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Ramsey Fire Department <br />Year End Report 2005 <br /> <br />Incident Calls <br /> <br />2005, like 2004 set another record level of response by the Ramsey Fire <br />Department. Total responses in 2005 were 501 as compared to 396 in 2004. <br />Statistics also show that fire related responses continue to increase at a higher <br />rate than rescue (personal injury), in 2004 rescue made up 28% of the total <br />responses (111 of 396) whereas in 2005 this same comparison fell to 20% (82 of <br />501) Other than the last 2 years, personal injury accidents have historically made <br />up 30-35% of the departments total response. <br /> <br />There were 15 major structure fires in Ramsey in 2005. This unfortunately falls <br />right in line with average years of between 5-15. This number does not include <br />requests for mutual aid to neighbors which totaled 24 (Andover-9, Anoka-5, Ham <br />Lake-5, Oak Grove-3, Elk River-2) <br /> <br />Burns Township activity in 2005 totaled 29 responses (25 Fire and 4 Rescue) <br /> <br />Enclosed are charts visually displaying: · Yearly Incident Trend 1993 to present <br /> · 2005 Incident Breakdown <br /> · 2005 Fire vs Rescue comparison <br /> · Burns Activity <br /> <br />Training <br /> <br />The Fire Department continues to train on an aggressive schedule. Each month <br />has training sessions including two fire related, one medical related, one <br />business meeting and one officers meeting. On months that have five <br />Wednesdays (four times per year), a major maintenance session is held. <br />The training sessions are conducted by Anoka Technical College, Medics <br />Training and some in-house staff. The training schedule is designed to meet the <br />requirements of OSHA and NFPA, while keeping the Ramsey Fireflghter's skills <br />sharp and up to date with what is happening .in our city. Included with this report <br />is the 2005 training schedule. <br /> <br />Firefighter Staff <br /> <br />2005 saw 5 new firefighters join the department. These members will be <br />completing their training and be unrestricted for duty at mid-year 2006. 2005 also <br />saw another member retire after 11 years of service. (Steve Engh) 2005 is the <br />first year in many that the fire department starts the year with a full staff. <br /> <br />-9- <br /> <br /> <br />