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Fire Department at the Lakeville Landscape & Home Expo
Firefi ghters earn top rating
The Lakeville Fire Department is comprised of 83
paid-per-call/volunteer fi refi ghters and fi ve full-
time staff members. There are four fi re stations stra-
tegically located throughout the city to provide op-
timal response. The full-time staff includes the fi re
chief, assistant chief/training offi cer, fi re marshal,
fi re inspector and a senior administration assistant.
It also has a part-time administration assistant.
Every fi ve years, Insurance Services Offi ce (ISO)
conduct a Public Protection Class (PPC) survey to
evaluate a community’s ability to effectively sup-
press and prevent fi res. The areas surveyed are
Emergency Communications (911), Water Supply,
Fire Department and Community Risk Reduction
programs of the fi re department. These categories
are given point values that are totaled into a fi nal
Classifi cation of 1-10. A Classifi cation of 1 indicates
an exemplary fi re protection program and a Clas-
sifi cation of 10 indicates fi re protection programs
do not meet the minimum standards set by ISO. In
2017, the ISO PPC survey revealed that Lakeville
had maintained our rating of a Class 3. In addition,
living in an area with a strong fi re protection pro-
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gram, residents and businesses may also fi nd lower
insurance premiums because of this improved clas-
sifi cation.
Being involved in the community is important
for the Lakeville Fire Department. They participate
in Fire Prevention Week, National Night Out and
Lakeville’s annual summer festival, Pan-O-Prog. In
addition to these events, the department gives tours
of the fi re stations and make appearances at block
parties and other neighborhood activities. During
National Fire Prevention Month in October, the
department performs demonstrations and teaches
residents about fi re safety at its annual open house.
Lakeville’s paid-per-call/volunteer fi refi ghters are
civic-minded and committed to providing their
community the best possible fi re protection servic-
es. They take great pride in the city and commit to
doing their part to keep it the progressive and safe
place it is to work and live.
To contact the Fire Department for emergencies,
call 911. For all other calls, 952-985-4700. The web-
page is lakevillemn.gov/226/Fire-Department.