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Committee moves East Metro Training Group interlocal agreement to consent after briefing on revised funding and light-rail training
Summary
Redmond’s Finance, Administration and Communications Committee heard a briefing from Battalion Chief Caleb Freeman on the East Metro Training Group (EMTG) interlocal operating agreement (IOA) and agreed to forward the IOA to the March 4 consent agenda contingent on requested funding and implementation details.
Battalion Chief Caleb Freeman presented a briefing Feb. 11 to the Finance, Administration and Communications Committee of the Whole asking that the East Metro Training Group interlocal operating agreement be placed on the March 4 consent agenda as drafted.
The East Metro Training Group (EMTG) is a regional training consortium led by Redmond Fire and Bellevue Fire that provides a 13-week entry-level fire academy plus a six-week EMT certification, an annual training plan tied to WSRB and NFPA standards, probationary task books and specialty training for hazardous materials, technical rescue, light-rail incidents and wildland operations. "We would appreciate approval of the EMTG IOA, for consent," Freeman said during the presentation.
The committee was presented with the training program’s structure and a summary of changes in the proposed…
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