INFORMATION 04-18-1994'ity of
ilk River TO:
FROM:
DATE:
INFORMATION
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
APRIL 18, 1993
SUBJECT: FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE
TO A FIRE AT THE NSP RDF PLANT
On the evening of April 10, 1994, I responded to a fire at the NSP RDF
processing plant at the request of Bob McCartney, Captain for the Fire
Department. Mr. McCartney properly alerted me to a possible environmental
hazard. That hazard was a release of fire suppression water outside of the
RDF building. Staff is reviewing that situation and feels that it can be
avoided in the future by simple changes to the procedures NSP employees
follow during a fire.
NSP employees called 911 at approximately 10:00 PM. There was
approximately 2 minutes that lapsed between the time of the call and the
page going out to alert the Fire Department. Upon review of NSP's tapes of
the fire, it was found that the Fire Department was on the scene at
approximately 10:12 PM. This means that our volunteer fire department left
their homes late on a Sunday night, drove to the fire station, put their gear
on, drove their equipment to the NSP plant, and were set up ready for action
in approximately 10 minutes time. Glen Caus, plant supervisor for NSP,
indicated that this is a typical response for the Elk River Fire Department.
City staff commends the Elk River Fire Department for their quick response
time to this fire. Staff would like to further acknowledge Bob McCartney for
being sensitive to a possible environmental problem and alerting the
appropriate staff members.
NSPfire-Council
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