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Item # 5.3.a MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Bruce A. West, Fire Chief DATE: January 10, 2005 SUBJECT: Out of State Conference for Training Officer The Elk River Fire Department has been very fortunate to have a dedicated training officer for our Fire Department in Assistant Chief Mike Trunnell. Mike has been the training officer for over fifteen years and also has become an assistant chief along the way. As of December 31, 2004, Mike has decided to step aside as training officer but remain assistant chief for the Elk River Fire Department. One of our captains within the department, Phil Collins, has been assisting Mike with the training program for the past two years. Phil Collins will now be assuming the role of lead training officer for the department with Terry Elliot and Jim Hildebrandt assisting Phil with the training officer duties. I have discussed with Mike Trunnell in years past about attending the National Fire Department Instructors Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mike has chosen not to attend the conference due to conflicts in years past with his work schedule. The Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) is the largest fire service training conference and expo in North America. The FDIC provides the most extensive hands-on training, evolutions, and workshop along with numerous classroom sessions. Its mission is to provide serious training to Fire Department instructors because we know a firefighter's life may depend on it. One of the signature trades of FDIC is the high caliber, hands-on training programs that are offered. The sessions feature respected industry experts who instruct students on everything from live burn to collapse rescue. More importantly, hands-on training programs arm attendees with knowledge that can easily be brought back to train members of their own Fire Department. A sample of some of the workshops include: I'm the training officer, now what?, Designing and Implementing an Emergency Vehicle Driver Training Program, Training Officer Development, Confined Space Rescue Operations, Engine Company Operations, Vehicle Extrication, and many, many others. The Fire Department Instructors Conference is April 11 - 16, 2005 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The cost for Phil Collins to attend the conference will come from the Fire Department training budget and will be approximately $1,500. Action Requested Council approval to send Elk River Fire Department Captain/Training Officer Phil Collins to the Fire Department Instructors Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 11 - 16, 2005. I will be present at the January 10,2005 worksession to answer any questions you may have in reference to the above item.