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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTION 1993-61SUGGESTED BY: Mayor Williams City of Kenai · BBO&OTXONNO. g$-6~ A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, ~" SUPPORTING THE CONTINUED DEVELOP~OFTHE MINING .AND PETROLEU~ TRAINING SERVICE (MAPTS) FIRE TRAINING FACILITY ANDTHE' UNIVERSITY OF ALASKAmS REQUEST TO THE ALASKA STATE LEGISLAT~ FOR A GRANT OF $2.2 MILLION TO FUND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE FACILITIES. '' WHEREAS, State Fire Service Training has no official training center to provide formal training to any fire service personnel in the Firefighter Level I, II, or III certification curricultt~. in particular, Engineer/Apparatus Operations, Company Officer, or Chief Officer training in general; and, .: WHEREAS, such certification and training is necessary and desirable to ensure qualified entry level, operational level, and command level fire service personnel; and, WHEREAS, the City of Kenai, in conjunction with the University of Alaska Mining and Petroleum Extension Service and the'State of. Alaska, have undertaken the deVelopment of physical facilities necessary for such training and have expended nearly $3.'mill~on to create training facilities for that purpose; and, WHEREAS, MAPTS, through its representative chancellor, is requesting that the University of Alaska Board of Regents, include in its capital budget request for FY 94/95, a grant of $2.2 million for further development of the HAPTS Fire Train~ng" Facility in Kenai to include installation of both interior fare training props, industrial fire training props, storage facilities for fire fighting equipment, and additional classroom facilities at its present training facility; and, WHEREAS, the State Fire Service Training Department will utilize the facilities to maximize the availability of ongoing formal. training for fire service personnel statewide both now and in the future. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, to fully, support the continued development of MAPTS Fire Training Facility; the BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, to support the University of Alaskats request to the Alaska State Legislature for a grant in the amount of $2.2 million to fund the development of these facilities. ReSolution No..93'6~ Page. 2 of .2' "~ day' Of 'Aurar, -199.. STATE FIRE TRAINING CENTER Kenai, Alaska Draf% PFoposal State Fire Service Training hah recently'tUrned, all regional fire. training centers over' t'o the municipalities of Anchorage/. Fairbanks, and Juneau in'accordanCe with' agreements set out. whe,'.' the regional traini~tg facilities were originally built ten years'- ago. .. At the present time the Division of Fire Service Training has no official "State Fire Training Center" and is currently expending monies to accommodate office space and locations to provide formal training. The State is, in fact, being penalized mo.etarily now that the training centers have been released to their perspective cities. The Fire Service in the State of Alaska positive approach to in-state fire training. The State to the amount of training that can be provided and, funding has been a continqing dilemma. has .'been looking for a more. Of course, The Alaska Fire Chiefs Association has continuously encouraged the. State Fire Marshal's Office to establish a means to provide.,ong~lng' training and certification/accreditation ..fo~. 'f~ire service personnel. Until now, ideas recommended for the solution to the problem have only been directed towards curriculum. Though the curriculum will eventually provide a certificate, it is only part of the solution. Until the State provides a facility to. put the curriculum to practical use, the'Alaska Fire Service will continue to be faced with the expense of training personnel out of State. It is time to bring together ent%tie~ that can assist the State ?' FIRE DEPARTMENT 105. SOUTH WILLOW STREET KENAI, ALASKA 99611 '(907) 283-7666. July 15, 1993. Jack Mcnary, State Fire State F~re Marshal's off~ce':",':..~:. 5700 E. Tudor Road AnchOrage, AK 99507-12255 SUBJECT** STATE FIRE SERVICE ~I~IN~NO CE~ITER PROPOSAL ~9' .21 . ..~: ~,' ' ' ' ft rD osal ~[~R~ e}~e~ce Train~n ~o establish a s~atewide training ceg~er~~~l~}CpSt, utilxzin~ ex~s:~ng I look fo~ard to heer~~~ghough~s end =o~enta on ~rouosal and I ~ ~renar~~oginu~ ~layin~ the groundWork this pro]act, provzdzn~ ~~~~..wzeh the goals of your offzce Than~ you ~or your tzme and ~Cgae~d~'rat~on of ~hxs proposal. David C. Burnett ;:~ '~' ' Fire Chief Kenai Fire Department enclosures State Fire Training Page 2 Center Proposal Draft Fire .Service Training in development of a viable, long .term. s°lution that'meets the needs of f~re'..~'departments throughout t:he. state of Alaska,'and to provide a. future for state Fire service Training. The University of Alaska, in conjunction with the City of Kenai, · has'the facilities to accommodate the State's needs. The facit£tY currently offers two classrooms, highrise training (four stories), meets most structural fire fighting needs, is equipped with oil fire training props, and water supplies. It. is located on a forty acre tract of land allowing for future expansion, and an over all plan to accommodate hazardous materials, aircraft, cold water rescue, etc. The entire facility is computerized with state of the art control· stations, meets' ~11 EPA and State DEC requirements, and is located 'in close proximity to the municipal airport, hotels "and restaurants, and within minutes of the University of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula campus. This facility offers the State of Alaska the opportunity to immediately establish a viable training center at a minimum cost with maximum accessibility to departments throughout South Central and Western Alaska, and will establish accreditation through the University of Alaska. ~r,_~SKA FIRE CHIEF'S ASSOCIATION RESOLUTION ~93- WHEREAS, Stat? Fire Servio? Training has no official training center to provlde formal tralning to fire service'personnel in~.the Firefighter Level I, II, or III certification curriculum -in particular, nor.Engineer/Appara~us Operations, Company Officer,.Or. Chief'Officer training in general, and W~~S, such certification and training is necessary desirable to ensure qualified entry level, operational level', command level fire service personnel, and and..,. and. W~EP~, the University of Alaska provides a Fire Science Degree program but does not include certification for Firefighter I,.II',' or III levels, and WHEREAS, the Alaska Fire Chief's Association has continuously encouraged the State Fire Marshal's Office to establish a means to provide ongoing training and certification for fire service personnel, and WHEREAS, The State Fire Marshal, State Fire Service Training, the University of Alaska, the City of Kenai, the Interior Fire Chief,s Association, the Kenai Peninsula Fire Chief's Association., a~d State Legislative Representatives have endorsed the concept of this' resolution, .. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, The Alaska Fire Chief's AssOciation encourage, support, and pursue the establishment of a formal Fire Service Training Center to be located at the site of the University of Alaska Fire Training Center in Kenai, Alaska~ and That a method of certification and/or, accreditation for training through such a Center be established by State Fire Service Training in conjunction with the University of Alaska~ and That State Fire Service Training utilize the facility to maximize the availability of ongoing formal training for fire service personnel now and in the future. ADOPTION: Distributions PASS NO PASS Walter Hickel, Governor Jack McGary, State Fire Alaska Legislature Marshal Andy Pos ishe · President, A.F.C.A. President, A. S. F.A.