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 Organize carry-on bags in layers so they can be easily screened: a layer of clothes, then electronics, more clothes, and then any heavier items. The TSA passenger-screening checkpoint at EUG does not currently feature Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) machines; this technology will likely be installed at EUG in the future. Eugene Airport staff does not know when this will happen, but have been talking with TSA officials about how to accommodate the larger machines in the existing check point space. More information is located on the TSA website http://www.tsa.gov/. Comments to the TSA can be made at https://contact.tsa.dhs.gov/talktotsa/talktotsa.aspx. Comments to the Eugene Airport can be made by email at pwairport@ci.eugene.or.us or by calling 541-682-5430. For more information, contact Eugene Airport Director of Communication and Development Cathryn Stephens at 541-682-5430 or cathryn.e.stephens@ci.eugene.or.us. Eugene Fire & EMS Promotes First Female Captain As a matter of normal organizational succession, Eugene’s Fire & EMS Department, like most other fire departments, routinely promotes firefighters in its ranks. However, in its 138 years of operation, the department has never promoted a female firefighter to the rank of captain until now. Jean Woodrich is one of the department’s three newest captains, with Sven Wahlroos and Jeffrey Loewenheim being the other two. While the department takes pride in its accomplishments in the area of gender diversity, it recognizes that tradition and preconception have been obstacles to the recruitment and advancement of women in the fire service. There have been, and currently are, a number of female firefighters in the department, and one female chief officer who was recruited from an outside agency, but Woodrich is the first to have worked her way up the ranks to captain. Woodrich, Wahlroos, and Loewenheim have the rank of Captain 1 as opposed to Captain 2. A Captain 1 is responsible for a three-person fire suppression company and apparatus (engine or truck) and generally is assigned to a two-company fire station; a Captain 2 is normally responsible for the operations of a station. Before being promoted, Woodrich was a Eugene firefighter from 1992 to 2002, and an engineer (apparatus operator) from 2002 to the present. The department’s officer (captain) development process is rigorous, requiring at least a year of serious commitment in most cases, and includes practical and classroom training, college-level course work, Department of Public Safety Standards and Training Fire Officer 1 certification, multiple drill sessions, dozens of Acting-in Capacity (AIC) shifts under a mentor’s scrutiny, and demonstrated proficiency in budgeting, management theory, cultural competency, customer service, and an all-hazards approach. The Fire & EMS Department is proud of all individuals who have achieved this rank, and the three new captains are certainly no exception. For more information, please contact Deputy Chief of Shift Operations Karen Brack at 541-682-7147. New Look For Mayor and City Council Web Pages The Mayor and City Council web pages have received a much-needed facelift. This section of the portal was recently redesigned to give the pages a fresher look and to make the information and resources contained there more user-friendly and accessible. Old information has been removed or updated and duplicate information has been eliminated. In addition, the buttons on the City’s home page have changed to give users more direct access to the Mayor and City Council page and to City Council meeting information. Once all changes have been made to the Mayor and City Council section, work will begin to update and refresh the other City Manager’s Office pages. Any suggestions on what will make our web presence more relevant and useful are welcome. For information, please contact Beth Forrest at 541-682-5882. EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 5 October 28, 2010