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2016 Annual Report • Fire Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />28 | Page <br /> <br />Looking forward to 2017, our goal will continue to build our fire prevention messages and <br />education. We will achieve this by continuing with our own education. The State Fire Marshal’s <br />office offers many great classes and groups that we will continue to take advantage of, allowing <br />us to stay ahead of any new trends and bounce ideas off that other organizations are doing to <br />teach their community. <br /> <br />VII. Community Outreach <br />By Firefighter Joe Benik <br /> <br />Our main mission as a fire department in the City of St. Anthony is to assist <br />people within our community when they need it most. Whether it is a fire <br />related incident or a medical incident, it is our job to help out the <br />community in as many ways as we can, and are trained for. Aside from this, we also pride <br />ourselves on how much we reach out to the community in other ways also. The fire department <br />has many ways to interact with the public in times of non-emergency situations as well. We <br />have various programs in place that can help to improve safety and enrich lives. These <br />programs make an emergent situation go a little smoother for those involved, or can help to <br />keep an incident from escalating through advanced warning and knowledge. A few of our <br />community outreach programs include the File of Life Program, Home Safety Surveys, <br />instructing CPR courses at both the fire station and to all 9th grade Health classes at the High <br />School annually. Training community members in CPR helps our community continue to <br />improve itself as a Heart Safe Community as designated by the Minnesota Department of <br />Health and The American Heart Association. Here is a breakdown of what these programs <br />entail. <br /> <br />FILE OF LIFE <br />The File of Life program has been implemented for a number of years, but a concerted effort <br />was made recently to get this program moving forward.