Thealternative,ifSpringisinaccessible,isSpringtoMadronaDr,toHighlandto <br />CrestadeRuta.AttheintersectionofCrestadeRutaandtheportionofCapital <br />Blvdthatwouldaccessthenewsubdivision,isaverysharplefthad(sic)turnthat <br />wouldrequireadditionalmaneuveringofthefirevehicleandwouldpotentially <br />greatlyreduceresponsetime. <br />ConcernReality#2: <br />Theimpactuponthetimelyresponseofadditionalfireresponsevehiclesonmajor <br />emergenciesandfireincidents. <br />Forstructurefires,NFPA1710callsforaminimumfirefightingforceof4to <br />arrivewithin5minutes,90%ofthetime.Thismeansweneedtwofireengines <br />onsceneinthattimeallowance. <br />Additionally,OR-OSHArequiresaminimumofone2personentryteamandone <br />2personrescueteamtobeassembledbeforeentryintoanIDLH(Immediately <br />DangeroustoLifeandHealth)atmosphereexceptforsituationswhereaknown <br />victimisinsidethestructureandrescueneedstobeperformedtosavealife. <br />NFPA1710furtheradvisestohavea"fullalarmassignmentof14or15onscene <br />within9minutes,90%ofthetime.Ourfirstalarmassignmentforaresidential <br />structurefireincludes4enginecompany(12personstotal),1truckcompany(3 <br />personstotal),1medicunit(2personstotal)and2chiefofficers(2total). <br />Giventheseverelyrestrictedaccesstothearea,inalllikelihoodthetruck <br />companywouldnotbeabletophysicallydrivetothescene.Thismeansthe <br />IncidentCommanderwouldneedtodeterminewhethertohavethecrewfromthe <br />truckparkatthemostoutofthewayplaceandwalkinonfootorsendthetruck <br />awayandcallforanotherenginecompany.Eitherwaythetruckcompanycrew <br />of3wouldbeoutofthefirefight." <br />TheDeputyFireMarshallnotesthatoneimprovementtotheroutecouldbetoplace"No <br />Parking-FireLane"signsonbothsidesofexistingroadsleadingtothearea.Whileparkingis <br />currentlyallowedonCapitalDr.abovetheintersectionwithSpringBlvd.,"noparking"signsare <br />tobeinstalledbetweenCrestadeRutaandSpringBlvd.byApril30,2018. <br />WenotethatthereisalreadynoparkingallowedonSpringBlvd.Evenso,SpringBlvd.isoften <br />partiallyblockedbydeliveryvehiclesandcommercialworkers.TheAdministrativeOrder <br />institutingtheremovalofon-streetparkingbetweenCapitalDr.andCrestadeRutaexplained <br />thatdecision,inpart,asdueto"sub-standardstreetwidthof18-feet.Fireapparatusareoften <br />approximately10-feetinwidthfrommirrortomirror." <br />TheproposedPUDisnotconsistentwithEC9.8320(6). <br />CapitalDr.isnarrow,winding,andsteep,withblindcurvestonegotiate.Itisalreadydifficultin <br />anormalcar,andmoredifficultinafiretruck,eveningoodconditions.Itistheprimaryaccess <br />73 <br /> <br />