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14 <br /> <br />No items to note. <br /> <br /> <br />IX. TRAINING <br /> <br />This section will review the training activities of our Public Safety personnel for the <br />month. <br /> <br />Firefighters toured Bel Air Elementary and Irondale Senior High on August 26 during <br />their training drill. Both schools will have ongoing construction activities throughout the <br />academic year that will affect egress and emergency vehicle access, so Public Safety <br />wanted to become familiar with the modified building and parking lot layouts before <br />students returned for classes next week. <br /> <br />Firearms Instructor Sergeant Sypniewski conducted in-service handgun training for all <br />licensed peace officers on Tuesday and Thursday, August 20 and 22. The focus of the <br />exercise was one-handed shooting and reloading techniques. <br /> <br />On August 1 and 2, Officer Amberg finished off a week long SWAT school. <br /> <br />On August 8, Det. Lochen attended a class on Sexual Assault Investigation. <br /> <br />On August 12 and 13, Officer Craig attended a class on lock picking and specialized <br />entry techniques. <br /> <br />On August 21, Officer DeDominces attended a class on Active Shooter Response for <br />School Resource Officers. <br /> <br />On August 22, Officer Farmer attended a Phlebotomy recertification class. <br /> <br /> <br />X. OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE <br /> <br />This section will review the ongoing administrative issues and meetings during the <br />month. This includes meetings, policy issues, ordinance changes, and personnel issues. <br />It also includes meetings of a county wide, regional, and/or statewide basis on public <br />safety related issues. <br /> <br />Under the leadership of Fire Captain Andre Barte, the Fire Division recently completed <br />its annual, in-house process to test all of its fire hose in order to ensure compliance with <br />National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards. With 14,300 feet of hose (about <br />2.7 miles), it takes significant time and effort for this task, with firefighters volunteering <br />for this duty on Sunday mornings during the past month. The testing requires pressurizing <br />all of the hose segments to assure that there are no leaks or defects. It must then be <br />drained and packed back onto the fire engines. The replacement cost of all this <br />firefighting hose is nearly $60,000. <br />