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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 />Figure 21: Nowthen Fire Station (Ramsey Station 3) <br />Survey Components <br />Structure <br />A. Construction type <br />B. Date <br />C. Seismic protection/energy audits <br />D. Auxiliary power <br />E. Condition <br />F. Special considerations (ADA, mixed gender <br />appropriate, storage, etc.) <br />Accommodations <br />A. Exercise/workout <br />B. Kitchen/dormitory <br />C. Lockers/showers <br />D. Training/meetings <br />E. Washer/dryer <br />Protection Systems <br />A. Sprinkler system <br />B. Smoke detection <br />C. Security <br />D. Apparatus exhaust system <br />The Nowthen Fire Station is a steel frame structure <br />consisting of four, back -in, apparatus bays and a small <br />office area. The facility houses a single fire engine, a <br />water tanker, and a grass fire response vehicle. <br />Sharing the property with other city facilities, the <br />fire station is served by a water system that also <br />provides water to two other small facilities. <br />The station is well maintained and fully serviceable <br />for its current use, with an unused apparatus bay and <br />room on the property for future expansion, if needed, <br />to meet long-term service demand increases. <br />The station has no residential or administrative <br />facilities. <br />Observations <br />Steel frame, metal clad structure on concrete slab <br />Unknown <br />None <br />Automatic starting generator is on site <br />Excellent, well maintained <br />N/A <br />None <br />None <br />None <br />None <br />In apparatus bays <br />None <br />None <br />Doors are secured with combination door locks <br />None <br />page 28 <br />.iBmergencp Services Cansulvng <br />I "1 <br />