2004 Annual Report - City of Fairbanks
2004 Annual Report - City of Fairbanks 2004 Annual Report - City of Fairbanks
watched as the weight of the jade caused the cable on the truck’s hoist to groan. Carefully lining-up the protruding stems of rebar with the three holes which had been drilled in the boulder, the jade was finally secured on its base. The last of the sealing mortar was put in place; it was now time to finalize the plans for the dedication ceremony. September 6, 2005, was a clear day with approximately 100 people in attendance at the dedication of the Law Enforcement Memorial. The ceremony’s highlight was the keynote address given by Chief Lynn Lamm, father of Officer Kevin Lamm, with his family and friends in attendance. Representatives from local police agencies were also present, participating in the ceremony by acknowledging each of the officers whose names appeared on the memorial. After the ceremony the Fairbanks Police Department invited the community inside for an open house. Interior Alaska Law Enforcement agencies represented: Fairbanks Police, Alaska State Troopers, North Pole Police, Airport Police, University of Alaska Fairbanks Police, United States Army and United States Air Force Page 14
PATROL OVERVIEW The Fairbanks Police Department’s Patrol Division is, by far, the largest division within the Department. In 2004, our police officers were authorized to wear a special badge. The five pointed star worn was a “silver” badge with the City seal instead of the State of Alaska Seal. This badge was reminiscent of the badge worn by Chief George Norton in the 1930’s. Comments from citizens were very positive, and other agencies praised the badge’s appearance and historical relevance. Officers within the patrol division rose to the challenges in 2004 with increased requests for service. In 2004, the Department took more than 25,500 calls for service, an increase from 2003. Traffic enforcement and other self-initiated actions are not included in this figure. The entire patrol division received inservice and refresher training during the month of March. The topics included Emergency Vehicle Operation, crime-scene processing and evidence handling, firearms, Taser use and certification, and Domestic Violence response. The City of Nenana hosted the Emergency Vehicle Operation training. In most cases, the training was conducted by in-house trainers within the department. The patrol division has a great selection of talented officers who instruct topics such as firearms, defensive tactics, Taser, tactical training, DUI detection and Datamaster processing, less-than-lethal technology applications, and snowmachine safety. Page 15 According to the FBI, the national average of staffing levels for law enforcement employees, which includes commissioned and civilian positions, is 3.5 employees per 1,000 inhabitants. Staffing levels of commissioned officers alone is 2.5 officers per 1000 and 2.3 officers per 1000 in cities. The 2004 staffing levels of the Fairbanks Police Department, based upon the 2000 census
- Page 2 and 3: TABLE OF CONTENTS Director’s Lett
- Page 4 and 5: CITY OF FAIRBANKS The City of Fairb
- Page 6 and 7: Our uniformed staff averages just l
- Page 8 and 9: Custodian (.5) Communications Lead
- Page 10 and 11: GOOD-BYES, HELLOS AND PROMOTIONS 20
- Page 12 and 13: Highlights of 2004 February: First
- Page 14 and 15: GOALS FOR 2005 Director Paul Harris
- Page 18 and 19: of 30,224 inhabitants in the City o
- Page 20 and 21: USE OF FORCE Incidents which requir
- Page 22 and 23: Sergeant Dan Welborn has written tr
- Page 24 and 25: F.P.D. MOTORCYCLE PROGRAM The Fairb
- Page 26 and 27: In 2004, Detective Randy Coffey com
- Page 28 and 29: ABADE/METRO The term METRO is short
- Page 30 and 31: North Star VFD 13% Rural Deltana 0%
- Page 32 and 33: Department. In addition, a comprehe
- Page 34 and 35: EVIDENCE The Evidence Unit is manne
- Page 36 and 37: The team responded, with support fr
- Page 38 and 39: DEPARTMENT FLEET The Fairbanks Poli
- Page 40 and 41: Director Paul Harris congratulates
- Page 42 and 43: PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION On Novembe
- Page 44 and 45: # OF CITATIONS 450 400 350 300 250
- Page 46 and 47: 2004 STATISTICS MAJOR CALLS FOR SER
- Page 48 and 49: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS On June 24, 2004 t
- Page 50: The Volunteers In Police sponsored
watched as the weight <strong>of</strong><br />
the jade caused the cable<br />
on the truck’s hoist to<br />
groan. Carefully lining-up<br />
the protruding stems <strong>of</strong><br />
rebar with the three holes<br />
which had been drilled in<br />
the boulder, the jade was<br />
finally secured on its base.<br />
The last <strong>of</strong> the sealing<br />
mortar was put in place; it<br />
was now time to finalize the<br />
plans for the dedication<br />
ceremony.<br />
September 6, 2005, was a clear day with approximately 100 people in attendance<br />
at the dedication <strong>of</strong> the Law Enforcement Memorial. The ceremony’s highlight was<br />
the keynote address given by Chief Lynn Lamm, father <strong>of</strong> Officer Kevin Lamm,<br />
with his family and friends in attendance. Representatives from local police<br />
agencies were also present, participating in the ceremony by acknowledging each<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>of</strong>ficers whose names appeared on the memorial. After the ceremony the<br />
<strong>Fairbanks</strong> Police Department invited the community inside for an open house.<br />
Interior Alaska Law Enforcement agencies represented: <strong>Fairbanks</strong> Police, Alaska State Troopers, North Pole Police,<br />
Airport Police, University <strong>of</strong> Alaska <strong>Fairbanks</strong> Police, United States Army and United States Air Force<br />
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