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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 />occupancies. Ramsey also conducts inspection work for Nowthen, however activity there is limited to <br />day care inspections and existing occupancy reviews only on and as -requested basis. Increased code <br />enforcement activity and more structured prevention interaction with the Nowthen Building Official is <br />recommended. <br />In St. Francis, the Fire Chief serves as Fire Marshal and completes inspections on a request basis or in <br />response to complaints or identified issues. No regularly scheduled existing occupancy inspections are <br />completed with the exception of annual day care reviews, which are conducted regularly. New <br />construction plan reviews are completed by the Fire Chief, as needed. <br />The Oak Grove Fire Prevention program was largely discontinued when the previous Fire Inspector, a <br />Paid on Call position, retired. The Chief is making efforts to revive the program and is currently providing <br />training to inspectors to that end. The initiative is appropriate and should be continued. <br />In Bethel, the plan review process is deferred to Anoka County with no involvement by the fire <br />department. Existing occupancy inspections have not been completed in the past; however, the Fire <br />Chief is undertaking an initiative to obtain training and conduct future inspections. <br />All of the agencies are making commendable efforts to effectively address fire code enforcement and <br />inspection needs. Doing so, however, is time consuming and demanding. In addition, maintaining <br />appropriate training and certification levels is challenging. Opportunities to share code enforcement <br />programs, personnel, and practices warrant future consideration. <br />Public Education <br />One of the most effective ways to prevent the occurrence of fires is by effectively educating the public <br />so that they can minimize their exposure to fire and health issues and so that they can respond <br />effectively when faced with an emergency. <br />rro eery 9errices Cornrriring <br />page 77 <br />