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<br /> <br /> <br />9Lino Lakes Public Safety Department 2020 ANNUAL REPORT <br />ONE VISION. ONE MISSION. <br /> <br /> Administrative Division and Emergency Management <br />The Public Safety Department continued to leverage staff, by partnering with Century College through <br />a multi-jurisdictional continuing education program, as well as utilizing online resources to ensure that <br />all public safety personnel receive the highest quality training and remain up to date on all state and <br />federal mandated training requirements. <br /> <br />Our in-house certified instructors provide training in areas such as firearms, use of force, CPR, <br />emergency vehicle operations, water rescue operations, and fire scene security. During 2020, <br />continuing education fire training was conducted twice a month through Fire Inc. In-house fire training <br />was conducted once per month. <br /> <br />Staff continued to utilize online resources for components of the hazardous material training <br />requirement, employee right to know training, OSHA requirements, as well as both police and fire legal <br />updates. Staff was also provided monthly <br />online training updates on the department’s <br />policy and procedure manual. <br /> <br />Emergency Management Staff worked closely <br />with Anoka County Public Health during our <br />response to the COVID-19 pandemic response. <br />At times, public safety staff met with other <br />emergency management partners twice daily <br />to best responds to changing circumstances. <br />Emergency Management Staff secured PPE and <br />issued virus mitigation strategies throughout <br />2020. <br /> <br />This year, our records unit: <br /> <br />• Handled 8,042 police reports <br />• Filed 1,574 citations <br />• Processed 457 permit to purchase handgun applications <br />• Issued 123 dog licenses <br />• Completed over 300 local records checks <br />• Processed over 650 criminal histories <br />• Processed 56 burn permits <br />