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<br /> <br />REQUEST FOR ACTION <br /> <br />To <br />Ci Council <br />Agenda Section <br />Administration <br />Item Description <br />Certificate of Appreciation for Elk River Firefighters at the Ham <br />Lake Gunflint Trail Fire <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />une 4, 2007 <br /> <br />Item Number <br />7.1. <br />Prepared by <br />Bruce West, Fire Chief <br />Reviewed by <br />Lori ohnson, Ci Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />The Elk River Fire Department is requesting Mayor Klinzing present Gary Lore, Ryan Lore, and Michael <br />Schipper an appreciation certificate for their work on behalf of the Elk River Fire Department at the <br />Ham Lake Gunflint Trail wildland fire. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The Department of Natural Resources requested statewide mutual aid for the wildland fire along the <br />Gunflint Trail on Tuesday, May 8, 2007. The Elk River Fire Department, through a December 1,2006 <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources cooperative fire protection agreement, provided the State of <br />Minnesota with additional resources. The Elk River Fire Department provided one grass fire truck along <br />with three personnel to assist at the wildland fire in Grand Marais from May 9'h through May 16"'. <br /> <br />The Elk River grass rig was part of Metro Task Force One which included: two Type 1 engines from <br />Esko and SBM Fire Department, along with three grass rigs of which Anoka, Elk River, and Linwood <br />were part of. Our firefighters were part of a structural fire protection task force up and down the <br />Gunflint Trail during the eight days they were deployed along the Trail. Our crew assisted with setting-up <br />fire pumps, sprinkler systems for cabins, putting out fire hotspots, and in clearing combustible materials <br />as far away as possible from threatened structures. Our fire crew also assisted in backfires to help divert <br />the fire away from structures to alleviate threats from existing structures within the threatened area. On <br />behalf of the City of Elk River and the Elk River Fire Department, I would like to thank Gary Lore, Ryan <br />Lore, and Michael Schipper for their time and efforts assisting at the Ham Lake Gunflint Trail wildland <br />fire from May 9'" through May 16'h, 2007. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />None. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />. Certificates of Appreciation (to be distributed at tbe meeting) <br /> <br />Action <br /> <br />Motion by_ <br /> <br />Second by _ <br /> <br />Vote <br /> <br />Follow Up <br /> <br />C:\Documents and Settings\jmillcr\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\OLK3E\Firefightcr appreciation (2).doc <br />