3.0. SR 04-02-2001 - Laserfiche WebLink

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E VIEW Elk River Fire Department The Elk River Fire Department continued to have a busy year in 2000. Our fire department and ambulance service responded to over 1453 calls during the year. Training continues to take a vast amount of time for our paid-on-call firefighters. Our department training officers do a tremendous job in preparing monthly and special drills. Our department also uses certified fIre training instructors from the Anoka Vo-Tech to assist in specialty training topics. During the year 2000 the fire department, with a donation from a local business person, received a second set of Amkus Rescue Tools for the department's use during motor vehicle accidents in our community. This second set of tools will be placed on the newly purchased fIre department pumper during the year 2001. This will enable our fire department to have two sets of extrication rescue tools on the scene of motor vehicle accidents. Our fire department would like to thank our generous business community for their donations to the Elk River Fire Department. Also during 2000, the fire department purchased a new fIre chief vehicle for staff use. The 1994 Chevrolet Blazer was put into use by the fire inspector who was hired ill July 2000. The hiring of the full time fire inspector/administrative assistant for the Elk River Fire Department has enhanced our fire inspections for commercial/industrial businesses within our community. I am very pleased to have our full time fire inspector on board at the Elk River Fire Department. During the year 2000, the Elk River Fire Department responded to over 40 gas line cuts within our service area. This was a three-fold increase in responses to gas line emergencies compared to 1999. With numerous construction projects slated for the year 2001, the fire department expects numerous incidents of gas line emergencies during the year. I am currendy working with the Minnesota Office of Pipeline Safety in the hope of reducing the number of contractor errors that cause gas line hits. Finally, I would like to recognize Mike Trunnell for his dedicated service to the community and the department. Mike entered the fire service with the department in November 1980 and currently serves as first assistant chief for our department. Mike also serves as our training officer and dedicates his time and efforts to ensure quality fire training on a monthly basis for our membership. The position of training officer for a fire department is a vital position, of which Mike continues to do an excellent job.