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31 Obj. 8.2a, Policy 1: The City should continue to provide adequate resources to allow the Fire Department to maintain quick response. Policy 1, Action 1: Require personnel to attend educational activities, training seminars, and conferences to maintain an awareness of new ideas, equipment, and trends in the profession. Each year, members of the Department are sent to various outside training opportunities such as: Summer Fire School at Texas A&M, the Harris County Firefighters Field Day, and the International Association of Fire Chiefs' annual conference. Policy 1, Action 2: Regularly review and update fire and building codes, as necessary. The Fire Department works with the Planning Department on Plan Review and Code issues. Fire codes are currently under review by the revitalized Fire Code Review Board. Policy 1, Action 4: Regularly review service areas and build additional substations as necessary to maintain a 1.5 mile service area radius from each substation. In 2002 the LPFD relocated Fire Station #4 to McCabe Road and Broadway to provide better coverage for the south side of town. Land has been purchased and a bid was awarded in March 2006 for a new Fire Station #3 to provide better coverage on the northwest side. Policy 1, Action 5: Continue to evaluate EMS calls to determine when additional personnel are needed on shift for a third ambulance. The EMS Division monitors their call volume in an effort to determine when we may need to add an additional ambulance and crew to maintain our current service delivery and response times. Policyl, Action 6: Consider the addition of a new or relocation of an existing fire station to serve the western area of the community with an adequate response time. Construction of a new Fire Station #2 near Spencer and Underwood has been completed and is occupied as of February 2006. Policy 1, Action 7: Continue to evaluate equipment needs on an annual basis and provide an appropriate operating budget to fund the procurement. A new aerial tower truck, which is an addition to our fleet, is on order to be housed at the new Fire Station #2. The City's vehicle replacement program keeps the Fire Department Fleet up to date. The Department is exploring funding for a gas fired computer operated system for the Fire Training Facility in an attempt to lessen the impact of smoke on the surrounding neighbors of the Fire Training Facility. The Department is also looking at some LPG fire props at the field. A number of years ago, when we upgraded some driving areas, the pavement was sleeved to provide access to certain areas of the field with water, control and LP gas lines to support the props.