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  • Citizen Academy attendees view final steps in treatment before water returns to the Missouri River.
  • WWTP Superintendent Travis Carufel talks with Citizen Academy attendees during a facility tour.
  • Citizen Academy attendees tour walk along a catwalk in a structure at the Wastewater Treatment Plant
  • Citizen Academy attendees started tour a lab at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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  • Sgt. Dustin Miller explains how different-sized drones can be used for different circumstances.
  • Citizen Academy attendees learn how drones can be deployed to gain a tactical advantage.
  • Citizen Academy attendees shoot at targets about 7 yards away, under officer guidance.
  • If a Citizen Academy attendee so wishes, they are able to shoot a few rounds at the pistol range.
  • All Citizen Academy attendees received instruction on how to shoot under PD guidance.
  • Citizen Academy attendees learn about the array of non-lethal to lethal tools PD may utilize.
  • Citizen Academy attendees pass a kevlar vest amongst the group to see how much it weighs.
  • Police Chief Dave Draovitch explains PD's organizational chart to Citizen Academy attendees.
  • Bismarck PD officers explain how they utilize body cams during a Citizen Academy tour.
  • Firefighters explain how fire truck tools have evolved over time during a Citizen Academy tour.
  • Citizen Academy attendees test the weight of equipment to see what firefighters carry into a fire.
  • Firefighters show Citizen Academy attendees what types of equipment are carried on fire engines.
  • Firefighters display the different tools they use to determine what may have started a fire.
  • Fire Marshall Owen Fitzsimmons explains the role fire codes play in building inspections.
  • Bismarck Fire Chief Joel Boespflug welcomes Bismarck Citizen Academy attendees to Station 4.
  • Bismarck Fire's Brooks Martin talks about department response time to Citizen Academy attendees.
  • Public Health Director Renae Moch leads a tour through the lobby of the Public Health facility.
  • BBPH staff show Citizen Academy attendees where vaccines are stored in refrigerated units.
  • Public Health Director Renae Moch welcomes Citizen Academy to Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health.
  • Citizen Academy attendees view the dispatch center fielding 911 calls for the community.
  • Citizen Academy attendees got to answer automated 911 calls and experience simulated emergencies.
  • CenCom staff played 911 calls for Citizen Academy attendees showing different responses techniques.
  • Citizen Academy attendees met with Mike Dannenfelzer to learn how CenCom supports the community.
  • CenCom Director Mike Dannenfelzer explains the concept of the Tree of Life during a tour.
  • Citizen Academy Attendees go beneath the Library to see how the facility is heated and cooled.
  • Citizen Academy attendees walk through the Library's Bookmobile.
  • Library staff discuss the process of how new items enter and other items exit the library inventory.
  • Library staff present about youth programming at the library during a Citizen Academy tour.
  • Citizen Academy attendees meet in the Library entryway to begin a tour of the facility.
  • Citizen Academy attendees look at a variety of items throughout the library's Missouri River room
  • Ira Williams leads a Citizen  Academy tour through the Bismarck Water Treatment Plant.
  • Ira Williams leads a tour through Bismarck's Water Treatment Plant for Citizen Academy.
  • WTP Supervisor Ira Williams explains how staff monitor water levels at the facility in Bismarck.
  • Jim Kershaw explains how a network of pipes take water from the river through the WTP.
  • Citizen Academy attendees tour the City of Bismarck Water Treatment Plant.
  • Citizen Academy attendees talk with PWUO staff about equipment moving water through the facility.
  • Water Treatment Plant Superintendent Jim Kershaw explains how water tanks are cleaned.
  • Citizen Academy attendees watch the process of settling particles out of water.
  • City Engineer Gabe Schell discusses street composition with Citizen Academy attendees.
  • Community Development Director Ben Ehreth talks to Citizen Academy attendees.
  • Bismarck Citizen Academy attendees tour the Bismarck Airport.
  • Bismarck Airport's Matthew Remynse talks about the baggage claim processes during Citizen Academy
  • Bismarck Airport's Matthew Remynse describes how baggage moves from an vehicles to the facility.
  • Bismarck Airport's Matthew Remynse leads a tour through the airport's TSA checkpoint.
  • Airport Director Greg Haug talks with Citizen Academy attendees about the airports economic impact.
  • Airport staff meet with Bismarck Citizen Academy attendees in the terminal of the airport.
  • Even Center staff talk to Citizen Academy attendees about the arena's public address system.
  • Amanda Yellow talks to Citizen Academy attendees in one of the Bismarck Event Center locker rooms.
  • Anthony Rohrich talks with Citizen Academy attendees about how the Event Center's HVAC system ser
  • The Event Center's Amanda Yellow shows a preview of tables and chairs setup in an exhibit hall.
  • Event Center staff display the tables and chairs they maintain for events.
  • Eric Gabbert  explains how trees are removed from the right of way to Citizen Academy attendees.
  • Crew lead Chad Schiermeister explains how heavy equipment operators use plows during snow events.
  • PWSO staff explain the roles for different equipment during snow events in the community.
  • A Citizen Academy attendee takes a selfie with a traffic control light.
  • Citizen Academy attendees view the traffic monitoring system throughout the city's intersections.
  • Director Steve Salwei explains the PWSO department structure to Citizen Academy attendees.
  • Fleet Manager Kurt Ohnell explains how repairs are handled for the City of Bismarck's vehicle fle
  • Bismarck City Assessor Allison Jensen talks to Citizen Academy attendees about the city's process
  • Bismarck Finance staff talk to Citizen Academy attendees about the City's budgeting process.
  • Bismarck City Administrator Jason Tomanek introduces himself to Bismarck Citizen Academy attendees.
  • City of Bismarck staff talk to Citizen Academy attendees about Municipal Court.
  • Citizen Academy attendees listen to a presentation in the municipal court.

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