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2016 Annual Report • Fire Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />29 | Page <br /> <br />The program is very simple, yet a highly informative and useful tool for us as a fire department <br />in emergent situations. The program consists of only two items: a magnetic holder to be placed <br />ideally on the refrigerator, and the other being a 2 sided informational card that fits into it. The <br />card lists all pertinent medical information needed by the EMS system for the person or persons <br />residing there. This has all the information we would need, in a very simple layout, in order to <br />make the emergent situation go a little better for everyone involved. This is crucial medical <br />information we need to gather for the entire EMS system, especially if the person lives alone <br />and is not able to communicate with us. Having this piece of paper readily available saves time <br />on scene and gets the patient to treatment that much faster, and with the proper information <br />passed on to who needs it most, the hospital of choice for the patient. <br />Our department has visited and met with various organizations where this type of program <br />would be best utilized. There have been informational announcements to the public and the <br />response has been wonderful. We also offer it to others who we run into on our daily <br />interactions while serving our community. <br />These cards and magnetic holders are always available at the fire station for all members of the <br />City of St. Anthony. <br />HOME SAFETY SURVEYS <br />The fire department fields many questions about home safety and fire safety. As a department <br />we do fire inspections of businesses and multi-family dwellings to ensure the State Fire Code is <br />being adhered to. We do not inspect single family homes and thus many residents have <br />questions, not so much about the fire code, but what should they be doing to make their home <br />safer. Both to lower the chance of having a fire occur, and what to do in case they were to have a <br />fire. How many smoke alarms do I need? Where do I put them? What else can I do to make my <br />home safer? These are the typical questions we field. As always we are more than happy to <br />answer them. <br />Now the fire department has a program to sit down with residents of the City of St. Anthony, <br />made possible in part through a partnership with the American Red Cross. The program is <br />called a Home Safety Survey. The Survey is initiated with a call to the fire department to <br />schedule an appointment. After a date and time is agreed upon, the crew working that day will <br />come to your house and visit with you personally and answer any fire or safety related