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3. Environmental Checklist San Leandro Treatment Wetland IS/MND 3-59 February 2024 b. Fire Services: 5 minute response time for first due company for 90 percent of all emergency incidents, excluding freeway responses (3 firefighters including at least one paramedic); 10 minute response time for 90 percent for a full first alarm assignment response (17 firefighters). The potential for wildland fires associated with the Proposed Project and increased public use is not expected to increase significantly. In fact, fire risk will likely be lower due to the Project’s operation and maintenance. The existing wastewater retention basin is primarily surrounded by shrubs and non- native grasses, which are periodically mowed. With construction of the Proposed Project, slopes shall be irrigated and the presence of dry vegetation during the summer and fall is anticipated to be lower. Standard construction specifications include provisions for proper maintenance and use of construction equipment, some of which are included to prevent fires associated with construction activities. The Proposed Project will not alter the ability of fire department vehicles to access the area. The City will continue to patrol the WPCP and surrounding area utilizing existing resources. The Proposed Project will not result in an adverse change in service ratios, response times, or other performance objectives associated with police protection. Impact Designation: No Impact a.iii) Schools: The closest school to the WPCP is Garfield Elementary School, located approximately 0.85 miles southeast of the WPCP entrance. The WPCP and Proposed Project site is located adjacent to the Bay Trail to the west, Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline, an EBRPD facility to the south, and Metropolitan Golf Links to the north. The Proposed Project will not result in negative impacts to schools. Rather, the opportunity to tour the facility could represent a benefit to local schools by providing increased opportunities for ecological and engineering educational programs. Impact Designation: No Impact a.vi) Parks: The Proposed Project will not negatively impact parks, including Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline. In fact, the Proposed Project will yield positive effects by enhancing aesthetics, improving habitat, and offering opportunities to tour the facility and receive interpretive programming. Impact Designation: No Impact a.v) Other public facilities: Implementation of the Proposed Project will not adversely affect other public facilities. Impact Designation: No Impact Cumulative Impacts on Public Services The geographic scope of cumulative impacts to public services is comprised of the service areas of the fire, police, and parks departments and other public facilities that serve the WPCP or the surrounding area. However, the Proposed Project would not include or result in the need for additional public facilities, and thus the Project would not contribute to any cumulative impact on these services.