3b Fire Chief's Report
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CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT
P.O. Box 97. 7610 Laredo Drive. Chanhassen, MN 55317
Bus. Phone 952-227-1200 · Minnewashta Station No.2. Phone 952-474-7094
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM:
Gregg Geske - Fire Chief
Roger Smallbeck - 15t Assistant Chief ~
Randy Wahl - 2nd Assistant Chief 0 ·
Mark Littfin - Fire Marshal ~
DA TE:
November 19, 2007
SUBJ:
Monthly City Council update
Fire Department Overview:
Staffing is at 45 active firefighters as of November 19,2007, allocation is 45 PrE's.
As of November 11, 2007, we have responded to 504 calls, up 57 calls from 447 at this
same time last year. We did not have any structure fires since our last council update.
We will not have a representative for the council meeting on November 26. At our
December business meeting, the Fire Department will be holding elections for Chief and
2nd Assistant Chief positions. We will be looking at adding additional firefighters in the
first quarter of 2008.
Training: This month's training consisted of Ice Rescue/Hypothermia and National Fire
Incident Reporting System entry training.
Fire Investigation: There are 2 fires to report on. First was an outhouse fire at Lake
Susan Park. It appears that someone set the outhouse on fire. The Fire Department
responded at 2:37 a.m. There are no suspects at this time. The second fire was a reported
stolen vehicle that was discovered on Tuesday, November 13 at the South Lotus Lake
boat launch. The fire self-extinguished and the Fire Department was not called. Upon
investigation, it was felt that this fire required additional investigation by the insurance
company as a few red flags popped up during the initial inspection by fire investigators
from both the Fire Department and the Sheriff's Department.
Mr. Todd Gerhardt
November 19,2007
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Fire Education: The fire education programs with the 4 schools in Chanhassen and our
annual open house were both very successful this year. We received many positive
comments from the schools, as well as very favorable comments from the citizens that
attended our open house. Even though it was a little cooler than it past years, we still had
a great turnout and everyone had a great time, including our firefighters.
Fire Inspections:
Existing Structure Inspections: Staff inspected the Chanhassen Village Apartments, Lake
Susan Apartments, Centennial Hill Apartments, and Chan Haven Apartments.
New Construction Inspections (at various stages): Staff inspected the Chanhassen High
School, Dell Professional Building, Life Time Fitness Office Buildings 1 and 2, Mamac
Industries, Autobahn Motorplex, SouthWest Village parking ramp, and numerous Town
and Country apartment homes and townhouses.