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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FIRE SERVICE COMMITTEE JULY 15, 1999 The Fire Service Committee met in special session Thursday, July 15, 1999, at 6:00 o'clock, p.m., Fire Station No. 1, Training Room. Chairman Richard Manning called the meeting to order with the following members present: Mayor Pro Tern Mary Ann Fisher, Councilperson John Bell, Dr. Joe Deupree, Fire Chief Steve Burgin, Finance Director Gene Anderson, City Engineer Earl Smith, City Manager Michael E. Malone, and City Clerk Mattie Cunningham. After introductory remarks by City Manager Malone, the presentation was turned over to Deputy Fire Chief Steve Neece who presented a power point slide presentation. During the presentation, Deputy Chief Neece gave the history of fire service in Paris and outlined the needs which prompted the introduction of the fire department restructuring plan presented in 1998. Deputy Chief Neece explained how the site for Station 1 was selected and the original intention to build it and the two other needed substations at the same time. He discussed the need for and acquisition of fire engines, the ladder truck, and other equipment and the subsequent decision by the City Council to divide the plan into two phases, Phase I and Phase II. He explained that Phase I was complete and that we needed to proceed with Phase II. He discussed budget considerations and the command and control structure that is needed in operating under the conditions existing in Paris today. He discussed the present rank structure and the proposed rank, structure which is a part of the planned improvements in fire service. Deputy Chief Neece presented a map and stated that it was basically the map seen in the presentation. The diamonds have been placed as we would like for them to be arranged. Station 2 and Station 4 are on sites that the city has purchased. The map illustrates the target hazards that we have identified. This station arrangement covers those target hazards the overlap of the west side and Station one is no problem. The diamonds on the map don't mean anything, but what means something is the response zones. In the next illustration we have gone back and looked at a map of the current city limits and these response zones we have illustrated here are almost refined. The response zones of each of the stations is illustrated. As you can see, the zone for Station 1, in pink, with the station on N. Main covers the central portion of city all the way to the wastewater treatment plant and the east side of Lake Crook all the way out to the waste water treatment plant. Station 3 would still cover more or less the same area, but a portion of the area previously covered has been carved out to Station 1. In this configuration, every response zone has shrunk from the current configuration of response zones, thus improving service to everyone in city. The west side district response zone has