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September 2, 2008 Fire Department Meeting
HIGHLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT MEETING MINUTES September 2, 2008 Members present: Todd Carlson, Sherrie Craft, John Prohaska, Jessica Carlson, Matt Carlson, Marvin Landreth, Ron Cairns, Dawn Ross, Mike Ross, Kally Ross, Tim Andrews, Ken Wilk, Bob Johnson and Don Ronkainen (New Member). EMS training was held before the meeting. 7:01 Meeting was called to order by Chief Todd Carlson. Todd introduced Don to all the members. Minutes were sent by email to the members. A motion to accept the minutes was made by Matt/Ken. (MC) Todd gave the preliminary figure for earnings from the golf tournament $4686.72. There is still one outstanding invoice for radio advertising and for the gifts that were given to Amber, Kathy and Larry. Trivent may still be donating money for the tournament. A motion to accept the incomplete report was made by Kally/Marvin. (MC) Correspondence: None Fire Association Meetings: Douglas County. Todd attended the meeting. Open meeting laws were discussed. Annie sent information to Todd about this matter. Business meetings are now posted in three locations in the town. Dawn presented a program to the association. Wal-Mart will be a sponsor for a 20 man team in 2009 marathon; B.N. will provide uniforms and the lettering on them. Dawn will keep us posted. The upcoming mock fire was discussed. Fire/EMS Report: 2 groups of lost canoeists. The first group got above Little Joe and did not go on. The second group was supposed to meet at Co-op Park. They did show up but no one informed the departments or law enforcement that everyone was accounted for. 1 medical – difficulty breathing and 1 Mutual aid wild land fire For Bennett. Discussion was held on the good work that was done at the fire, using F500 on attack of vehicle fires and the use of SCBA’s on vehicle fires. Discussion was also held on possible modifications to the wheels and springs of the brush truck. We need to look at getting at least two air packs on the brush truck. Ron asked if we will get paid as a department for our work and Todd stated that if Bennett was going to bill for the fire, then we would follow suit. Committee Reports: Grants-Dawn $750 from Wausau Paper. Most of the grants are for equipment and training equipment. Dawn stated that if we suggest a match when applying for grants we are more likely to get a positive response. The members were asked to come up with ideas for projects to apply for. Truck-Derrick is to send the spec by the 3rd or 4th. The goal is to get the spec out for bids ASAP and bids back by the October board meeting. The order for the truck needs to go out in October or we will have a very hard time meeting the FEMA deadline. Our tanker is due to arrive late November. Old Business: The award letter for the 08-09 DNR grant should be arriving soon. We are still awaiting the payment for the 07-08 grant. The golf scramble was discussed. Next year the committee needs to be formed earlier. Discussion was held about the day and the month in which to hold it. Todd and Sherrie will talk to Tony and set the date soon for next year. Raffles were also discussed. Ron will look into seeing if we need to purchase a license and what type we would need for guns or larger items. The possibility of a large grand prize was talked about. Buying insurance for a hole in one prize was discussed. We have been awarded the OJA grant for 4 digital mobile radios. Todd asked the members if they would be willing to accept a 5th mobile radio. A motion was made by Dawn/Kally to pursue the possibility of the 5th radio. Dan Diamon is still working on getting the advanced skills modules straight. We do have EPI in place but we need a prescription to get it. John stated that we need to look at the protocol on file and follow the instructions for the storage and use of the EPI since this is the only way that our medical director will allow us to use EPI. Any changes to the protocol need to be written up and submitted to Dr. Schrock for approval. Dawn has made up a list of EMS supplies and would like the members to look at it before it gets ordered. Old Business from the Floor: John asked if the truck captain was really a rank. Discussion was held on rank and its meaning. It was thought that a job description should be written up by Todd for the truck captains and given to the members. Shirt Order-It was decided to order 10 XL, 20 LG, 10 MED and 10 Sm. New Business: There will be a zone boss training in Drummond on Sept. 4th at 6pm. New business from the floor: The idea to give free blood pressure checks at the town board meetings was brought up. No decision was made. The members gave permission to pay outstanding bills from the golf tournament from the fundraising check book. Dawn and Mike-Fired up for fitness challenge. Info is available from them. You can earn gifts along the way during the challenge. Todd asked everyone to fill out the driver’s insurance forms before leaving. A motion to adjourn was made by Ron/Matt. (MC) Training will be Tuesday, September 16, 2008 @ 6:30pm at the fire hall. Next Meeting Tuesday, October 7, 2008 @ 6:30 pm at the fire hall.