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with at leasi one ambulance sta- Lioneci in Rosevillc 24 hours a day. Additional rigs would he available in the event of a major emergency. Payment was to be made by those using the servicc, asually by their insurance. There would be no cost to the City except for providing space for parking the ambulance when not in servicc. Lcague mem- bers were pleased that this plan included almost all of their recnm- mendations and was in place at the time of the June 1981 tornado. The plan has been reviewcd periodi.call.y by City staff and services have been monitored for y�tality and cost. In 1992, the Lcague of Women Votcrs RoMaFH did an update on thc study of Emcrgcncy Medical Services (EMS) in Roscville, and found that the scrvicc appeared to be working �o thc satisfaction of bolh city ofricials and residents. At lhat time, an EMS ambulance was sCalioned in the city and respoose limes seemed to be adcquatc. Unti] 1999, all firefighters in Roseville were volunteers, includ- ing the chief and station chiefs. All were paid per cal] and per hours of service_ The only exception was a salaried Fire Marshal whose respon- sibilities included investigation of the origin of fires, inspections to prevent %res, and education af the public on fire prevention. This posi- tion was created in 1969. Since 1999, Roseville has had a salaried full-time Fire Chief. In January of 20{l2, a full-time Assistant Chief was hired, hringing the nuinber oi� full-tirne positions to four: Fire Chief, Assistant Fire Chief, Fire Inspector and Fire Marshal. The Fire Marshal and Fire Inspector were part of the Department of Communiry Devela�ment at that time. Seg:inning in 2003, their com�ensa- tion became part of the rire Department's 6udget. All other �irefightcrs are volunteers, who continuc to bc paid per call and per hours of scrvicc. {See page six.} As of April 2003, thc R�seville Fire Department had 53 volunteers, (including Lwo womcn), in addition to the four full-lime, salaried staff mentioned above. At the League of Women Voters Annual Meeting in May 2002, the n�embership once again voted to study the Roseville Fire Department in responsc to the fact that recruit- ing voluntccr firefighters was bccotYUng incrcasingl.y difficult. This report will look at the current firc dcpartmcnt and cmerging issues. The study committee is composed of six. I.eague rnembers who live in Rosevillc. Tb.e committee has been tx�ceting since tk�e summer of 2002. Note: Snurces of information for this hislory are the publications Rn.reville, The Story of Its Growth, I843-I98&, with permission of the Roscvillc l Iistorical Society, and Roseville 1948- I953, published for Ihe 25th anniversary of thc City of Roscvillc. More rece»t information was acquired from the City of Roseville administrative staff. League of Women Voter RoMaFH 3 Roseville Fire Department 2003 & Beyond