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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />PERA- The fire department hired an attorney to help our full-time employees be <br />eligible to join PERA. Because we are a Private Non-profit Corporation 501 c (3) <br />and not a city owned department, special legislation would need to be passed in <br />order for us to join. The special legislation was passed this year allowing all <br />current and future full-time employees to join either the PERA Police & Fire <br />fund, or a PERA coordinated plan. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mandated Medical Training- I required all firefighters to bc trained to a <br />minimum level of 1st Responder by 7/1/2005. At present 95% of our firefighters <br />are trained. We have 36-EMT's, 16_1" Responders, and 3-Paramedics. The <br />remaining firefighters will be trained by this fall. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Accident with Injuries calls- On June 1,2004 our department began responding <br />to motor vehicle accidents with injuries calls (MV A). Previously we only <br />responded to extrication calls or accident clean-ups. Because of significant delays <br />in being dispatched to some of the extrication calls we needed to be dispatched at <br />the same time that the paramedics and sheriffs are called. This would eliminate <br />delays, increase patient survivability, provide sufficient manpower for patient <br />assessment and packaging, and reduce some of the burden on the Sheriffs <br />Department. <br /> <br />We anticipate a total of approximately 150 MV A's calls per year. (Department <br />wide) <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />800 MHz- We have been very involved in the discussions and planning of the <br />new 800 MHz system. We believe it is a good system to switch to, but from the <br />very start there has been a push to try to consolidate the 4 Dispatch Centers <br />(PSAP) into I. The Cities of Maplewood and White Bear have made it clear they <br />are not interested in giving up their own Dispatch Centers. That leaves Ramsey <br />County Sheriffs Dispatchers and St. Paul Dispatchers as the only agencies to <br />merge. The County Commissioners and City of St. Paul would like to see the <br />consolidation. <br /> <br />We think it is very important to keep the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department as <br />our Dispatchers. <br /> <br />. Water Rescue- we will be responding to water rescues in our three cities. We <br />can respond in a timely manner and provide assistance. This is in cooperation <br />with the Sheriffs Department Water Patrol. <br /> <br />2 <br />