Goals 2007 for Fire & EMS Department
• Begin and substantially complete building of a
new fire station in Schlegel Park to replace aging Oakbrook
& Liberty stations (Cost $1.5M)..
• Replacement of the Rescue Truck and two pumpers,
funded by a 5-year CIP Bond (Cost $1.4M).
• Continue to improve EMS financial performance
with the goal of self-sufficiency (Revenue increased 5%
($122,000) during 2006).
• Reduce firefighter and civilian injuries by 10%
(Civilian injuries dropped 24%, and firefighter injuries
42% in 2006)
• Continue to achieve a four-minute response time
to at least 80% of calls (This was achieved 83.1% of the
time in 2006).
• Reduce fire incidents by 3% by continued aggressive
fire prevention practices and fire code enforcement (Number
of fire incidents dropped 2.5% during 2006).
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