How You Can Use Your Data to Help Policy Makers Make Informed Decisions

Recorded Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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Webinar Description

Are you responsible for preparing and or presenting to policy makers who make decisions about the funding or level of service your department provides? If so, how do you go about informing your policy makers to ensure they are making informed decisions? Many departments use data to show needs and others use anecdotes. During this webinar you will be shown how the use of data and anecdotes together can be powerful in informing policy makers. Following this webinar you will be able to identify components of a public policy analysis. You will also be able to identify how data and anecdotes can increase the effectiveness of your agency’s public policy analysis.

About the Presenter

BJ Jungmann

BJ Jungmann

Fire Chief, Burnsville Fire

BJ is currently the Fire Chief for the City of Burnsville which is a suburban all career fire and EMS agency just outside of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. Chief Jungmann has had the fortune to work throughout his career in many different roles, starting as volunteer firefighter, EMT, dispatcher, paramedic, fire captain, training officer, assistant chief and now fire chief. He is fortunate to be the Fire Chief of one of only a few career fire departments in Minnesota and has a great staff that are striving to increase their professionalism.

Chief Jungmann has worked in both hospital based EMS and local government fire based EMS. He has a passion for learning, he currently holds a Master’s Degree from Hamline University in Public Administration and Executive Fire Officer Certificate through the National Fire Academy. Chief Jungmann is a student of the profession who strived to learn and grow from each experience, he is engaged at the local and state level with organizations to advance both the fire and EMS professions.

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