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Ramsey, Nowthen, 5t. Francis, Oak Grove, and Bethel, Minnesota <br />Feasibility Study for Shared or Cooperative Fire and Emergency Services <br />volunteer (paid -on -call) staff consisting of 2 assistant chiefs, 3 captains, 3 lieutenants, 1 training officer, <br />and 43 firefighters. <br />City of St. Francis (St. Francis Fire Department) <br />St. Francis Fire Department (SFFD) is a direct operating department of the City of 5t. Francis and consists <br />of a response area that duplicates the municipal boundary to include 23.7 square miles and a resident <br />population of 7,218 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. This translates to a population density of 351.8 per <br />square mile and is classified as rural based on NFPA benchmarks. The department provides fire <br />suppression, BLS emergency medical first responder, vehicle extrication, hazmat operations -level, public <br />education, and code enforcement and inspections services from a single fixed facility and a fleet of two <br />engines, two tanker/tenders, one rescue unit, and two grass units. Services are provided by a totally <br />volunteer (paid -on -call) staff of 23 including the assistant chief, 1 captain, 4 lieutenants, 1 training <br />officer, 1 inspector, and 15 firefighters. At the time of this study, the City of St. Francis was contracting <br />with the City of Ramsey to provide Fire Chief oversight to the department. <br />The figure below summarizes the land area within each study municipality while the second figure <br />provides a summary of population and population density. <br />Figure 1: Comparison of Land Area Covered (square miles) <br />35.1 35.1 <br />40 <br />35 <br />30 <br />25 <br />20 <br />15 <br />10 <br />5 <br />0 <br />0.97 <br />err <br />Bethel <br />29.7 <br />23.7 <br />Nowthen Oak Grove Ramsey St. Francis <br />CErnergency Service% Cnnsnlcin <br />page 11 <br />