Laserfiche WebLink
City <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />Mayor and Council ,__~ // / <br />Bruce A. West, Fire Chief <br /> <br />August 26, 2002 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Part Time Fire Prevention Specialist <br /> <br />During the 2003 budget sessions, I have proposed the addition of a part time Fire Prevention <br />Specialist for 20-24 hours per week during the nine-month school year. At this time I would <br />like to give you a background in reference to the proposal for the part time Fire Prevention <br />Specialist and a brief history of the fire prevention program within the Elk River Fire <br />Department. <br /> <br />The Elk River Fire Department has developed a fire prevention program that reaches out to <br />students and citizens within our community. Currently, the Fire Chief and Fire Inspector <br />present the majority of the fire prevention programs, historically from late September through <br />Early November. Our focus for our fire prevention messages have been with the pre-school, <br />daycare, and k-2 age group levels. Our programs not only have groups coming to the fire <br />station, but the majority of our programs entail an on-site visit to the pre-schools and <br />elementary schools located in our community. Request for fire prevention programs have <br />continued to increase in recent years and time constraints for current fire department staff has <br />made it more difficult to honor all of the requests. <br /> <br />The addition of a part time Fire Prevention Specialist to assist in the development and <br />presentation of fire prevention programs, will enable our fire depart~xent to expand the <br />successful program our community's students and citizens are experiencing. As I stated earlier <br />in this memo, our current fire prevention program focuses on the early ages through second <br />grade. Our goal in the fire deparu'nent and fire prevention is to expand our fire safety message <br />beyond the second grade level to sixth grade in the elementary and seventh through twelve in <br />the secondary schools. With the addition of a part time person who will focus continually <br />through the school year on fire prevention, this person will be able to schedule fire prevention <br />programs in our schools throughout the nine-month school year. <br /> <br />The part time Fire Prevention Specialist will not be alone in the presentation and deveiopment <br />of fire prevention programs within our commtmity. During the busiest time of fire prevention, <br /> <br /> <br />