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Founded in 1969, Ham Lake Fire Department offers fire fighting, emergency medical and rescue response. The department has a fleet of more than 10 vehicles and provides fire prevention and safety education programs. It has a staff that includes more than 30 employees who are also trained in cleanup of hazardous material spills. Ham Lake Fire Department provides a fire extinguisher check and refill service for city hall as a service to the public. The department is located in Ham Lake, Minn.

The Finance Department is governed by the city of Shoreview in Minnesota. The department focuses on financial transactions of city departments. It has received national recognition for the city Comprehensive Infrastructure Replacement Plan. The department projects actual revenues and expenditures for the current year and uses estimates to prepare budget documents. The City of Shoreview also operates community development, administration, public works, and parks and recreation departments. It also maintains a police department that offers crime prevention, youth mentoring, neighborhood watch, community policing, and lakes and trail patrol programs.

Brooklyn Park Operations and Maintenance is the department that plows the snow in the city of Brooklyn Park, Minn. The department is responsible for street maintenance, park maintenance, public utilities, recycling services and central services. The street maintenance division is responsible for approximately 252 miles of public streets, 102 miles of sidewalks, street lights and traffic signals, storm sewers, city-owned storm water ponds and out fall and other maintenance activities. To ensure safe, clean and aesthetically pleasing recreation areas, the park maintenance division is responsible for park turf and playfields maintenance, park buildings, shelters and playground equipment maintenance, park trail maintenance, hockey and pleasure ice rink maintenance, forestry and park facilities improvement projects.