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2020 Annual Report • Fire Department • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />26 | Page <br /> <br />Our fall drills are used to focus on preparing for our live-fire training. We review skills and <br />practice with our crews so that we can use the limited time at the live-fire facility effectively. <br />We were able to use the East Metro Training facility for the first time. The facility uses natural <br />gas and theatrical smoke to create an environment where scenarios are conducted and reset <br />time is minimized. Our goal was to run through a room and <br />contents fire scenario with one crew and focusing on using <br />our hose deploying techniques. The location of this facility <br />does create some challenges due to its distance from our <br />city. <br />The next drill was used to create some priorities for our drills in 2021. This time was a good <br />review of things that worked and things we need to work on after experiencing our live fire <br />drill. <br />As members of the North Suburban Hazardous Materials Team, we were able to use the team's <br />decontamination/equipment trailer for one of our last in-person drills of the year. We were able <br />to review the equipment that would be used during a hazardous materials incident. The <br />equipment included lighting, decontamination showers, and various enclosures that are used <br />during cold weather incidents. Our NSHM team members helped with instructing our <br />members on the set-up and use of this equipment. <br /> Our last drill of the year was a review of carbon monoxide calls and our hazardous <br />materials monitoring equipment. <br /> 2020 brought with it a number of challenges for many departments. While we needed to <br />shift our training plans continually, we do believe that the training we were able to complete <br />furthered our abilities and continued to solidify our <br />growing skillset. As safety concerns dissipate, we <br />hope to be able to move forward with more hands- <br />on training as well as working together in our crews <br />again. We are hoping to utilize some of the unique <br />lessons from 2020 and fold them into our training <br />going forward. <br /> <br /> <br />