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Page 2 with delivery scheduled to coincide with the beginning of FY 2004-05. (See Enclosure A, Fire Apparatus Replacement Plan, 2003 Update) e 1998 OSHA Staffing Requirements: During the FY 1998-99 budget discussions, the City Council was made aware of the impact that the new Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA} fire scene staffing standards would have on our department. In short, the so-called ~2 in/2 out" rule requires that at least four fire personnel must be at a fire scene before an interior attack can be started. In March 2001 the Fire Department presented a comprehensive operations report to the City Council in response to Council's pre-budEet department review process. A section of that report entitled Personnel Status and Needs speaks directly to the OSHA issue (See Enclosure B} and gave a comparison of our staffing configuration with other nearby full-service City departments at that time. A much more comprehensive survey is shown as ~Enclosure C~ which was completed just within the last two weeks. The punch line here is that our existing staffing con£~uration does not ~llow us to respond the required number of fire apparatus to a fire scene with the required number of personnel while simultaneously providing First Responder EMS service. Thus, purchasing fire apparatus that requires the least number of personnel to deliver the equipment to the fire scene is an important consideration. 1999 Insurance Services Office (ISO) Rating Improvement Initiative: The ISO is an agency that evaluates urban fire districts. Their assessment is used to assi~ numerical ratings which are factored into the pricing of commercial insurance premiums. ISO reviews are done every f'dteen years, thus, a low rating impacts the cost of insurance for local businesses for quite