Bldg Facility Needs Committee Report Aug 2010-Mar 2011

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Introduction and Methodology The Roseville Fire Department is a 70 member combination fire department, comprised of six full-time employees and 63 part-time firefighters. The department provides 24/7 shift staffing with a crew of five fire#ighters, responding to an average of 4,200 calls for service annually. The department has three fire stations; however, more than 99% of our aperations occur from the Dale Street station. The fire department enjoys a Class 3 ISO rating, and an average response time of 3 minutes and 36 seconds. About 709'0 of the requests for ser�ice are medical-related. While the fire department and police department provide medical first response to the community, Allina Medical Transportation, a private company, has exclusi�e patient transportation authority. In 2001, the fire department sought and was granted Council permission to commission an analysis of fire station locations and refated factors. The study was conducted by TriData Corporation and presented to City Council in January 2002. The council took the report under consideration and no further action came as a result of the findings. In 2008, #he fire department again sought and was granted Council permission to commission Tridata Corporation to perform ar� update to the 2002 fire location analysis. This report was completed in May of 2008 and was presented to council. Council again took the report under consideration and no further action came as a result of the updated findings. In May of 2009, the fire department experienced a change of leadership resulting in the appointment of Timothy O'Neill as Fire Chief. A part of Chief O'Neill's transition pian was to update the fire departments strategic plan, which is a guiding, goal-oriented docurr�ent used to determine and set specific goals for the fire department for a five year period. As part of the strategic planning process, it was determined that the number one priority of the fire department was addressing the issues regarding fire station conditions. In May of 2010, the fire department requested and was granted permission from the City Council to form a committee to research aspects of the conditions of all Roseville fire stations, fire response and operations, then report back to Council with their future recommendations. The committee was to be represented by members of the fire department, retired firefighters, Roseville residents, and one council member. Following a public advertisement and selectian process, a 12 member committee was formed and held its first meeting on August 12, zo�a.