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Ramsey, Nowthen, St. Francis, Oak Grove, and Bethel, Minnesota <br />Feasibility Study for Shared or Cooperative Fire and Emergency Services <br />Ramsey/ Nowthen <br />FD Oak Grove FD St. Francis FD Bethel FD <br />Projection, computer and <br />AV equipment <br />Well equipped <br />Well equipped Well equipped <br />Uses city <br />resources, meets <br />basic needs <br />Books, magazines, <br />instructional materials <br />Well supplied <br />Well supplied Weil supplied <br />Uses Action <br />Training video <br />programs <br />Training Procedures <br />Manual: <br />No manual, <br />however drill <br />Manual developed and content is Under <br />used assembled in a development <br />common reference <br />fie <br />None <br />No manual. Uses <br />internet and Action <br />Training <br />IFSTA manuals used Jones and Bartlett <br />manuals used <br />IFSTA manuals <br />used <br />Jones and Bartlett <br />manuals used <br />Jones and Bartlett <br />Of the four departments, none has a dedicated drill ground or training facility. Instead, the training <br />officers make use of available small props, city streets, and parking lots for drilling. Additionally, <br />resources from F.I.R.E. Inc., a private training provider, are used when possible, including a mobile live <br />fire prop. For classroom delivery, Ramsey's Station 1 is well suited with excellent facilities. The other <br />stations are limited to smaller meeting rooms that are also used for other purposes, compromising use <br />at times as classrooms. <br />Training Scheduling <br />Of equal importance to program planning, educational contact hours, and available tools is the <br />scheduling necessary to obtain the maximum possible attendance, which is especially challenging with <br />volunteer and POC staffing configurations. Training scheduling in the study agencies is summarized in <br />the following table: <br />4 .. E. rnerKmry Servi crs Co r nrr king <br />page 73 <br />