �irefightcrs were alert- ed to fire calls on a radio receiver in their hames. Men living or working near the tire station went to the department to drive trucks; others answering the call went directly to tl�e fire_ They were paid per hour of fircfighting, inctuding thc after-f re cleanup of excess water and s►noke extraction. Whether men wcre allowed to leave work for a fire dcpended on the employer. At tliat titnc, �refighters were required to be between the ages of 21 and 65, able-bodied, and not to be appoint- ed lo Che departznent after their 36th birthday. Thcrc was a six month probationary peri.od_ Training was conducted lwo nights each monlh, witt� a practicc dri.11 at least once a month. Thc Chi.cf and assistants werc in chargc of enfioecing laws dealin� with firc protection and could inspect all premises that might pre- sent a fire ha�ard_ Records were kepl by thc Chiefi regarding lhc slarting time of the alartn, the loca- tion of lhc fire, the name of lhe property owner or tenant, lhc value of the huilding, and the voluntccrs responding to the alarm. A second fire station was huilt in 1967-b8 al 2i05 N. Fairview Avenue, and in 1976 a third station was built at 2335 North Dale Street in the eastern part of Roseville_ Rosedale shopping ccnter had been approved in 1970, increasing the need for fire protection in the west- ern side of the cily servcd by the Pairview site. By 1973, t.hcze were 60 volunteer firefighlers for a popu- lation of approximately 35,000 peo- ple. In March 1978, tbe North Suburban Area Chamber of Commeece requested the assistance of the local League of Women Voters in evalu- ating the need for "paramedic se�v- ices" in the area, and asked the League to bring the Lopic bcfore its members for discussion. At tl�e 1.978 Annual Meeting of thc League of Women Voters of Roseville, Maplewoad, Falcon Heights (also scrving Little Canada), it was dccid- cd to study emergency medical scrvices in Roseville. A committce was formed anc3 met weekly for scveral months. They interviewcd many providers and representativcs from Roseville and various sur- rounding communities to coinpare serviccs. Information was also oblaincd from a variety of sources including pcople with expertise in the field of life support systems. Methods of payment for such serv- ices were also studicd. The cozx�mittee designed consensus yuestions, which were taken to the full metnbership in the autumn of 1978 with a report hased on their iinclings. Fro►x� the results oi` this procedure, recom►nendations were made ta the Roseville City Cauncil. ln February of 1980, the Ciry Council arranged for Advanced Life Support (�1L.S) atnbulance service League of Women Voter RoMaFH 2 fioseville Fire Department 2003 & Beyond