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11 <br />Public Safety received notice this week from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal <br />Apprehension (BCA) that our agency is now NIBRS (National Incident-Based Reporting <br />System)-certified having successfully demonstrated the capability to submit data in <br />accordance with the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program and Minnesota crime <br />reporting standards. Office Supervisor Julie Forbord led this transition over the past <br />several months, which required significant changes in field-based reporting by patrol <br />officers and coding of criminal offenses by records staff. <br /> <br />Public Safety conducted its annual medical evaluations and fitness assessments for <br />firefighters in November. Once again, the department contracted with vendor Health <br />Strategies to provide these services on-site at the Public Safety Center. They are done <br />consistent with recommendations from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) <br />Standard on Comprehensive Occupational Medical Program for Fire Departments. <br /> <br />For the first time in several years, Public Safety has added to its list of neighborhood <br />police substations thanks to a partnership that Community Engagement Officer <br />Krebsbach established with the owners of the Bru House. Police officers are encouraged <br />to use the site for break periods and writing reports while taking advantage of the <br />opportunity to interact with community members. Consistent with other existing <br />substations in New Brighton, signage will be added to the business. <br /> <br />On November 13, the City of Fridley approved an agreement with the Ramsey County <br />Fire Chief’s Association to provide for automatic dispatch of fire resources in the event <br />of a confirmed structure fire. Effective January 1, 2019, New Brighton firefighters will <br />respond to confirmed structure fires in the City of Fridley east of Highway 65, while <br />Fridley firefighters will reciprocate by responding to such incidents in the northwestern <br />part of New Brighton. <br /> <br />During Public Safety’s annual alcohol compliance checks on November 20, an employee <br />of the Eagle’s Club sold to an underage person. <br /> <br /> <br />XI. RECOGNITION, NEWS AND INFORMATION <br /> <br />This section will include “good news” information about our public safety personnel. <br />This will include formal and informal recognition of the department and/or its personnel <br />on or off duty. <br /> <br />New Brighton was recently awarded 2nd place for communities our size in National <br />Night Out 2018. Since the year 2000, New Brighton has annually been recognized in the <br />top-five for communities of population 15,000-50,000. <br /> <br />On Tuesday, November 13, the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of <br />Minnesota today named the Ramsey County Fire Chiefs Association as a winner of their <br />2018 Local Government Innovation Award. The Fire Chiefs Association Closest Unit <br />Dispatching (CUD) for Cities in Ramsey County brings 10 fire departments within a 170- <br />square-mile area together to dispatch the closest agency for response within the county’s <br />different combinations of highly trained full-time, part-time, volunteer and/or paid on-call <br />firefighters. Ramsey County’s 12 cities entered into this CUD joint powers agreement in