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MEMORANDUM
TO: Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
FROM: Don Johnson—Fire Chief
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DATE: March 27, 2017 A,
SUBJ: Fire Department Council Update for February 2017
Fire Department Staffing:
Staffing at the end of 2016 totaled 37 of 45 paid on call firefighters. One firefighter is on medical leave.
Captain Joe Enfield, a veteran of 20 years, retired at the end of February.
The probationary firefighter class completed all aspects of their training on March 15th and are now fully
operational and responding to all calls. We are very proud of these six firefighters that have been
attending the academy since September of 2016.
Fire Department Response:
The fire department responded to 51 calls for service in February. Duty crew responded to 7 of those
calls on scheduled shifts. Significant Calls included;
• (1)Structure Fire Mutual Aid Response to Waconia
• (27) EMS calls including (3) Motor Vehicle Accidents
Monthly Training:
Training that occurred since my last update;
• Several Officers and Firefighters attended the Fire Officer School in Alexandria hosted by the
Minnesota State Fire Chiefs Assoc.
• All March training focused on Emergency Medical Services including a refresher training on the
AutoPulse device conducted by the device manufacturer.
Other Activities:
• Asst. Chief John Murphy attended the United Firefighters Region 11 meeting on March 14th
• Asst. Chief Galvin and I attended the Carver County Fire Chiefs Meeting on March 17th
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Monthly Fire Marshal Report
Investigations:
Chanhassen Fire had a house fire on Drake Court on Saturday, March 11'at 9:30pm. Chief Johnson
conducted the investigation and report.The cause appeared to be electrical in nature.
Fire Inspections:
The Fire Chief and Fire Marshal recently inspected the Chanhassen Dinner Theater.
Building projects at various stages of plan review/construction include;
• Chick-Fil-A—They are 95%complete with the building interior.Once the weather gets better,
they will begin working on the exterior parking lot and landscaping work.
• IDI Industries warehouse—They are starting to hang fire sprinkler pipe.
• Bonsai Sushi's—Their opening is delayed due to building and fire code issues.
• LaMettry's
• The 3-story apartment building on Lake Drive is setting concrete panels in the garage.
• There is a new sheet metal contractor moving into a building on Galpin Court.
• The 2"d water treatment plant has footings in and walls are going up.
• Michael King Orthodontics-They have started their remodeling.
• Lake Susan Apartments—They are in the process of installing new fire alarm control panels in
the lobbies and testing will be completed shortly.
• Lakewinds—They are almost complete with their deli remodeling.
Fire Education :
We are beginning to receive requests for fire trucks visits and station tours for the upcoming summer.
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FIRE DEPT. CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT
P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317
Bus. Phone 952-227-1200 * Minnewashta Station No. 2 * 952-474-7094
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Customer Comment Card
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Did the fire department respond to your call in a
timely manner for the circumstances? Yes No
Were the fire personnel that responded
professional (appearance/demeanor)? Yes____ No
Were you kept informed about what was going on
during the time the fire department was on scene.? Yes No
When the fire department left the scene,were you
satisfied with your experience with them? Yes No
Please put any comments below explaining your answers above or that would
help us improve future response within our community: _ '
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Date of Call: December 16th, 2016
Location of Call: Golden Court
Type of Call: Medical
Crew: Dan Eastman, Rob Frisbie, Joe LeFevere, Steve Smith
CHANHASSEN
FIRE DEPT. CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT
P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317
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Bus. Phone 952-227-1200 * Minnewashta Station No. 2 * 952-474-7094
Fax 952-227-1209
Customer Comment Card
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Did the fire department respond to your call in a
timely manner for the circumstances? Yes No
Were the fire personnel that responded
professional (appearance/demeanor)? Yes No
Were you kept informed about what was going on
during the time the fire department was on scene? Yes No
When the fire department left the scene,were you
satisfied with your experience with them? Yes No
Please put any comments below explaining your answers above or that would
help us improve future response within our community:
Date of Call: December 18th, 2016
Location of Call: Teton Lane
Type of Call: Carbon Monoxide Alarm
Crew: Jack Atkins, Troon Dowds, Nick Folwick, Doug Foote, Joe LeFevere, Michael Ryan
CHANHASSEN
FIRE DEPT. CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT
P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317
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Bus. Phone 952-227-1200 * Minnewashta Station No. 2 * 952-474-7094
Fax 952-227-1209
Customer Comment Card
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Did the fire department respond to your call in a
timely manner for the circumstances? Yes X , No
Were the fite personnel that responded
professional (appearance/demeanor)? Yes x No
Were you kept informed about what was going on
during the time the fire department was on scene? Yes X No
When the fire department left the scene,were you �/
satisfied with your experience with them? Yes A No
Please put any comments below explaining your answers above or that would
help us improve future response within our community:
Date of Call: January 14th, 2017
Location of Call: Pointe Lake Lucy
Type of Call: Fire Alarm
Crew: Ray Rindahl
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FIRE DEPT. CHANHASSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT
P.O. Box 97 *7610 Laredo Drive * Chanhassen, MN 55317
Bus. Phone 952-227-1200 * Minnewashta Station No. 2 * 952-474-7094
Fax 952-227-1209
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