City of Otsego Intro to EM 06282021REVIEW
1. We met to discuss the MN Fire Service
2. 1 met with Staff
a) Took a tour of the community
b) Spent time driving the area
c) Reviewed current demographics and predictions
3. 1 reviewed several documents
a) Community Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)
b) County Emergency Operations Plan
c) Fire Department Contracts
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Public Sector Solutions
FINDINGS TO DATE
1. The community continues to grow. Risks are increasing.
2. There appears to be a need for focus on public safety.
3. Otsego contracts its fire department services.
4. Otsego contracts its law enforcement services.
5. Otsego uses the Wright County EOP.
6. There is currently no staff focusing on fire code/all-hazard
issues.
7. There is a desire and need for staff training
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2018 BeaconGIS Study
• City is "well covered for rural coverage, less for
suburban."
• Using the NFPA 1720 document to measure
response times.
• "City is not well served for distance from fire
stations that factor into property insurance rates."
• There is a need for a prevention program within
the community
• Review contracts and fire service boundaries as
new stations are built near the boarder of
Otsego.
NFPA 1720 - Performance Measure
* Consensus Standard -Minimum Standards
• Focus on Volunteer and Combination Depts
* 1710 is for career departments
* This measures RESPONSE time. Not TURNOUT
* Requires a two -minute set up time upon arrival
• Requires policies for your service delivery
* Community Risk Plan
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Between 500-1 000
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Rural, area
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Short term 1-5 years (2019-2024)
0 Acquire property for fire stations - RECONFIRM THROUGH GIS MAPPING
0 Renegotiate fire contracts
0 Attempt to find a common compensatory method to the contracted fire departments to ease the implementation of
closest response area without increasing cost to the city.
0 Change Response Areas if Rogers FD moves Station 2 North.
Midterm 6-10 years (2025-2029)
0 Have architectural and construction firms selected
0 Approve preliminary designs of stations
0 Monitor Elk River Fire Department's activity to build stations as described in its study. Construction of easternmost
station in Otsego may
need to be fast tracked.
Long term 11-15 years (2030-2035)
0 Build station(s) incrementally and lease space to fire departments who own the apparatus and equipment.
0 Redraw fire response areas as stations are built based upon the closest station travel time capability.
0 Approach the EMS services who may desire rental space for their deployment needs.
0 As stations are completed, requestthat property insurance rating reviews are conducted of the fire departments with
the motive to reduce property insurance rates.
0 Design stations that encourage gathering for volunteers.
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NEXT STEPS?
1. Focus on improving our emergency management plan and
training?
2. Focus on the fire department evaluation and
3. Work .. Are therepriorities?
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Develop a Task Force
• Help define priorities
• Review the community's risks
and deployment plans
• Become the liaison to the City
Council
• Make-up of Council, City Staff,
and Community members
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