2b. 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
FROM:
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager C\~.
Gregg Geske- Fire Chief
Sherri Walsh - 1 st Assistant Chief
Rick Rice - 2nd Assistant Chief
Mark Littfin- Fire Marshal
Joe Berg - Training Officer
TO:
DATE:
March 17, 2008
SUBJ:
Monthly City Council update
Fire Department Overview:
Staffing is at 45 active firefighters as of March 14,2008, allocation is 45 PTE's
As of March 13th we were at 117 calls for the year. This is one ahead of the 116 at the same time in
2007. We had no structure fires since our last council update. We did respond for mutual aid to
Victoria to cover while they were on the scene of a large personal injury accident.
Training: This month's training consisted of CPR refresher classes, rescue vehicle familiarization, and
NIMS training.
Fire Marshal:
Fire Prevention: Preliminary plans are being made for the summer safety camp and National Night
Out.
Fire Investigations: The house fire on Canterbury Circle is currently under investigation by the
Chanhassen Fire Department and the Carver County Sheriffs Department. Interviews are still being
conducted. There are no other fires to report.
Fire Inspections: Ed Coppersmith is continuing the process of inspecting and re-inspecting existing
businesses. It should take a year to get into each business to insure they are in compliance with the fire
codes. Weare also gathering information with regards to the building, type of construction, fire
sprinkler systems, and fire alarm systems. Then the information will be entered into the Fire House
Todd Gerhardt
March 17, 2008
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computer software data collection system which can be used by our fire chiefs in the event of a fire.
This pre-fire information can be used in the tactical application of firefighters and equipment needed.
We currently have pre-fire plan drawings from buildings constructed after the early 1990's but it needs
to be entered into the Fire House database. There are a number of new buildings currently under
construction at various stages. The list hasn't changed from last month. All are progressing well as far
as fire code issues are concerned.