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Emergency Management - Emergency Management is responsible for the operation of Cit'; Government/Public Safety during an emergency whether the emergency is natural, technological or a terrorist act. The Lino Lakes Police Department operates under the National Incident Management v stem, ' (NIMS) during an emergency. Sgt. Mike Rumpsa continued his training to become certified" emergency management. Chief Dave Pecchia and Captain Kent Strege maintained their' certifications as emergency managers. The police department is responsible for completing` and updating the emergency plan to incorporate the Homeland Security challenges. The Lino Lakes Police Department continues to participate in training and drills with agencies that would be likely to respond to actual emergencies in the city. During 2008 we in- corporated the CERT team into training scenarios to better integrate them into our respons any type of disaster that may present itself. The process of designing, executing and ev drills allows participating agencies to test their current level of readiness as well as def that need improvement. The utilization of outside observers ensures that we will get a i picture of our abilities. We can design a plan to respond effectively to various situations; d have proper documentation in place to ensure any available funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be able to flow to the areas needing assistance. Active Threat Response - The Active Threat Response is comprised of all officers from the Lino Lakes Police Department. The officers are trained to respond to critical incidents involving an active shooter in businesses, government buildings and schools within the Crt■ of Lino Lakes. The Active Threat Response training was conducted regularly at various locations throughout the city. Training consists of two hour segments which involve "role playing" scenarios that the unit may encounter. The unit also trained with the use of a variety of firearms at indoor and outdoor ranges to maintain their firearms proficiency. Area school officials have been ve supportive of the active threat response concept and assisted us with our training scenarios at their schools. We continue to review incidents that happen and shape our training to best meet the types of threats that develop. Police Officer Training Program (PTO) -The PTO process is 16 weeks long and consists of four phases. Phases A -D are each three weeks long and there is a different training officer for each phase. In addition to the four phases, there is a two week mid -term evaluation and a two week final evaluation. The PTO program offers some cutting edge opportunities and challenges for our new officers as they implement problem based learning principals that are unique to this program. Upon successful completion of the program. new officers transition to solo patrol for the remainder of their one year probationary period. Officer Joel Martin went through the PTO Program in 2008.