Ramsey Resident - 2016 - September/October

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Interested in Law Fire Prevention Week Enforcement? Fire Prevention week is October _L_ The Cit of Ramsey Police Explorers will 9 -15,2016. This year's theme is City y P "Don't Wait-Check the Date!" �� Fire-St�hon host a"Recruitment Drive"for young men ■■■■■ and women between the ages of 14-20 (and Replace Smoke Alarms Every 10 ::::: _ _ completed the 8th grade)who are interested fears.' Members of the Fire Depart- in becoming volunteer Police Explorers. The ment will be visiting local schools and daycares to deliver the mes- event will be held on Sunday,September 18, sage while ending the week with their annual Open House. at 6:00 pm in the Alexander Ramsey Room of During this time of year,the Fire Department sees over 1,400 the Ramsey City Hall at 7550 Sunwood Drive kids in the community to discuss various fire safety topics,shows them equipment used and maybe even brings a fire truck for them to in Ramsey. explore.If you'd like to schedule a visit,please contact Fire Marshal For young men and women interested Carey Schiferli at 763-433-9832 or cschiferli@ci.ramsey.mn.us in the field of law enforcement or criminal justice,the Explorers program offers a realistic We know smoke alarms are important,but the most important thing about them is that they are in working order. Almost two- view of what the job is all about. Explorers thirds of residential fire deaths happen in homes with no smoke receive hands-on training on subjects such alarms or no working smoke alarms. Here are some smoke alarm as traffic control,traffic stops,interviewing basics: witnesses and conducting investigations into serious crimes. The explorers will then attend Install smoke alarms in every bedroom,outside each sleeping a yearly competition in Rochester,MN where area,and on every level of the home (including the base- ment) they test their skills against other explorers For the best protection,interconnect all smoke alarms from around Minnesota. Explorers also participate in special events throughout the home,so when one sounds,they all sound such as Happy Days and Night to Unite. • Test alarms at least once a month by pushing the test button. Experienced explorers are able to go on ride- Change the batteries at least once per yearReplace smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or if they alongs with police officers and maybe asked do not respond properly when tested to assist police personnel with training such as To find out how old a smoke alarm is,look at the manufac- use of force or active shooter training. ture date on the back of the alarm Once accepted into the program,Police Remember to join us at our Fire Department Open House on Explorers are required to attend two meeting Saturday,October 15,from 11:00 am– 2:00 pm,at Station#I - per month which will be held every other Sunday night from 5:00– 9:00 pm. Space 15050 Armstrong Blvd. There will be an inflatable slide,face paint- is limited,so interviews maybe required to ing,clowns,free lunch,helicopter landing,demos and,of course,fire trucks! select candidates. Please contact Investigator Ben Rossum at 763-427-6812 with any questions you might OPEN have. t11111 ee On The Go Gas&Groceries Newly remodeled and _— = conveniently located right "OMM next to Coborn's in Ramsey. (�sBT 7900 Sunwood Drive Q U Employee Owned �E aun �asw-e za urxa NW Ramsey, MN Visit newly remodeled ST hI–6�i8i T I) 2I P � Coborn's Liquor.We've added zou1ano 1e!J0J1 J3 :JBMSU hundreds of new bar,wine& -1�d- D i Z d (763) 576-6821 spirit varieties. September/October14 Ramsey Resident 2016