Monthly Meeting Minutes

Date:     1-11-2010      Time: 7:00pm

Pledge of Allegiance

Present: Amanda Fuhrman, Mark Albright, Matt Miller, Henry Hartman, William Wentz, Travis Fuhrman, Dennis Beck, Bre Hauze, Nate Hauze, April Young, Dave Lyons, Mary Pelton, Nora Sowers, Justin McNaughton, Brad Wright, Jennifer Cassada, Ashley Beck, Don Young, Kyle Shropshire, 

Roll Call of Officers:

Fire Chief: Mark Albright-Present

Deputy Chief: Eric Sweitzer-Absent

Assistant Chief: Travis Fuhrman-Present

Truck Chief: Don Young-Present

Fire Captain: Matt Miller-Present

Fire Lieutenant: Bre Hauze-Present

Truck Captain: Vacant

Truck Lieutenant:Vacant

QRS Captain: William Wentz-Present

Fire Police Captain:Ed Bowers-Absent

Fire Police Lieutenant: Henry Hartman-Present

Fire Police Sergeant: Dennis Beck-Present

Safety Officer: Brad Wright-Present

Accountability Officer: Ashley Beck-Present

Engineer: Nate Hauze-Present

Gear Officer: Justin McNaughton-Present

Training Officer: joint effort between all officers

President: Jennifer Cassada-Present

Vice President: Brad Wright-Present

Treasurer: Ashely Beck-Present

Secretary: Amanda Fuhrman-Present

Motion made to accept last month's minutes:

1st by Brad, 2nd by Travis approved by all 

Motion made to accept last month's Treasure's Report:

1st by Brad, 2nd by Travis approved by all

Fire Chief Report:

    For the month of December 11 fire calls, 4 were in the 29 run area, 7 were mutual aid responses

   Medical calls for December 8, 4 were in the 29 run area, 1 was a mutual aid response and 3 were not documented in the run book at all.

   Fire calls for the year of 2009 153 dispatched calls, 152 responded, 1 no response in a mutual aid box.

   Calls per box area:

   29 Lewisberry-51

   31 Newberry-27

   68 Fairview-53

   66 Wellsville-9

   26 Strinestown-4

   28 Goldsboro-2

   27 York Haven-1

   09 Dover Township-1

   CC 22 Shiremanstown-d

   CC 24 Lisburn-1

   CC 16 West Fairveiw-1

 Medical Calls for the year of 2009 

    145 dispatched calls, due to poor medical call log documentation run/response numbers and calls per box area could not be completed.

In 2009 we went from a single engine to having a second by making a good deal with another York County company. This increased our ability to protect the residence of our first run by having a back up engine for those time our main engine needs to be out for maintenance or repairs. We also threw a grant were able to grow into an aerial operations side of the fire service. This company has grown with membership and our training hours were still in good standing with overall state numbers. Everyone here should be proud of what this company has accomplished in the year 2009 and look forward to even more in 2010.

We held a re-organizational officers meeting on Sunday January 3rd. This was to go over the new officer's policy and give the direction for the company in 2010. The policy was sent out company wide and the officers had agreements to sign and understand what they are to do. We also discussed the forward direction for the company in 2010 with the addition of the truck.

We have some different officers this year and all the duties of)  those officers are defined. This includes the addition of the accountability officer and safety officer being separated.

    1) Accountability tags NEED to be used EVERY time EVERY call

    2) The Safety officer will be overseeing operations and making sure we have our back up safety practices in place.

    3) The house siren is working again and the siren sounds as follows: cycle of 4 for fire responses and a single cycle for medical responses.

    4) If you have a workers comp claim you need to contact myself AND safety officer Brad Wright so the claim gets filed and handled correctly.

    5) The fire school is now charging for class no shows. All classes you want to attend MUST be approved by me. I have to sign off on the forms before they can be sent in. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!

    6) Fire Commissioners Grant has been announced and we are officially receiving $9500.00. This in not what was originally being told however state cut backs effected the total amount of everyone's grant.

    7) Box alarm changes are coming again and we are going to actual driving mileage.

    8) The Truck passed its aerial certification and I have the copy of the paperwork.

    9) We have in house training starting in starting in station taught by Steve Lane.

    10) The forestry classes were sent out as well and a sign up sheet will be placed in the dayroom also. We have secured a site for the outside practical for this class.

Officer's Reports:

Assistant Chief:

Attack 29 had it's ladder tips painted to comply with standards on being able to locate them from roof. Also the rescue spreaders were found to be open and subsequently destroyed the compartment light covers, please remember to fully close them after each use. Them medium length pike pole that was under the ladder is now mounted permanently to the truck. We have replaced the tool box and thinned some tools out of it. This is to ensure that the box and contents stay safe.

Grants: FEMA status has not changed we are still waiting, guidelines for 2010 AFG are here and that will open in April.

Other: In closing our crew we had at the A frame house call did a fantastic job and as Mark stated I hope we keep this up!

Truck Chief:

We took the truck on 2 calls so far, things went pretty well.

Somethings that need work on are the plates, once all the plates are set let the driver/operator know. The plates will always get dropped once the truck is in place. Same thing with the pins. Who ever is riding in the OIC seat on the truck will be the one using the radio. Thank you to everyone that has helped with the truck.

Fire Captain:

Check's on the brush truck drivers side take down and reverse light are out, fuel is above 3/4. If you notice anything wrong or any problems with the brush truck let me know. Good job at both fire calls on Pleasant Hill, everyone did a really good job, this year is looking to be a great year already. When we get back from calls make sure you help was the piece that you were riding on. There is 2 classes scheduled SR190 and PA130 Saturday March 6th 8:30am to 5pm and march 13th and 14th 8:30am to 5pm, you will need these classes to run forest, brush or woods fires outside of Newberry Township.

Fire Lieutenant:

NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME

QRS Captain:

William was able to get a hold of the billing person and they need the NPI number to get everything started.
 

Fire Police Captain:

Engineer:

Nothing to report at this time, but if you notice anything wrong please let Nate know and he will work on it.

Safety/Accountability Officers:

It would seem that Pleasant Hill Rd is the place to be for the past 2-3 weeks. Having said that the Chimney Fire we had and Sunday mornings House fire went VERY well. The Truck work was done very well as well as the Engine company. In general I feel that everyone worked well together and in both cases both houses were saved from anymore damage then what could have happened. Stay safe and keep working together.

Memberships:

Two new members Ray and Scott Trimmer, they are from Shiremanstown.

Motion to accept the two new members

1st by Matt  2nd by Travis accepted by all.
 

Ways and Means:

Old Business:

Bingo-we are waiting to hear back about the license.
 

New Business:

Changing from Citizen's Bank to Member's 1st, so the reports are not really current at this moment. Officer's that need to be appointed by department Matt Mill Fire Captain , Bre Hauze Fire Lieutenant , Henry Hartman Fire Police Lieutenant , Dennis Beck Fire Police Sergeant. Motion to accept these appointed officers. 1st by Travis 2nd by Don. Approved by all. We have an agreement with the borough to remove the snow at the Library and Community Building sidewalks. The borough is going to get us a snow blower and we will work off the cost of the snow blower by what ever the dollar amount is per hour off until the snow blower is paid off.

Committee's: Matt Miller-election, Mark Albright and Keith Patterson-By Law's, and Ashley Beck- Ways and Means.
 

Adjournment:  at 7:49pm