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Centennial Fire district explores partnership BY LORETTA HARDING CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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Republic, issued a decree that May 30 should become a nationwide day of commemoration for the more than 620,000 soldiers killed in the recently ended Civil War. On Decoration Day, as Logan dubbed it, Americans should lay flowers and decorate the graves of the war dead “whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land.” According to legend, Logan chose May 30 because it was a rare day that didn’t fall on the anniversary of a
Civil War World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Desert Storm Fallen soldiers buried at Arlington National Cemetery 30 Burials at Arlington each day
Civil War battle, though some historians believe the date was selected to ensure that flowers across the country would be in full bloom. Today Memorial Day is celebrated on the last Monday of May. The American flag should be hung at half-staff until noon on Memorial Day,
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ne of history’s most solemn days, Memorial Day is an American holiday that honors the men and women who died while serving in the United States military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. In May 1868, Gen. John A. Logan, the commander-in-chief of the Union veterans’ group known as the Grand Army of the
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If the Centennial Fire District (CFD) does decide to partner up with a neighboring agency, the field of eligible partners has been narrowed down to one. The last candidate standing is the Spring Lake Park Blaine Mounds View Fire Department (SBMFD). At its May 13 meeting, the CFD Steering Committee heard a presentation from SBM Fire Chief Charlie Smith about the pros and cons of a possible CFD/SBMFD partnership. The partnership discussion resulted from a 2020 study prepared by Fitch & Associates to explore operations possibilities moving forward. As part of its study, the consulting firm offered up the idea of forming possible partnerships with regional partners. These regional agencies included fire departments from Lino Lakes, Lexington, Hugo and SBM. A partnership would, among other benefits, include contracting space at a neighboring station, contracting out administrative duties, sharing a chief and sharing costs with another department. Following the Feb. 11 Fire Steering Committee meeting, members of the Operations Committee met with two neighboring fire departments to explore the possibility of a partnership. The Hugo Fire Department expressed an interest in maintaining its cohesive relationship with CFD, but was comfortable with its current fire service model and wished to preserve the status quo. Although the city of Lino Lakes was receptive to talking about daytime challenges and working on a solution together, a partnership with CFD was seen to present challenges of its own due to the different type of equipment to provide water owned by each agency. Lino Lakes must rely heavily on water tenders to transport water to blazes. CFD, on the other hand, has full hydrant coverage in its protection area and no longer owns water tenders to support its operations. Smith submitted a budget under a partnership that showed savings to the Centennial 2022 budget of approximately $40,000 annually. In addition, the CFD would receive a sustainable daytime response plan that strongly benefits multiple communities.
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