Town Of Highland : Agendas

February 2, 2010 Fire Department Meeting

Highland Fire Department 
Business Meeting Agenda

Date:  February 2, 2010
Call to Order:  Chief Ronald M Cairns
Secretary's Report:  Dawn Ross
Treasurer's Report:  Marvin Landreth
Correspondence:  Dawn Ross
Fire Association Meetings:  Attended, Ron Cairns and Marvin Landreth. 
January 18, 2010 held at Lake Nebagamon 7:00 p.m.
Banquet to be held on the Vista Star June 11, 2010 Boarding at 5:45
p.m. departing at 6 p.m.  The trip will last 3 hours, it will be pot
luck.  The guest speaker might be the fire fighter that had there
bouse built by extreme home builders.

Be somebody May 21, 2010 Friday in Brule.  KQDS will be setting up to
do a radio broadcast.  We will send $100.00 to Keith Kessler for the
TV broadcast, each department will do the same.  After the get
together, we will set up our equipment at the fire hall.

Highland, Nebagamon, Town of Superior will be picking the next
department for department of the year award.  Which will be awarded at
the banquet in June.

$1000.00 First Responder Grant will be coming out soon.

We need to start using DG Tack on the radios when we are on scene. 
After you acknowledge that you received the call change your radio to
DG Tack.  Also if we are called on out a mututal aid ask if they need
manpower or our tanker or any other equipment before you leave the
hall.  If you have Fire 1 you need to take the Hazmat class.

Fire/EMS Reports
One fire call to Dan Kallber house.  One EMS call Barnes Mutual Aided
that call and transported to an intercept with gold cross.

Committee Reports
Grant Committee:  We are going to ask the town board to have a FEMA
grant written for pagers, hand held, and mobile radios.  I filled out
an application for an 6x6 ATV through the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco
Company.  Marvin and Sue have applied for an Fire Wise grant to be
used for the fire wise fun day on June 12th, 2010.

Fund Raising Committee--  Marvin is working on the fire wise fun day.
Old Business - Marvin and I worked on the Brush Truck to change it
over to a dually system and to put on new leaf springs.  We changed
the rims.  To finish the job we need to put on new fenders and rim
covers.  To have the truck ready for the spring and summer fire
seasons.
We will need to have two fire extinguishers recharged because we used
them at the truck fire, at a cost of $28.00 each.
DNR Grant has been okayed so we are going to order Shirts and pants
for wild land use.  5 shirts and 14 pairs of pants.  We will need your
size.
Cable conference the check has been sent for your classes so if you
decide not to go you will be charged for the classes you signed up
fo.
We have up dated our class A and class B raffle license, the hooks for
the pumper truck tools are in.  We have also ordered collapsible
traffic cones for the pumper and the tanker.  We ordered a water
rescue throw stick, a fit-5, Dener blade cover, traffic vests for EMS
and fire.
New Business
We have a new junior fire fighter member Meredith Anderson.  She will
go up for board approval at the next town board meeting, February 9,
2010.
Kally Ross has passed the test for Safety Officer.  Our department now
has  certified safety officer on scene whether it be a fire scene or
an EMS scene.  It will be her job to make sure that she scenes are
conducted in a safe mattern.

Adjourn:
Reminder Traning Meeting
We will have pumper operator training on February 16, 2010.  Also we
will have Ice Resuce training on February 27, 2010 8:00 a.m.  meeting
at the fire hall and then moving to Minnesuing Lake by Sidelines Bar. 
This training will be conducted by two WITC instructor.

Archive

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March 13, 2012 Regular Town Board Meeting

February 27, 2012 Special Town Board Meeting

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January 20, 2012 Firewise Fun Day Committee

January 10, 2012 Regular Town Board Meeting

December 13, 2011 Regular Town Board Meeting

November 8, 2011 Regular Town Board Meeting

October 11, 2011 Regular Town Board Meeting

September 13, 2011 Regular Town Board Meeting