League of Women Voters Roseville Fire Department 2003 and Beyond

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Roseville Fire cialist. (closing the Lexington station). Department Strategic 6. Generate revenue for the Fire However, the Fairview station PIan1 Department to be more self-sus- would need to be renovated to taining by implementing a fee The Roseville Fire Department has accommodate on-duty firefighters developed a long-range strategic for service billing program. and additional equipment. With the plan to use as a guide in deterrnin- Maximize the operational effi- assurance of on-duty staffing, the ing the future direction of the ciency, reduce maintenance response to emergencies would be Roseville Fire Department in pro- costs, and improve firefighter quicker. viding quality services to its resi safety by utilizing recommend- Competitive pay and benefits would dents. The strategic plan is an ever- safety vehicle and equipment pur- chasing also be recommended to help the changing document and is to be chasing and replacement pro- department recruit and retain quali- grams. continually updated. While there are ty part-time firefighters. more than 200 action plans listed in The above would be implemented The following page has financial the plan document, the following by transitioning from a completely projections if all of the above priori seven represent the most important paid-on-call department to a combi ties are implemented. items: nation department, accomplished by t This plan was presented by Roseville 1. Improve the quality of health hiring 4 full-time employees per Fire Chief Richard Gasaway to the care for Roseville residents by year over a 5-year period (total of Roseville City Council and City having the Fire Department 20 full-time firefighters) and Manager in August 2002. respond immediately to medical staffing two fire stations, Fairview emergencies using cross-trained &Dale, 24 hours per day (the old firefighter/paramedics. est Lexington station would be 2. Ensure a quick response to all closed) to ensure quick response critical calls for service (med times to emergency calls for serv- ical, fire, and rescue) 24 hours a ice.All full-time firefighters would day by hiring some full-time, i be trained as paramedic or EMT- cross trained firefighter/para- medics Basic first responders and would medics to complement the part- answer calls in addition to the time and paid-on-call volunteer police department first responders firefighters. (who are not firefighters trained as 3. Improve recruitment and reten- paramedics). Firefighters trained as tion of part-time firefighters by li lice nsed l d by the state of Minnesota making a commitment to and approved to practice in employee fitness and competi- Roseville. The third responder to a tive pay and benefits. call would be the ambulance, who 4. Improve the quality of services would have one paramedic (of the to residents by providing 24- two attendants) staffing the ambu- hour staffing and operations lance. It is proposed that the fire- from two fire stations (Dale & fighter/paramedic first responder Fairview). The Lexington sta- would use a SUV/van type vehicle, tion would be closed. which would answer the emergency 5. Improve the quality of life for call (not a fire engine), and would Roseville residents and protect be fully equipped with emergency medical equipment. Two of these our tax base by making preven- tion of fires, accidents, and vehicles would be needed, one for medical emergencies a high pri- the Fairview station and one for the ority in Roseville. This could be Dale Street station. accomplished, in part, by hiring Significant savings would be real- a full-time fire prevention spe- ized by operating two stations (Fairview and Dale) instead of three League of Women Voter RoMaFH 15 Roseville Fire Department 2003&Beyond