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
TO:
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM:
Gregg Geske- Fire Chief
Sheni Walsh - 15t Assistant Chief
Rick Rice - 2nd Assistant Chief
Mark Littfin- Fire Marshal
Joe Berg - Training Officer
DATE:
May 15,2008
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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 aide 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: The Fire Department is in the planning stages of summer Safety Camp and National
Night Out, and will shortly be working on the 4th of July events. Also in June we will be co-
coordinating our summer playground visits with the parks department. We generally bring a fire truck
to the various playground sites for the kids climb on, and as the weather warms up, spray the kids with
the fire hose. This event goes over extremely well.
Fire Investigations: There are no new fires to report on. The fire investigation on Timberwood Drive
is still ongoing with the insurance investigators and private fire investigators. We will pass on the final
results when they are available. On Monday April 21, at 9:50 a.m. on Cascade Circle, the Fire
Department responded to the report of a possible kitchen fire. The fire was extinguished by the home
owner, and the Fire Department assisted with smoke removal. Cause of the fire was unattended cooking
on the stove.
Mr. Todd Gerhardt
May 15,2008
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Fire Inspections: New construction projects are progressing well with no major problems or concerns.
Projects that are underway in various stages of construction include the Chanhassen High School,
MAMAC Industries, SouthWest Village parking ramp, Town and Country Town Homes, Dell
Professional Building, Autobahn Motorplex, Jimmy Johns Subs, Walgreen Pharmacy as well as
numerous smaller remodeling projects.
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