Fire Department Full-Time Firefighter and Long Term PlanMemorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
CC: Mike Morrison City Manager
From: Chief Dale Specken,
Date: 07/18/2014
Re: Fire Department Full Time Firefighter and Long Term Plan
At the July 22nd work session we will be giving you an overview of the Fire Department Long Term
Plan and Potential Fulltime Firefighter Positions. We will discuss with you were the department is at
currently and where we see the department in the future.
We will discuss how the fire service has changed in Hopkins and where we think it will be going in
the next 5 — 10 years. We will discuss the current call load, current demand on personnel, succession
planning and the pressures of recruiting and retaining personnel.
We will look at the financial impact Two Fulltime (Daytime) Firefighters will have on the budget and
how it can help the city and the Fire Department move forward.
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