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Ramsey, Nowthen, St. Francis, Oak Grove, and Bethel, Minnesota Feasibility Study for Shared or Cooperative Fire and Emergency Services Regionalized Training Opportunities Training of emergency responders is a need that is common to all five organizations. Currently, training is generally conducted independently, offering opportunities to address shared training needs based on a regionalized perspective. Regional Training Program I Timeline: Short term Objective: Consolidate training programs to provide more options for volunteer attendance and to capitalize on the instructor base of each agency. Summary Background: in regard to ongoing training, the departments currently have separate training programs, which may limit instructional opportunity, duplicate recordkeeping, and foster separation of workgroups. This is already being done to a certain degree regarding recruit training. This program should be expanded to include ongoing continuing education for all levels of personnel. Policy Action: Agencies should expand the current model of joint initial training and develop joint ongoing training program standards and objectives that comply with published standards and effectively address all mandatory training requirements. Pro Con • Personnel would have more options to attend • Cooperative effort may result in less agency - training on alternative days/nights. specific training and flexibility. • Interagency training opportunities with consistent instruction should result in enhanced emergency scene cooperation, teamwork, and performance. • Reduced cost and duplication of effort in the planning and development of course materials. • Broader array of topics, apparatus, tasks, and evolutions for the volunteers to experience. • The program could easily expand to include other agencies, further enhancing the training opportunities throughout the region. page 118 mcrgcncy Ccmcei Con.ainng