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<br />Station 2 9710 Spencer Highway; <br /> <br />Station 3 2400 Sens Road; and <br />Insurance Services Office (ISO) collects <br />Station 4 2900 South Broadway. <br />information on public fire protection <br />and analyzes the data using a Fire <br />The Fire Department also has a fire training facility, located a <br />Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS). ISO <br />N. C. Street, which is used to provide hands-on training to fire <br />assigns a Public Protection Classification <br />so that they become more confident and competent in dealing with <br />TM <br />(PPC) from 1 to 10. Class 1 represents <br />fire control and extinguishments. The training facility includes <br />the best public protection and Class 10 <br />concrete multi-story burn facility with a roof simulator, drafti <br />indicates less than the minimum <br />railroad car simulator, and an 80 person classroom. <br />recognized protection. <br /> <br /> <br />For fire suppression response, the City utilizes two ladder truc <br />By classifying a community's ability to <br />eight engines, two rescues, two command vehicles, two grass/brus <br />suppress fires, ISO helps communities <br />rigs, a foam trailer, and a fire rescue boat. In addition to fir <br />evaluate their public fire protection <br />suppression capabilities, the Department is capable of respondinservices. The program provides an <br />objective, country-wide standard that <br />emergencies dealing with heavy rescue extrication; hazardous <br />helps fire departments in planning and <br />materials incidents; as well as high and low angle rope, water, <br />budgeting for facilities, equipment, and <br />confined space rescue. The Fire Department budget is supplemente <br />training. And by securing lower fire <br />by a ¼ of 1 percent sales tax, which generates approximately <br />insurance premiums for communities <br />$700,000 to $750,000 annually. Subsequent to the adoption of the <br />with better public protection, the PPC <br />last comprehensive plan, the City has been working to reduce its <br />program provides incentives and <br />17 <br />Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating. As part of this effort, the City <br />rewards for communities that choose to <br />has added equipment and updated water systems, which has reduced <br />improve their firefighting services. <br />the ISO rating both within and outside the City from a to a for <br /> <br />both inside and outside City limits. In 2010, the Department was <br />dispatched 1,582 times. <br /> <br />As the community grows, the Department sees its biggest challeng <br />keeping the volunteers active and generally doing more with less <br />to the economy. As volunteer firefighter numbers and availabilit <br />continue to decline, primarily during the daytime hours, it may <br />necessary to add additional paid personnel during those times to <br />provide adequate staffing for response. Another potential concer <br />that may have to be addressed in the future is the fuel source o <br /> <br /> <br />fire training facility. While the facility is currently serving <br />Source: Insurance Services Office. <br />the Department very well, a transition from burning hay (to crea <br />fire conditions) to an alternate fuel (which will reduce or elim <br />smoke) may be necessary as the population continues to expand <br />surrounding the facility. Finally, they also foresee the need fo <br />dispatcher to split Fire / EMS so that 911 calls can be taken by <br />and dispatched by another. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />17 <br /> Insurance Services Office (ISO), Items Considered in the Fire S <br />Schedule (FSRS). Retrieved 10-10-11. <br />3.15 <br /> <br />2. <br />tx Adopted July 20, 2009 <br /> <br />