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Request for Action <br />City of <br />Elk <br />River <br />To <br />City Council <br />Meeting Date <br />December 15, 2025 <br />Item Description <br />Oath of Office: Firefighters <br />Item Number <br />6.4 <br />Prepared By <br />Joe Libor Jr., Deputy Fire Chief <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner <br />Tina Allard <br />Action Requested <br />Mayor Dietz and Council to recognize the completion of the first year of service for new firefighters and for <br />Mayor Dietz to present the oath of office to our newest members of the fire department. <br />Background/Discussion <br />Newly hired firefighters are placed into the Elk River Fire Academy and are required to complete 170 hours <br />of training, receiving certifications in Firefighter I, II, and HAZMAT Operations. After the fire training, they go <br />on to complete Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) training. <br />Probationary firefighters serve an additional six months of probation, in which they are required to complete <br />a probationary task book consisting of skills testing and various other tasks that firefighters are expected to <br />be proficient in before becoming full-fledged firefighters for the City of EII< River. <br />The academy class is working through the final stages of their probationary period and is being recognized for <br />their accomplishments this first year. This class includes Firefighters Brown, Johannes, Lusignan, McClurg, <br />Mohlis Jr., Prehatney, Rosa, and Strand. <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br />Attachments <br />I. Oath of Office (Firefighter) 2025 <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A avelcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exc ptional service, and community p p W E H E U A Y <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity112 <br />447 <br />