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January 6, 2009 Fire Department Meeting

HIGHLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT 
MEETING MINUTES
January 6, 2009

Members present: Todd C., Sherrie C., Jessica C., Jake M., DJ R., Ken
W., Dan K., Justine R., Kally R., Mike R., Dawn R. and Sam D. 

EMS training was held before the meeting.
7:25 pm Meeting was called to order by Chief Todd Carlson.
Minutes were given to the members.  A motion to accept the minutes was
made by Kally/Marvin. (MC)

Treasurer’s Report: – None

Correspondence:  None

Fire Association Meetings:  Not Attended

Fire/EMS Report:  Rollover-Mutual aid Bennett, Structure Fire-Mutual
aid Lake Nebagamon-Canceled. Highland took IC for the rollover. It was
technically a Bennett call but all went well. There were some concerns
with some responders being in a hurry to move the patient. When in a
situation, don’t be afraid to speak up for the patient. 

Committee Reports:  Grants-Dawn-The Enbridge grant for the Be Somebody
Run has been received. She is going to re-submit to Wausau Paper.
Truck- The truck is ready for the pre-paint inspection. Members were
asked if they thought we should go and inspect the truck. Todd feels
that we can trust Derrick to know if things are right and ready to be
painted. Also we will be provided with detailed pictures before it is
sent to paint. Members agreed that we could waive the trip.
Fundraising-No activity. Todd and Sherrie will arrange to meet with
Tony and Kathy to discuss the golf tournament.
 
Old Business:  FEMA grant is due to open for 2009. Todd asked the
members if we should apply for the loose equipment that is needed on
the new trucks. Members agreed. We need to get approval from the town
board to hire the grant writer and to apply. Discussion was held on
equipment and hose lines. We would like to get the engine equipped to
classify as a class 1 engine. 
Raffle License – The paper work was returned in order to obtain more
information. The paper work is being resubmitted.
The DNR Grant is almost complete. The thermogel should be here soon. 

Old Business from the Floor:  Traffic safety vests – Vests have been
ordered and should arrive soon. The larger vests are to be put on your
turnout gear. It is easier to put them on and remove them when needed,
than to not have them on and forget to use them. Smaller vests have
been ordered for EMS personnel.

New Business:  Driver operator was cancelled until spring.
The holiday party is February 8th. Todd invited Lake Nebagamon, Brule,
Barnes and Bennett. Response so far has been negative, only Bennett
may be coming.
The training books have been given to all members. We need to start
working on them to see where everyone is at and what training is most
important to cover first. Discussion was held on how to sign off on a
skill. It is the member’s responsibility to get signed off on the
skills. The books will be needed at each meeting and training. If
anyone has new ideas or skill ideas, bring the ideas to one of the
three chief officers.
Todd handed out the draft of the new by-laws for members to review.
Bring ideas to the next meeting for discussion.

New business from the floor:  Cable Conference – If you are interested
in attending, get the registration filled out and to Todd or Sherrie.
Discussion was held on the classes and the value of bring the training
back to the department.
First responder course will be held in Superior at WITC beginning Feb.
3 – May 12th on Tuesday nights from 6-10 pm.
Mike R. had some issues with the way the stipend was given. He stated
that some members have not completed their live burn and should not be
eligible. He said that he has done the burn. The problems arise from
the fact that when you take the class, you usually do not get a
certificate for the burn. That is a new procedure done by WITC. It has
always been until recently that if you got the class certificate for
54 hours then you had the burn. At this point the only way to fix the
mistake is to have that member pay back the stipend they received and
for it to be dispersed among those who qualified. The stipend
requirements have always been in the by-laws and every member received
a copy when they joined. The new by-laws will also include the
requirements for receiving the stipend.

A motion to adjourn was made by Jessica/Justine.  (MC)


Training will be Tuesday, January 20, 2009 @ 6:30pm at the fire hall.
Next Meeting will be Tuesday, February 3, 2009 @ 6:30 pm at the fire
hall.

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