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<br />XIII. PUBLIC SERVICES <br /> <br />Fire Protection: Less than Significant Impact <br /> <br />The City of Santa Ana Fire Department would provide fire <br />protection and emergency services to the project area. The City <br />maintains ten fire stations throughout the City. The stations <br />are situated where no location in the City is outside of an <br />approximate 1.5 radius of a fire station. Additionally, the City <br />maintains a Mutual Aid Agreement for fire protection services <br />wi th the neighboring Cities of Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, <br />Tustin, Irvine and Costa Mesa. According to the City of Santa <br />Ana Insurance Service Organization, the City has a low fire risk <br />rating. <br /> <br />According to the Santa Ana Fire Department, the goal of the fire <br />department is to have an onsite response time of 5: 00 or less <br />80% of the time. Fire Station No.8 located at 501 North Newhope <br />would be the closest fire station to the project site. <br />Presently, a shift at Fire Station No.8 consists of six fire <br />fighters, 1 fire truck, and 1 emergency response unit. <br /> <br />The proposed proj ect would result in an increased demand for <br />fire protection and emergency services within the project area. <br />The Santa Ana Fire Department has indicated that under existing <br />levels of manpower and equipment, it does not anticipate any <br />significant constraints in providing adequate fire protection <br />services to the proposed project. The existing fire stations in <br />the project area would be able to adequately respond to project- <br />:r;elated demand for fire and emergency services. Additionally, <br />through the City's development review pröcess, the Santa Ana <br />Fire Department has determined that the proposed project would <br />be in compliance with the City's Fire Code. <br /> <br />Police Protection: <br /> <br />Less Than Significant Impact <br /> <br />The Santa Ana Police Department would provide police protection <br />services for the proposed project. The Police Department is <br />headquartered at 60 Civic Center Plaza. The City of Santa Ana is <br />subdivided into four policing districts, with each district <br />serving a section of the City. The proposed project is located <br />within the Westend District. <br /> <br />Implementation of the proposed project would increase the demand <br />for police protection services. The Santa Ana Police Department <br />has indicated that under existing levels of manpower and <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />31~~4<6 <br />