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Ramsey, Nowthen, St. Francis, Oak Grove, and Bethel, Minnesota Feasibility Study for Shared or Cooperative Fire and Emergency Services to determine the distribution of engine companies across "built upon" areas, 150 reviews the response area of each existing engine and identifies the number of fire hydrants within those response areas. ISO analyzes whether there are additional geographic areas of the district outside of the existing engine company response where at least 50 percent of the number of hydrants served by the largest existing response area could be served by a new engine. For 150 purposes, the response area is measured at 1.5 miles of travel distance from each engine company on existing roadways. In similar fashion, to achieve optimum credit for the number of truck companies, ISO reviews the response area of each existing ladder company and identifies the number of fire hydrants within those response areas. 150 analyzes whether there are additional geographic areas of the district outside of the existing ladder response areas where at least 50 percent of the number of hydrants served by the largest existing response area could be served by a new truck, were one to be added. For ISO purposes, the response area is measured at 2.5 miles of travel distance from each ladder company on existing roadways. A ladder company is not recuired to have an elevating ladder or aerial device unless there are a sufficient number of buildings that would meet the three-story height and square footage limits. Other areas can receive similar credit for a service company without the requirement of an elevated device and can even receive partial credit for a service company if other apparatus, such as an engine, carries a complement of service company equipment. The following figure illustrates the extent of the 1.5-mile engine company coverage and the 2.5-mile ladder/service company coverage within the study area. page 58 lac egcnc9 Scrac s CQri, gne