A fire early Monday morning destroyed an apartment building and retail office space in Park Falls. Police were able to evacuate all of the tenants inside
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After a police officer graduates from the recruit academy, that officer may never have his or her physical fitness tested again.
That didn’t sit well with Phillips Police Chief Michael Hauschild.
Instead, he set up an incentive program for officers to stay fit throughout their careers.
Starting this year, Phillips police officers can earn a monetary bonus just for staying fit.
“Basically, it’s the same standards of testing that are in the recruit academy that new recruits go through,” Hauschild said. They’re required to [meet] an entrance standard, then they do the exit standards. The test [consists] of a vertical jump, agility run, sit-ups, 300 meter run, push-ups, and 1.5 mile run.”