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i 12013 Annual Report Page 15 <br /> (4 ) Training, Special Operations and Safety <br /> v <br /> Keeping firefighters and our community safe and ready <br /> for any situation <br /> Rescues, hazardous materials, and more <br /> In 2013, Everett Fire responded to 235 rescue/hazmat calls, ranging "moy ,° um I ' <br /> from a train derailment to chemical spill cleanup and medical <br /> treatment, from water rescues off Jetty Island and Silver Lake to high <br /> angle rescues at Boeing. _ `N, <br /> `.. s 1 <br /> Everett maintains a 32-member Technical Rescue team and a �"� +t _ /� <br /> 48-member Hazmat team that receive specialized training each year. . - . <br /> Last fall Everett also participated in a multi-jurisdiction, large-scale .,. <br /> weapons of mass destruction rail exercise. _ <br /> Training Amtrak mudslide derailment,April 2013 <br /> Everett Firefighters <br /> received over 3,600 hours of hands-on and classroom training <br /> , ..!~' in 2013 in addition to countless hours of computer based and <br /> ' .-- .., x , off-duty instruction. Topics included: <br /> -. :-.1---_--_-- <br /> = l.: . Auto Extrication •Trench/Confined Space Ops <br /> -.� rI am <br /> / • Mass Decontamination • Shipboard Firefighting <br /> 11?7 '' ' . Nursing Home Fires • Residential Search and Rescue <br /> T == - -------- 7:,_-'1 "--:7:- New this year was the <br /> creation of an Acting f 1i <br /> Silver Lake water rescue Captain Academy and <br /> mentoring program - providing an additional 1,224 hours of training <br /> for the developing leaders of the department. , <br /> .ilk `i'- 4 <br /> Improved training resources included building a residential search <br /> I ' <br /> prop, expanding the roof ventilation prop, and bringing the trainingv . 4) a <br /> tower up to current safety standards. a •' <br /> Safety <br /> The Everett Fire Department also maintains an ongoing Safety . "4' <br /> Program which includes quarterly safety meetings, accident and near <br /> miss investigations, respiratory fit-testing, and safety inspections. Live fire training <br /> / Meet the New Recruit: _.,. <br /> Q c al! Technical Rescue 1 <br /> Introducing the newest member of _ �: <br /> Everett's fleet-Technical Rescue 1. - _ _ _= <br /> rl lI ' V Placed into service in late 2013, it was J <br /> ----4 ,1•011funded byan Urban Area SecurityInitiative all�� <br /> 1�— — grant. Fully equipped for heavy rescue - i ` <br /> Mi 'Il_• ::4 situations, it has already proved invaluable <br /> ' as a regional resource at the Oso disaster. <br />