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Minnesota Fire Departments Get Awards In The 10th Round
Congratulations
to the following 12 departments!!!
Granite Falls Fire Department
Granite Falls MN-07
Operations and Firefighter Safety
$96,116
Thief River Falls Fire Department
Thief River Falls MN-07
Firefighting Vehicle
$225,000
Kerkhoven Fire Department
Kerkhoven MN-07
Operations and Firefighter Safety
$22,820
Blue Earth Fire and Rescue Department
Blue Earth MN-01
Operations and Firefighter Safety
$50,490
Mound Volunteer Fire Department
Mound MN-03
Operations and Firefighter Safety
$23,185
Storden Fire Department
Storden MN-01
Firefighting Vehicle
$117,000
Marine on Saint Croix Volunteer Fire Department
Marine on St. Croix MN-06
Operations and Firefighter Safety
$51,584
Delavan Volunteer Fire Department
Delavan MN-01
Operations and Firefighter Safety
$26,280
Hayfield Volunteer Fire Department
Hayfield MN-01
Operations and Firefighter Safety
$82,404
Medicine Lake Fire Rescue
Medicine Lake MN-03
Operations and Firefighter Safety
$26,849
Sandstone Fire and Rescue
Sandstone MN-08
Operations and Firefighter Safety
$31,500
Kettle River Volunteer Fire Department
Kettle River MN-08
Operations and Firefighter Safety
$42,012
http://minnesotafireservice.com/grantminnesota_awardsbyround2004.html
North
Suburban Regional Mutual Aid Association Brings In Deputy Chief Ted Nee
and Deputy Chief Bob Halton, Albuquerque New Mexico
North
Suburban Regional Mutual Aid Association
Developing Fireground Expertise
2005 Annual School
February 19, 2005
Minneapolis Park Place Double Tree Hotel
Presented by: Deputy Chief Ted Nee & Deputy Chief Bob Halton
As presented at the 2004 FDIC
Despite the decrease in the number of reported structure fires each
year the number of firefighter deaths at structure fires has slowly
crept back up to the levels last seen in the late 1970’s. The
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) attributes this trend in
part to a lack of fireground experience among fire officers and
incident commanders.
Our comprehensive program of decision skills training is one solution
to the lack of fireground experience. Company officers at all levels
will be challenged as they participate in numerous simulations, case
studies, and decision-making exercises facilitated by two of the
country’s most experienced instructors. We have taken the
latest
information from the fields of intuitive decision-making and Crew
Resource Management (CRM) and applied them in a practical no-nonsense
approach to developing the rapid decision-making skills necessary for
today’s company officer.
Deputy Chief Ted Nee is a twenty-two year veteran of the fire service
he is currently directing the battalion wide training program for the
(New Mexico) Fire Department. He is the owner-course designer of
Tactical Training Solutions a consulting/training company that
specializes in providing tactical training using state-of-the-art
fireground simulations.
Deputy Chief Bob Halton is a twenty-year veteran of the Albuquerque
Fire
Department. Bob is an adjunct instructor with New Mexico
Firefighter’s Training
Academy where he teaches strategy and tactics and fireground
decision-making. Bob is the lead firefighting tactics instructor for
Tactical Training Solutions.
North Suburban Regional Mutual Aid Association
2005 Annual School
February 19, 2005
Developing Fireground Expertise
EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION FEE
Postmarked by December 15, 2004
Member $70.00/person
Non-$90.00/person
REGULAR REGISTRATON FEE
Postmarked after December 15, 2004
Member $90.00/person
Non-member $110.00/person
MAIL the registration form
and/or payment to:
2005 NSRNAA Annual School
Sarah Larson
Golden Valley Fire Department
7800 Golden Valley Road
Golden Valley, MN 55427
FAX the registration form to:
Sarah Larson at 763 593 8098
Mail payment to the above address
You will be mailed a registration confirmation after your registration
and payment have been made.
Hotel Information
The 2005 school is being held at The Minneapolis Park Place Double Tree
Hotel located at 1500 Park Place Boulevard in St. Louis Park.
This is the SW Corner of Hwy. 394 and Xenia. Rooms are available at
$75.00 /
night (you must indicate that you are attending the North Suburban
Regional Mutual Aid Association School in order to receive this rate).
Reservations
must be made no later than February 1, 2005.
Reservations made after this date will be at the regular rate. To
reserve a room, please call 952 542 8600.
Questions
If you have any questions regarding the 2005 NSRMAA Annual School,
please contact;
Sarah Larson at 763 593 3977 or email: slar-son@ci.golden-valley.mn.us
North Suburban Regional Mutual Aid Association
2005 Annual School
February 19, 2005
Developing Fireground Expertise
Registration Deadline is January 31, 2005
Name________________________________________
Title______________________________
Please Print Please Print
Department/Organization___________________________________________________________
Address_________________________________________________________________________
City/State/
Zip____________________________________________________________________
Phone______________________________
email_______________________________________
Check Enclosed (make payable to NSRMAA)
Fee (see rates above) $______________
Total $______________
You can download a copy of the flyer and registration form at;
http://minnesotafireservice.com/whatsnewtrainingnews.html
Two
Additional News Items CAMEO UPdate and Rochester Fire Dept. Relief
Association is hosting a Golf Tournament
CAMEO
Users:
A user identified a problem with AEGL (Acute Exposure Guideline
Level)data we had just added to the Chemical Library (a new Level of
Concern found under the Properties tab in the RIDS). The error was
non-conservative so we corrected the information and reissued the
chemical databases used in CAMEOfm and ALOHA. (www.epa.gov/ceppo/cameo)
For those users who already have CAMEOfm v1.1 on their machines we are
providing an Updater that replaces just the Chemical Library.
Note: Do not run the Updater if you have CAMEOfm v1.0. The version
number
is found in the lower right hand corner of the Navigator. See the
instructions on the website for more details.
The new version of ALOHA also corrects a couple of bugs that had been
identified since the original release in March. One bug affected the
ability to copy the multiple footprints into another program while the
second one could have disrupted communication with an attached
meteorological station (SAM Option). Both have been corrected.
On a different note, for those users who want to share the ALOHA output
with ArcMap 8.x (GIS software from ESRI), a new import tool is now
available at:
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/cameo/dll8.html
The CAMEO team appreciates your challenge of installing new CAMEO
software
in an operational environment and tries to minimize program changes.
But if an error is identified within the program that could potentially
compromise human health and safety we need to fix it and get a new
version out to you as soon as possible.
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The Rochester Fire Dept. Relief Association is hosting a Golf
Tournament again this year. We are looking for agencies interested in
sponsoring a hole or playing that day. Please review the flyer
–
contact names / numbers are included. Thank you for your consideration.
RELIEF ASSOCIATION
MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
The relief assoc. is holding our annual golf tournament. All proceeds
from the tournament will be used to engrave the bench (pictured below)
and upkeep the present memorial.
This year we lost one of our brother firefighters, Motor Operator Steve
Weist, to cancer. Steve was on active duty with the department 25 years
when he was diagnosed with cancer. The bench is a memorial to him, it
will bear his name and the name of any other active duty members who
pass.
WHEN: AUGUST 27TH 10:00am SHOTGUN START
WHERE: PINE ISLAND GOLF COURSE
TEAMS: 4 PERSON – BEST BALL /160.00 PER TEAM
COVERS 18 HOLES OF GOLF, CART, BURGERS
AND HOT DOGS WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS.
POP AND BEER WILL BE FOR SALE AT THE COURSE.
We are also looking for hole sponsors, 25.00 per hole
goes directly to the memorial fund.
MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE “RELIEF ASSOC.â€
PLEASE MAIL OR DROP OFF AT ROCHESTER FIRE STATION # 1 521 S. BROADWAY
ROCHESTER, MN 55904
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
MARC MACHACEK 507-358-4748
MIKE SCHULTZ 507-250-3121
RELIEF ASSOCIATION
MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Team Members:
1 ______________
2 _______________
3 _______________
4 _______________
Affiliation ____________________
Checks to “Relief Associationâ€
$160 / team
Drop at /or Mail to:
RFD Station 1
521 S. Broadway
Rochester, MN 55904
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Solve
your morale problems!
Your
firefighters maybe bored because of nothing to do and the public
doesn't recognize them as heroes. Get them involved in public education
and fire prevention activities where they are helping the public. It
won't be long and they will become recognized hero’s for saving lives
in a proactive way.
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