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-V— Long Lake Fire Department Second Quarter 1999 Activities Mectineii Hours Traininiis Hours Other Activities Hours Lake Region 15 Accountability 66 Saturdays/Evenings: United Firefighters 6 First Responder Refresher 188 Station Clean-up 6 Medina Council 2 Big Island Firefighting 69 Compartment labeling 20 Long Lake Council 2 Firefighting with Foam 54 New truck tasks 16 Second Call 6 Fiie/Rescue Scenarios 51 Agility Test 30 Planning (Officci’s)79 State Fire School 57 Community Night Out 60 Relief Association 71 Maple Plain Exercise 28 Equipment testing 4 Relief Trustee 24 EMT Classes 64 Sound system installation 16 Business 116 Total Hours 577 Engine 12 preparation 18 Total Hours 321 Engine 12 to Luveme 31 Fire/Mrdical/Rescuc Calb Hours Long I.okc Medina Mutual Aid Orono Total Hours 275 75 no 572 1,032 Medical standby at Schuman Buckhom Days Teambuilding exercise Memorial Day Robert Benson funeral Pool FiU Wobfeld Cabin dedication Total Hours 5 95 80 56 12 12 12 The second quarter continued a very busy year for llie fire department. Members volunteered 321 hours to plan deportment operations and trainings, direct the Relief Association and plan fundraising events. The second quarter provided many exceOent training activities, including the MN Stale Fire School in St. Paul, a multi-de|wtmcnt auto accident, veliiclc fire, auto extrication and medical exercise outside Maple Plain that simulated a multi-car pfle-up on Hwy. 12 under foggy conditions. Fust Responder Refresher classes, and Accountability training. Two members have also started the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) class. Foam training was taught by an outside instructor utilizing our new utility truck (U-11) as a training tool. Volunteer acUvities included station clean-up, compartment labeling, preparing the new utility for service, preparation and testing of the new physical ability test, equipment testing, installation of a sound system in the fire house, preparing E-12 for lank repain and painting, medical stan<% at Schumann elementary and Buckhom Days, a Teambuilding exercise at Camp Diduhapi, Memorial Day activities, Robert Benson's funeral, a pool fill and the dedication of WoIsTetd Cabin in Medina. The number of caUs were up from the first quarter, 79 calb required 1,032 hours from department members. Mutual aid was both given (to Wayzata for a fire) and received (from Hamel for a house fire). Looking to the third quarter should give the members a little break with some Monday evenings with no activity planned in order for firefighlcra to spend some time with fanrUy and friends during the Minnesota summer. The department is planning to take the Studebaker, and possibly the new utility truck (U-l I), to three parades in July; Delano's Fourth of July Parade, Hamel's Rodeo Parade and the Watertown Fire Muster Parade. These ore good opportunities for the members to enjoy some comeraderie. show olTour equipment and build relaationships with surrounding communities and their fire departments. -