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Ramsey, Nowthen, St. Francis, Oak Grove, and Bethel, Minnesota
<br />Feasibility Study for Shared or Cooperative Fire and Emergency Services
<br />classifying the area as rural based on NFPA benchmarks. The City of Nowthen contracts fire protection
<br />and emergency services to the City of Ramsey. The City, however, owns the fire station located in
<br />Nowthen and pays for services rendered by Ramsey Fire Department. All personnel, although
<br />considered Nowthen firefighters, are actually City of Ramsey employees (volunteers) and are paid
<br />through the Ramsey Fire Department for responses and training. The current joint powers agreement
<br />between Nowthen and Ramsey dictates that Ramsey will bill Nowthen when Ramsey apparatus and
<br />personnel are used within the City of Nowthen and Nowthen will bill Ramsey when Nowthen apparatus
<br />and personnel are used within the City of Ramsey. Nowthen owns one engine, one tanker and one grass
<br />unit that are housed at the Nowthen station.
<br />City of Oak Grove (Oak Grove Fire Department)
<br />Oak Grove Fire Department (OGFDI is a standing department within the City of Oak Grove's
<br />organizational structure. The department's response area, which duplicates the city's municipal
<br />boundary, is comprised of approximately 35.1 square miles with a resident population of 8,031. This
<br />translates into a population density of 228.8 per square mile, classifying the area as rural based on NFPA
<br />benchmarks. The department operates from two strategically placed fixed facilities with a fleet of two
<br />engines, two tanker/tenders, one rescue, two grass units, and several ancillary vehicles. The department
<br />provides fire suppression, BLS emergency medical first responder, vehicle extrication, hazmat
<br />operations -level, public education, and code enforcement and inspections with a totally volunteer (paid -
<br />on -call) staff of 32 consisting of the fire chief, an assistant chief, 2 captains, 5 lieutenants, 1
<br />administrative assistant, and 22 firefighters.
<br />City of Ramsey (Ramsey Fire Department)
<br />Ramsey Fire Department (RFD) is a standing department within the City of Ramsey's organizational
<br />structure. The department's response area, which duplicates the city's municipal boundary as well as
<br />that of Nowthen, is comprised of approximately 29.7 square miles (plus the City of Nowthen) and
<br />contains a resident population of 23,668 based on the 2010 U.S. Census, This translates to a population
<br />density of 796.9 per square mile, classifying it as suburban based on NFPA benchmarks. The department
<br />provides services from two fixed facilities (plus the Nowthen station) with a fleet of two engines (three
<br />including the one in Nowthen), two tanker/tenders (three included the one in Nowthen), one aerial
<br />ladder, two rescues, one grass unit and one boat along with several ancillary vehicles. Fire suppression,
<br />BLS emergency medical first responder, vehicle extrication, hazmat operations -level, technical rescue -
<br />confined space, public education, and code enforcement and inspections services are provided by a staff
<br />of 54 including a full-time fire chief, full-time fire marshal, part-time administrative assistant, and a
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