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Draft Environmental Impact Report Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan LFPD met, or nearly met, its performance aims.J7 In 2004, 77 percent of structure fires were responded to within the seven-minute goal. The LPFD requires that structures located beyond a five-minute travel time radius from the nearest station and/or located in a zone of high fire severity (wildfire hazard) must be equipped with automatic fire sprinkler systems. 3. Key Project Characteristics, Impacts, and Mitigation Measures a. Key Project Characteristics The Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan provides for the development of a 318-acre City- owned site in open space, parks, sports fields, and a range of other civic and institutional uses, as described in Chapter 2. The Plan site lies in an area of normal hazard risk for wildfires. LPFD Station #4 is located on the Bernal Property, all of which lies within the five- minute travel time goal of the LPFD and is most easily accessible by Station #4.38 Station #4 is staffed by a four-person crew and equipped with one Type 1 fire truck and one Type 2 off-road wildland response engine. b. Significance Criteria Significance criteria for the proposed project's impacts on fire fighting resources are drawn from CEQA Guidelines Appendix G (Item XIII (a); Items VII (g) and (h) relating to wildfire hazard and emergency plans are addressed in Chapter 4. Section G). Impacts on fire fighting resources would be significant: [If the project would] result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for fire protection. c. Impacts The Phase I Specific Plan provided for the development of a fire station on the Bernal Property. No further provision of new government facilities relating to Fire Department responsibilities would be required under the Phase II Specific Plan. Therefore, no adverse impacts on public services relating to the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department are found. d. Mitigation Measures Since no significant impacts on public fire services would occur, no mitigation measures are required. 37 In 2003, response times of less than seven minutes were achieved in 90 percent of structure fire cases and 86 percent of all cases. Personal communication from Stewart w. Gary, Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Chief, to Mundie & Associates, June 15, 2005. 38 Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department and M. St. John. LPFD - 5 Minute Travel Map. June 14, 2005. 120