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New Fire Department Staff <br />2014 witnessed 6 Firefighters added to the ranks; (Ramsey Stations) Jason DeRosa, Mark Hager, Vladimir Panko, <br />and Dylan VanAvery. (Nowthen Station) Ray Junge and Kelly LaForce. <br />Ramsey/Nowthen Service Fees <br />Per the Joint Powers Agreement, Ramsey and Nowthen pay fees for apparatus and staff for training and response <br />for each community. In 2014 Ramsey fees totaled $6100 for apparatus fees. Nowthen reimbursement for staff <br />training and meetings totaled $11,231.36, staff costs for response to Nowthen totaled $7843.92 apparatus costs <br />totaled $6300. It should be noted that per the JPA Nowthen also paid $3708 to the Relief Association, $6416 for <br />Administrative costs, $4500 for an Assistant Chiefs rate, $2520 for a Lieutenants rate, and $6574 for Workman's <br />Compensation Insurance for firefighters at the Nowthen Station. <br />Training <br />The Fire Department must keep up an aggressive training schedule to meet all requirements of on-going <br />certifications, NFPA (National Fire Protection Agency) guidelines and OSHA requirements. Listed below are the <br />training topics covered in 2014: <br />Date <br />Topic <br />Date <br />Topic <br />Jan 7 <br />Major Maintenance <br />June 18 <br />Defensive Driving <br />Jan 21 <br />EMS <br />June 25 <br />Hose Testing <br />Jan 28 <br />RR& Pipeline Awareness <br />July 9 <br />Annual Physical <br />Feb 5 <br />Illicit Drug Use <br />Aug 6 <br />EMS <br />Feb 19 <br />Water Rescue (Class Rm) <br />Aug 20 <br />Open Water Rescue <br />Feb 26 <br />Situational Awareness <br />Aug 27 <br />FF Survival/RIT <br />Mar 5 <br />Ice Rescue (Prac) <br />Sept 17 <br />Auto Extrication <br />Mar 19 <br />Wildland Fire Interface <br />Sept 24 <br />Agility Testing <br />Mar 26 <br />CPR Certification <br />Oct 1 <br />RIT/Search and Rescue <br />April 2 <br />Medical Assessment <br />Oct 15 <br />Live Burn <br />April 16 <br />Gas Monitors <br />Oct 22 <br />Ventilation <br />April 23 <br />Map Drill/Radios <br />Oct 29 <br />Major Maintenance <br />April 30 <br />Major Maintenance <br />Nov 5 <br />EMS <br />May 7 <br />EMS <br />Nov 19 <br />Mayday/RIT <br />May 21 <br />Pump Ops Practice <br />Dec 3 <br />Dept Jeopardy <br />May 28 <br />Pump Ops Testing <br />Dec 17 <br />EMS <br />June 4 <br />Airways/Respriration/02 <br />