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5.ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST MOUNTAIN HOUSE NEIGHBORHOODS K AND L INITIAL STUDY 13.PUBLIC SERVICES The MHCSD Fire Protection Plan states that fire stations shall be located to 1) provide a maximum response time of three minutes,or 2) be within 1.5 miles of property to be protected. However, in September 2004, San Joaquin County amended its General Plan and the Mountain House Master Plan to delete these specific requirements. The two plans were amended to state that"fire stations shall be strategically located so as to offer fire protection to all portions of the community consistent with standards for comparable communities in the County." On September 1, 2004,the City of Tracy Fire Chief sent a letter to the County stating, in part, that the amendment will allow the community to work with the fire protection provider to locate fire stations at strategic locations to provide the best possible emergency services to the community. The MHCSD Fire Protection Plan also addresses house and building construction standards,fire-fighting personnel staffing and training, public education on fire prevention,weed abatement, hazardous materials handling and storage, and mutual aid. Ambulance Service Ambulance service would be provided by a private ambulance service company permitted by San Joaquin County. According to the 1994 Master EIR(MEIR), the first permanent fire station should be equipped with an ambulance if the on- site fire fighters are responsible for emergency medical service transport to the nearest hospital emergency room or emergency care facility. To date,the Mascot Boulevard fire station does not have an ambulance but, as already noted, it does have emergency medical technician (EMT)and paramedics on staff (Groover,2011). I Police Services The MHCSD has an existing agreement with the San Joaquin County Sheriffs e Department for law enforcement services at the Mountain House community. The agreement describes the standards for providing law enforcement. The staffing plan conforms with the San Joaquin County General Plan 2010,which specifies that the standard ratio for law enforcement shall be 1.5 sworn officers assigned to patrol duty per 1,000 residents in urban areas. As initial fulfillment of this requirement,the MHCSD paid for two officers whom the Sheriffs Department hired specifically to patrol the Mountain House community. The Sheriffs Department has a satellite office located at the MHCSD office for 2417 availability(Groover,2011).The department's main office is located in Stockton. The Master Plan (page 6.1)states that an urban level of police service consistent with standards for comparable communities within San Joaquin County as identified in the Police Protection Plan and consistent with the San Joaquin County General Plan will be provided in the Mountain House community when it reaches an urban level of development. The service agreement between the MHCSD and the Sheriffs Department called for negotiations for an enhanced level of service to begin no later than the issuance of the first residential building permit within the boundaries of the MHCSD. (am) 5-150