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Elk River Fire Department Elk River, MN Fire Station Feasibility and Facilities Study Five Bugles Design A Division of Wendel Companies SECTION 4 – REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER There are a number of training centers with fire service specific venues in the State of Minnesota; unfortunately, most of them are not in the northwest metro area. Elk River’s training program is growing and has become a revenue source for the department. The department’s existing facilities have some classroom type training facilities, but are lacking in the type of physical training props that are critical to developing a safe and efficient fire staff such as stair towers, stand pipes, confined space training, rappelling, smoke and maze training. Other large scale training actives that would be important to Elk River Fire Department would include water rescue, rail car, and vehicle extractions. Other Departments within the City also have training concerns. The following is a brief list of the types of training the City should be considering: Fire Department: Live Burn Tower Training Tower (rappelling) Rubble Pile Rail Car Police Department: Traffic Stop Training Accident Scene Investigation SWAT Training with buildings, buses, trains and vehicles Elk River Municipal Utilities: Construction and demolition of electrical substations Cross training with Fire Department on power and gas shut-offs. Public Works Department: Small equipment training; backhoes, skid steers Street Department Utilities installation training. There is also a need for classroom style training to compliment the physical training elements listed above. It should be noted that the construction of this training facility does not negate the need for a fire station in this same general location. The required fire station is covered under Section No. 2 of the report. There is likely some overlap of spaces that should be explored at the time of construction for either or both facilities. 12