2b. Fire Department Update
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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:
Roger Smallbeck - Fire Chief
Ed Coppersmith - 1 st Assistant Chief
Rick Rice - 2nd Assistant Chief
Mark Littfin - Fire Marshal
April15, 2010 ~,
Monthly City Council Update
DATE:
SUBJ:
Fire Department Overview:
Staffing is at 40 active firefighters and three probationary firefighters as of April 12, 2010.
There is one firefighter on leave. Current allocation is 45 PTE' s.
Year to date there have been 150 calls for service. There were 37 calls in March, and as of April
1ih we have responded to 14 calls.
There have been two residential structure fires in April. On April 2nd the Fire Department was
called to a residence on Pimlico Lane for a fire in an attached garage. The fire caused damaged
to the garage structure and the contents of the garage. There were two vehicles in the garage
which did not burn, but were damaged by heat and smoke. On April 10th the Fire Department
was dispatched to a townhome on Century Court for a fire on the deck. The fire caused
significant damage to the outside of the building, and there was minor smoke and water damage
to the interior.
Training: Training for April is scheduled to be live fire training at the Edina Training Center.
Engine Companies 3 and 4 will be at the training center on April 1 ih and Ladder Company 1
and Engine Company 2 will be at the training center on April 19th.
Fire Marshal:
Fire Prevention: Nothing new to report on at this time.
Fire Investigations: There were two fires to report on. The first was on Apri12, 2010 at 1 :22
pm. A call came in for a garage fire at 7050 Pimlico Lane. The first arriving units reported
smoke coming from a three-car attached garage with all occupants out of the house. The fire was
under control in less than 10 minutes and the Fire Department was on the scene until 2:47 pm.
The fire damage was limited to the garage area, with slight to moderate smoke damage in the
house. There was one destroyed vehicle, however the second car was able to be saved, and no
injuries were reported. The fire is still under investigation and repair work has begun. The
second fire was on April 10, 2010 at 8:27 pm. at the address of7640 Century Court. The fire call
came in as a working deck fire. The first arriving units observed a substantial fire on the deck,
with flames advancing up the exterior ofthe house and into the soffits. The fire was extinguished
in less than 10 minutes. All trucks left the scene at 9:43 pm. Damage was limited to the deck and
the exterior of the building in the deck area. The homeowner and the other two occupants were
able to get out safely, no injuries were reported. Fire investigation should be complete in a few
days.
Burning restriction: The MN DNR has placed Carver County in a moderate fire hazard danger
rating with restrictions on burning permits. As things green up, I anticipate restrictions will be
lifted. The Fire Department has not responded to any grass or prairie fires in our city.
Fire Inspections: New building or remodeling projects at various stages of planning,
construction, and completion include the Downtown parking ramp, Westwood Church
expansion, Autobahn Motorplex, tenant finishing Dell Professional building, Von Hanson's
Meats, K. Hovnanian Townhome buildings (3), Apex International, and the Target remodel.