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HASTINGS FIRE DEPARTMENT
MICHAEL T. SGHUTT, FIRE & EMS DIRECTOR
115 West 5"' Street
Hastings, MN 55033-1815
Business Office (651) 480-6150
Fax (651) 480-6170
TO: Honorable Mayor Hicks and City Council Members
FROM: Michael T. Schutt, Fire and EMS Director n/~ ~
DATE: February 27, 2008 , " `
SUBJECT: Scholarship from CF Industries for Firefighter/Haz-Mat Training
Description
CF Industries is offering a scholarship for two Hastings Fire Department members to
attend Ammonia Suppression, Containment and Mitigation training at Louisiana
Emergency Response Training Center located in Holden, Louisiana. With this
scholarship, CF Industries will sponsor all financial obligations associated with this
training, including travel and lodging.
Background:
CF Industries has long been a sponsor of fire departments in the local area. Over the past
ten years, they have offered scholarships, such as this, to surrounding fire departments.
Aside from having a chemical storage terminal in our response area, ammonia and
anhydrous ammonia are a part of our everyday response concern. This includes transport
vehicles, refrigeration components and farm applications. Unfortunately, it is also a
product commonly being stolen and transported illegally in the manufacturing of
methamphetamines.
As a past recipient of this scholarship, it is an excellent training program.
Requested Action:
Council is asked to accept the scholarship with the intention of sending Firefighter's
Chris Paulson and Josh Johnson to attend this training.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 651-775-5547 anytime.
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