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<br /> <br /> <br />11Lino Lakes Public Safety Department 2020 ANNUAL REPORT <br />ONE VISION. ONE MISSION. <br /> <br />Our current chaplain, Wes Pederson, is with Eagle Brook Church and joined our program in 2016. <br />Chaplain Pederson completed his MESCA (basic chaplain training) in 2017. <br /> <br /> <br />CERT - The Lino Lakes Community Emergency Response Team <br />(CERT) was founded in April 2008 with twenty-five citizens who <br />were trained to help their community in times of need. There <br />have been three additional training classes offered since 2008 <br />and the program currently has thirty-nine members. CERT was <br />initially developed and implemented by the Los Angeles Fire <br />Department in 1985 in order to have trained citizens respond <br />during disaster situations. <br /> <br />In order to become a CERT member a person must successfully complete a training program that <br />covers topics such as: disaster preparedness, fire safety, disaster medical operations, light search and <br />rescue, CERT organization, disaster psychology, and terrorism & CERT. During the last week of training <br />the members participate in a final scenario where they use their newly learned skills to rescue role- <br />players during a simulated disaster situation. <br /> <br />CERT members have been activated in order to assist police and fire personnel to search for evidence <br />and missing persons as well as participating in community events such as breakfast with Santa, Blue <br />Heron Days and the fun run at Lino Lakes STEM School. <br /> <br />CERT members are offered training opportunities as they become available and most members have <br />been trained to be severe storm spotters through Metro SKYWARN. <br /> <br /> <br />EXPLORERS - The Explorer Program is a program sponsored by local law enforcement agencies to <br />provide career information to students between the ages of 14 and 20. It also provides the structure <br />and resources needed for young adults to make ethical choices and to achieve their full potential as <br />individuals. Students learn first-hand the duties and responsibilities of police officers, by bringing <br />interested youth and police officers together on a weekly basis. <br /> <br />Each year the explorer program participates in the Annual Minnesota Law Enforcement Explorer <br />Conference held in Rochester, MN. They also participate in a <br />smaller Duluth conference at the Fond Du Lac Tribal and <br />Community College that helps them to prepare for the state <br />competition. <br /> <br />These conferences provide the Explorers with opportunities to <br />meet other explorers who share their interests in law <br />enforcement, be exposed to law enforcement agencies at the <br />state and federal level, and the chance to receive college <br />scholarship money through their participation in the mock <br />scenarios. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, both <br />conferences were cancelled in 2020.