2019.06.10 Public Safety Commission Packet

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3 On Tuesday, April 9 at about 1:30 pm, Public Safety responded to a kitchen fire at the County Road D apartments. Saint Anthony Fire Department was also dispatched automatically to the incident per the closest-unit agreement. Deputy Fire Chief Mike Schute arrived within a minute and reported heavy smoke in the third floor hallway. Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames which were confined to the unit of origin. The structure was ventilated and tenants were allowed to return to the building within about an hour. A maintenance person from the property was evaluated by Allina paramedics at the scene for smoke inhalation but was not transported. He had tried to douse the flames with a portable extinguisher. The elderly resident and her grandchild were able to safely evacuate. The cause was an unintentional cooking fire on the stovetop that extended to the cupboards and wall. Officers responded to the Hillside East Apartments around 4:30 pm on Tuesday, April 9, and found an intoxicated male located in the grass/parking lot. He admitted to being intoxicated and provided a preliminary breath test measuring .36. The male requested to be transported to detox, however he was on their do not admit list. Instead, he was transported to a local hospital by ambulance. Police officers are continuing to respond to a high-volume of 911 hang-up calls from traditional “landline” numbers in the south part of the city, which are still believed to be attributed to the CenturyLink work along County Road E. Officer Tom Griffin followed- up with an employee at the site to discuss the ongoing issue. Thanks to the winter storm on April 11th, Public Safety responded to reports of power lines down, including a large tree that fell onto power lines and then on to Long Lake Road causing the road to be shut down between Mounds Ave and Rice Creek Road. On April 11, the New Brighton Community Center (NBCC) reported that there were three unattended children from two different families left at the Community Center. Two of the kids were picked up by their grandmother. One seven year old girl was left by her father several hours ago even after NBCC employees told him that he couldn't leave her alone. They were unable to reach him and her mom was not at home. The seven year old was transported to St Paul Children's Hospital and turned over to Ramsey Co Child protection for physical and foster home placement. The father showed up at 1730 hours upset and did not think what he did was wrong. Child protection was notified.