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,�—. _ , December 1,200 1 Richard Gasaway Fire Chief City of Roseville 2G6U Civic Center Drive Roscvillc MN 55 113 Dear Chief Gasaway: As a former volunteer firefighter for 20 years for the City of Rosevillc, I am writing to e�p1'eS5 my concern ovcr lhc rcCCnt sCCUrily poficics 1�111 look Cj��( 1b11owittg ��p Scplcmbcr 11 tcrronst ati;;ck,. Rcading thC lCttCr SCrit from you on bchalf of thc Roscvillc Firc Dcpartmcnt and Dcpu4y ClticfS staff, on Cktobel' 15,200 1, was a very sad day for 111C, It was sad day, in part, bCCUUSC of thc fact that as fircfighters, both current and retired, we ha�e always been brothers and sisters working for one thing • to keep the City Kascvillc sal'c. My scnsc oi bcing part oi� a`'lamily" was Lakcn away whctt 1 rCad your icttcr. Although 1 appreciate the effort made in your second letter dated November 6, which revised the policy to include 30 minute visits frpili retired firefighters, j would like you to consider the following impressions j ha�e of the portions listed below of the remaining policy implemented October 15: 3. Access to fire department property Shall, at �i11 times, police offlCers. Immediate family members of-active firefighters shall 30 minute�. be restricted to active firefighters and be permitted visitations, not to exceed 1v�y imprex�iun: Since this policy statement does not allow, even with the revision made in the November 6 letter regarding retired firefighters, for non active fir'efi'tghters to be on premises for longer than 30 minutes, I do not expect that retired firefighters or their wives wilt be asked to volunteer for any future events (booya, Christmas Party, etc.), since that would vi0lalC lliC policy. SinCC my W11C and 1 cnjoy and want io continue to vO111i11CC1' for �(iC5C activitics, l am S�ddcncd by thcsc dcvclopmcnts. Civilian access ShalI be restricted to companies and employees who are conducting work on fire department equipment/buildings. Access for this purpose must be pre-approved and su�civiscd a1 all (iiTtCS. 11tiy Response: It concerns mc that 1) You have not cicaFly spccificd who shall bc resppnsible for supervision of complete strangers working on City buildings and equipment; and, 2) Even if you had SpECifi�d who would be responsible for supervision, you ha�e lei a clear impression that complete strangers, with supervision, are to be more trusted than retired firefighters who would be simply visiting their colleagues as we ha�e done for years. Access to fire department civilian employees shall be restricted to official fire department b��sincss. My impression: Under this provision, I presume the City will make plans to hold all "non official fire department business" and activities, such as the booya, Christmas Pariy, and any other events, away from fire department properiy. since this would clearly be a violation of the safety policy. lf security is the only motive, we cannot ha�e it both ways. Ha�en recently received invitations to volunteer for and/or participate in upcoming Christmas events, I am cor►fnscd by thc contradiction. Access combinations to all fire department doors shall be considered confidential and restricted to active firefighters and police officers.