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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, May 20, 2024 Page 5 Councilmember Schroeder asked for a breakdown of the call volume in terms of what type of calls are the majority of the increases. Chief Brosnahan indicated there is not any specific call type but he can get that information gathered to give to the Council. He noted it is a smattering of all call types. There is not a specific type of call. He thought the increase was being seen across the board. Councilmember Shroeder wondered why there are more staff injuries and if it is because there is more staff or what is causing the increase in that area. Chief Brosnahan indicated he did not have a specific answer to that but all of the injuries were on-call injuries. There are a few related to the training but the majority are all call response related. Councilmember Strahan indicated she was curious about the low expectations of the ambulance response team and if there is a chance for higher expectations because it seems like the Fire Department is doing what it expected of the ambulance response team. Chief Brosnahan indicated he would not say it is low expectations and he thought the ambulance response team is experiencing the same thing the Fire Department is experiencing with call volume increases and the struggles to keep up with it. He noted there is nothing right now that is telling him this is going to turn around. He thought call volumes were going to continue to grow throughout all of the communities in the area. Councilmember Strahan explained over the last few years Chief Brosnahan has talked about his concern about growth having a lot to do with the multi-family housing and it sounds like Chief Brosnahan is indicating that it is playing out as more folks are moving into multi-family housing. She indicated she was curious as the City enters into a housing study and concerned that it may be a conflict to bring in more housing and impact further. She asked if there was a metric available that would give a ratio of people to call volume. She noted the City needs to consider that through the study. Chief Brosnahan indicated the Fire Department is not against growth in Roseville but felt there should be commensurate services to meet that development or density. He noted the Fire Department does have a number that is a couple of years old so it may need to be refreshed. The figure is 1.1 calls per year per unit for nursing homes, .8 calls per year for assisted living, and .4 calls per year for multi-family housing units. Councilmember Strahan thought one important thing in the information provided mentioned the interruptions to the inspections. She wondered if this was the time