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boat? <br />Answer: There have been issues with the rescue boat, mostly that it is <br />too small to use for a rescue. We found this out at the I-35W bridge <br />collapse incident. However, we are rescinding our request to replace the <br />boat as there are other budget issues of greater need. <br />Question: Fire turnout gear. Are we replacing x~ of the gear every year? <br />Answer: We replace approximately 33~ of the gear every year for a <br />rolling 3 year period. Then we take two years off from the regular <br />replacement schedule and the process starts over again in year 6. The <br />replacement of gear follows NFPA guidelines for firefighter safety. We <br />do purchase a few sets on the off-years to replace gear that gets <br />damaged. Also, sometimes we hire a new firefighter and we don't have <br />gear to fit them and we have to buy a new set. There are specific safety <br />guidelines we follow about how a firefighter's gear must fit. You know <br />from wearing it that if it did not fit properly, it would hinger job <br />performance (and safety). <br />Question: If we were to replace 100 of the turnout gear this year, what <br />would that cost? <br />Answer: We do not need to do that, but the answer would be $129,600 at <br />today's cost. <br />Question: Can you give me the values and percentages of the total that <br />we've replaced each of the last 5 years? <br />Answer: The number of sets is approxiate because a "set" of turnout gear <br />has 6 components (helmet, hood, coat, pants, gloves, and boots) and we <br />don't replace all the components on the same schedule. In other words... <br />Not everything wears at at the same pace. <br />2009: 33~ - $40,000 (22 sets) <br />2008: 33~ - $40,000 (23 sets) <br />2007: 33~ - $40,000 (23 sets) <br />2006: 5~ - $ 8,000 ( 4 sets) Off-year <br />2005: 5~ - $ 8,000 ( 4 sets) Off-year <br />2004: 33~ - $40,000 (24 sets) <br />Dr. Richard B. Gasaway <br />Fire Chief <br />Roseville Fire-Rescue-EMS <br />2660 Civic Center Drive <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />651-792-7304 (office) <br />651-792-7300 (fax) <br />E-MAIL: rich.gasaway@ci.roseville.mn.us <br />WEB SITE: http://www.ci.roseville.mn.us/fire/ <br />We cannot become what we are capable of by remaining what we are. <br />2 <br />