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<br />. <br /> <br />July 7, 1994 <br /> <br />City of Elk River <br />Fire Chief/Fire Marshal Selection Conunittee <br />Elk River, :MN 55330 <br /> <br />Selection Committee: <br /> <br />I would like to introduce myself, Bruce A West, to your seleclion committee and give you <br />some of my fire service background. <br /> <br />The Anoka-Champlin Fire Department is a combination fun-time and paid on-call fire <br />department. Our fire department consists of two stations, 43 paid on-call firefighters and 4 <br />full-time staff members. The Anoka-Champlin Fire Department has a coverage area that <br />includes two cities and one township with a population served of approximately 50,000 <br />people. Our department responds to approximately 530 incidents per year. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />My position in our department is two-fold. I am one of the full-time staff members and <br />also a paid on-call firefighter. My resume will describe in detail my responsibililies and <br />accountability for both positions. I have been in the fire service and a member of the <br />Anoka-Champlin Fire Department for 16 years. <br /> <br />I also have been involved in our fire departments training programs. In October 1990, I <br />attended the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland The two week on-campus <br />class I attended was Fire Service Instructional Methodology. This is a course designed for <br />fire department training officers and fire service instructors. I have instructed various <br />classes which range from "Apparatus f' to "Responding to the Hazardous Materials <br />Incident". <br /> <br />In March 1994 again I attended the National Fire Academy participating in the Fire <br />Inspection Principles two week on-campus course. This course entailed the fundamentals <br />of Fire Code enforcement, plans review, investigating fire code complaints, exiting <br />requirements and many other areas in fire inspection. The interaction with fire service <br />personnel during the on-campus classes is very rewarding and an experience one will never <br />forget. <br /> <br />I hold a Bachelor of Science degree from St. Cloud State University of which my major <br />was Business Marketing. Enclosed for your reference are fire service certificates received <br />from my conlinuing education. Again I would like to thank you for this opportunity to <br />introduce myself to your selection committee. I look forward to hearing from you. <br /> <br />Respectfully, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Bruce A West <br />