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<br />Executive Summary <br />The year of 1996 again was a year where we were able to increase our Safety <br />Awareness programs and have a minimal amount of fire loss. <br /> <br />Safety Education: <br />The Safety Education and Fire Prevention programs continue to serve more people <br />each year. These activities are described in detail in the Safety Education Section. <br />We participated in the third annual Safety Camp which was held on August 1, 1996. <br />This is a cooperative effort of Circle Pines/Lexington Police Department, Lino Lakes <br />Police Department, Lino Lakes Park and Recreation, Centennial Fire District, and <br />Lexington Fire Department. <br /> <br />Training: <br />We have an ongoing training program in place which provides semi-monthly training for <br />the members. In addition, we had several members attend classes held elsewhere. <br />We also held a series of management classes for the officers or potential officers. <br /> <br />Emergency Runs: <br />Our run volume again increased significantly during the year giving us a total of 889 <br />runs or an eighteen percent increase. Again, a large percentage of the increase is due <br />to carbon monoxide alarms and natural gas leaks. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Stations: <br />There has not been any changes in any of the buildings. Although, we are exploring <br />the upgrading of Circle Pines Station One. <br /> <br />Membership: <br />The current membership level is fifty (50) firefighters. We always have to watch the <br />staffing during the day hours. This issue did improve during 1996. <br /> <br />Equipment: <br />We received a new pumper at Station Three that had been ordered in 1994. This is a <br />valuable addition to the fleet. <br /> <br />Summary: <br />1996 was another year where we continued to improved all aspects of our operations. <br />We set some goals for 1996 and accomplished two of the three following items: <br /> <br />1. We improved our preplan program and published the first preplan book that is <br />carried in each of our vehicles. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />The third annual Safety Camp was held and that was a cooperative effort of the <br />Circle Pines/Lexington Police Department, Lino Lakes Police Department, Lino <br />Lakes Park and Recreation, Lexington Fire Department, and Centennial Fire <br />District. <br />Although we worked on the ISO rating, we did not complete this project. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />3. <br />