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2018 Annual Report • Fire Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />23 | P a g e <br /> <br />FILE OF LIFE <br />The File of Life program has been implemented for a number of years and continues to be a <br />highly useful program in times where efficient transfer of information can be vital. <br />The program is very simple, yet a highly informative and useful tool for us as a fire department <br />in emergent medical situations. The program consists of only two items: a red magnetic holder <br />to be placed ideally on the refrigerator, and the other being a 2 sided informational card that fits <br />into it. The card lists all pertinent medical information needed by the EMS system for the person <br />or persons residing there. This has all the information we would need, in a very simple layout, <br />in order to make the emergent situation go a little better for everyone involved. This is crucial <br />medical information we need to gather for the entire EMS system, especially if the person lives <br />alone and is not able to communicate with us. Having this piece of paper readily available saves <br />time on scene and gets the patient to treatment that much faster, and with the proper <br />information 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 kind 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 residents of the <br />City of St. Anthony. <br /> <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 complexes 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 in case they were to have a fire. How <br />many smoke alarms do I need? Where do I put them? What else can I do to make my home <br />safer? These are the typical questions we field. As always we are more than happy to answer <br />them.