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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: March 20, 2023 Item No.: 7.c Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Fire Department Presentation & Update Page 1 of 2 BACKGROUND 1 The Fire Department has significantly evolved its staffing and response model over the last decade 2 with the inclusion of full-time staffing, increasing emergency call volume year over year, more 3 shared services with neighboring agencies, and enhancing services in the community; for example, 4 multi-family licensing and advanaced life support (ALS) first response. 5 Emergency response call volume has increased more than 18% over the last two years, resulting in 6 nearly 6,700 emergency calls for service; we responded to less than 5,000 calls just in 2018. 7 The Fire Department expanded and enhanced their emergency medical services capacity and 8 capabilities by including paramedic-level care (ALS First Response) in August 2022. This 9 significant step has also introduced potential collaboration with Allina Medical Transportation on 10 hybrid ambulance transport models to address shortcomings identified within the medical 11 transportation system. 12 In 2018 the Fire Department transitioned the fire prevention/inspections division into the operations 13 division and on-duty staffing with the expectation of performing all fire prevention activities while 14 on-duty. The Fire Department has been working through, and to a degree, struggling, with balancing 15 fire prevention/inspections and multi-family licensing expectations and needs with day-to-day 16 emergency response. Through the continued growth of multi-family housing since 2018 this model 17 is unable to keep up with the demand of the fire prevention and licensing inspections of the 18 community. 19 The Fire Department plans to present to Council on current staffing, call volume and other service 20 updates. 21 POLICY OBJECTIVE 22 There is no policy objective at this time. The purpose of this presentation is to bring Council up to 23 speed on current staffing, call volume trends, and to review the first six months of providing 24 Advanced Life Support First Response. 25 BUDGET IMPLICATIONS 26 There are no budget impacts at this time. However, the Fire Department will be discussing the need 27 for sustainable staffing to meet the demands of the emergency response system in Roseville as well 28 as revisit the workload of multi-family licensing. 29 RACIAL EQUITY IMPACT SUMMARY 30 The Fire Department proudly serves the community of Roseville and its guests. There is no racial 31 equity impact with this department update. 32