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Chapter 4 Environmental Setting, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures M2. Public Services: Fire 1. Framework for Analysis This section evaluates the potential impacts the proposed project may have on the public services provided by the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) based on the potential need for increased services and the impact this would have on the environment. 2. Setting The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) serves the Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton in Alameda County. As a full service department, its services include fire, medical, rescue, fire prevention, hazardous substances, and public education. Cooperative relations between LPFD and other local agencies are designed to provide resources to the requesting agency(s) as needed in emergency situations. LPFD cooperates with other departments via: . Mutual aid. LPFD has ongoing agreements with: o All departments in the Tri-Valley area. Under mutual aid agreements, the Department responds with one or more companies when requested to do so by another jurisdiction. The agreements o All participants in the Alameda County Mutual Aid Plan. The LPFD is a participating agency in the Alameda County Mutual Aid Plan. Under the Mutual Aid Plan, the Fire Department responds simultaneously on first alarm assignment, without waiting for a mutual aid request from the responsible jurisdiction. In 2004, the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department responded to 131 out-of-area calls under the Mutual Aid Plan. o Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which has its own fire department and with which LFPD also has an automatic/mutual aid agreement. . A close working relationship with the California Dept. of Forestry station in Sunol. The LFPD is currently equipped to handle the fire resource needs of the City at buildout as called for in the General Plan (1996), providing service from five fire stations in Pleasanton: Station One 3560 Nevada Street Station Two 6300 Stoneridge Mall Road Station Three 3200 Santa Rita Road Station Five 1200 Vineyard Ave. Station Four 1600 Oak Vista Parkway (within the Phase II Specific Plan site) The LPFD has set service performance standards. The Department expects to place the first fire response unit on-scene within seven minutes of receiving the 911 dispatch alert, 90 percent of the time for any emergency call, including all types of fires. Previous to 2004, the 119