Albert Lea Fire Department Lt. Dennis Glassel was one of 14 firefighters from different fire departments who recently completed a leadership course at Camp Ripley that will help them address unique fire service leadership issues like personal leadership strengths, human resources, marketing and financial challenges.

The Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education provided the free fire service leadership development course, which brought together fire service leaders together from across the state for four weekends.

About the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education

The mission of the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education is to standardize training by providing funding and by licensing firefighters in Minnesota.

About the Minnesota Department of Public Safety

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety comprises 11 divisions where 2,100 employees operate programs in the areas of law enforcement, crime victim assistance, traffic safety, alcohol and gambling, emergency communications, fire safety, pipeline safety, driver licensing, vehicle

registration and emergency management. DPS activity is anchored by three core principles: education, enforcement and prevention.