Lake Oswego Fire Department training officer Scott Carlson received the award of Training Partner of the Year from the Oregon State Marine Board last week.
The Marine Board recognized Carlson and other agency partners during a meeting Saturday, Dec. 7. Eddie Persichetti, marine law enforcement training coordinator, said in a press release that the marine board has partnered with agencies like LOFD for training over the past six years. The Marine Board also contracts with sheriff’s offices and the Oregon State Police for patrol services on the water.
“What we’ve found is this approach improves efficiency for first responders on the water, helps build upon regional training consortiums across the state, brings updated training standards and new ideas to the marine training program, but most importantly, creates an amazing sense of community and partnership, on and off the training environment,” Persichetti said at the meeting according to the the press release…