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35 Fire Department Highlights of Training 2009 • Total staff for year average about 24 — 3 Rookies Completed Training, 3 new Rookies Hired • Total staff training hours 2008 - 1529 documented = 63.7 hours per person 2009 — 2121 documented = 88.4 hours per person • Continued 1" Responder Medical Refresher Training in house. Conducted 3 classes to 3 firefighters and 25 police officers. The cost savings to the city is conservatively 60% and has other benefits as well. Greater interoperability with departments, employee convenience, and lower costs due to less overtime and parking were also realized. • Contracted with HCMC EMS Education to have EMT Refresher Training delivered on site in the evenings. The tuition cost remains the same but increased convenience and savings on parking and overtime are realized benefits. Continues to work well. • Fire Department Education and Training Program continues to expand. St. Anthony Healthcare Center uses us to provide CPR refresher training to their staff. On -duty personnel do not lead the classes, so it does not take away from the city's coverage and the class is not interrupted for emergency calls. We also have done Fire Extinguisher Training and HAZWOPER training for outside companies. • Two live fire drills were conducted at St. Paul Park facility. We also rented the RIT Trailer. RIT stands for Rapid Intervention Training and is a drill designed to refresh on skills needed to remove a downed Fire Fighter from a building. • Our theme continued to be "The first 5 minutes". Focus was on what can be done and what each person's responsibility is in the initial stages of an event. • Three of four rookies hired in 2008 completed their training, one was let go. Three new rookies were hired and began their training in July. We train our people with in-house instructors to provide customized training and save money on the cost of outside classes. The time line for our rookie program encompasses about 18 months from the onset of training to being sworn in as a Fire Fighter.