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2017 Annual Report • Fire Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />19 | Page <br /> <br />have; from taking command, to pumping with our trucks, to search and rescue and fire <br />extinguishment. We are able to give our firefighters a more realistic, but controlled <br />environment to practice the skills we train on all year. We analyze and review this drill to see <br />our strengths and weaknesses. This way we can adjust our training the next year so that our <br />live fire skills stay where they need to be to protect our community. This year we utilized this <br />resource and focused on instruction in the hazardous environment. We wanted to make sure <br />we were able to take a little more time to work on skills while under more realistic stress. We <br />focused on search and rescue, fire attack, ladders, and pumping. <br />The end of our training year culminated with practicing several skills, such as reviewing <br />elevator emergencies, SCBA and turnout gear skills and familiarity, and our annual fitness <br />agility test. We did have several events that resulted in a change of plans, and a few drills were <br />combined in order to fulfill other training that became required. As usual, our members did a <br />great job during these drills, and were able to accommodate the needs of the department. <br />Throughout all of this, our members completed quarterly EMT training, and four of our <br />members are on the North Suburban Hazardous Materials Team which meets monthly. Our <br />officers attended an additional 52 hours of training. Our 4 rookies <br />had over 300 hours in classroom, review, and hands-on training. <br />Many of these hours included equipment familiarization, <br />including driving and pumping. <br /> <br /> <br />