White River Township Fire Department

            Staff Meeting

           

            Thursday, October 28, 2004

 

 

                       

Present:

Chief Slauter

Chief Wilson

Chief Brown

Chief Thacker

 

Jackie Emmons

 

Lieutenant Hart
Lieutenant Engmark.

Lieutenant Smith

Lieutenant Alford

Lieutenant Arkins

 

 

 

  1. Chief Thacker stated that the trainees are beat up and sore.
    1. Wednesday they trained on the ladders all day.
    2. Thursday they will be training in 2 room fires, go down the hallway and search.
    3. Friday and Monday will be live fire and the trucks.
    4. Tuesday and Wednesday will be extrication.

 

  1. Injuries:
    1. Greg Hurrle tore a hamstring.
    2. Jason Bailey has muscle problems.
    3. Tony Slusher tore a rotator cuff.

 

  1.  Chief Wilson will do NFPA hose stretching training in November.

 

  1. Lt Arkins said the new beds are here, we are selling the old ones (frame, mattress, & box springs) for $30.00 each.

 

  1. Lt. Alford has the material to do the new ventilation training with the new hires.

 

  1. The trainees are riding with the Battalion, and then riding on an engine with a lieutenant at the station.  The lieutenant will determine when they are read to put on the schedule.

 

  1. Lt. Smith status on building projects
    1. Station 53 the staircase and the deck are completed
    2. Station 52 Oct 29th the rough-in for the water softener will be complete then we will replace the dishwasher.  The stained glass window was too expensive to repair so Plexiglas will be installed over it.  The woman’s restroom is almost finished
    3. Station 51 the committee met and they are half way through re-drawing the plans to present to the architect

 

  1. Lt. Smith status on insurance
    1. The big sale was how much the district board would pitch in, the board will pay 90% of the employee only premiums and the employee will pay 10%, the board will pay 80% of the family premiums and the employee 20%.
    2.  The HSA program is a 10/90 percent split.  If the person stays healthy it rolls over to the next year and the money is interest bearing.
    3. A 10% fee will be assessed if you use the HSA money for items not approved.
    4. The family plan employee contribution will stay the same, yet the single employees will have to pay extra.  HSA account $3,000. a year for a family and $1,500. per year for a single person.
    5. It is through the Sagamore Network
    6. Wellness benefit is included in the plan
    7. The insurance kicks in after you spend your HSA account
    8. The district board spends a quarter of a million on insurance now and the new plan will be $150,000.00

 

  1. PERF – Chief Thacker distributed the new books for disability benefits

 

  1. Lt. Hart said EMS expo has our mass casualty worked out
    1. New tags for victims in 3 categories immediate is red, delayed is yellow, and minor is green.
    2. 8 station multilator on new tactical can run it 25 ft. either way.  The oxygen cylinder is portable
    3. Red, yellow, and green tarps on the tactical
    4. Julie Settles will do a class on triage for mass casualties
    5. Monitors will be going in to have the software upgrades done soon
    6. Digital reporting systems need to be used by 2006 – 2007
    7. All 3 trucks need to be striped and reorganize the EMT equipment
    8. We need to make a splint box
    9. Possibly we will buy 3 new boxes for drugs by the end of the year
    10. A new paramedics class is set for January 2005.  Get a letter to Chief Tibbetts if you want to attend.
    11. National skill levels are changing for EMTs

 

  1. New tactical is at Donley getting detailed, serviced, cascade bottles, and then it will go to Square One Graphics to get striped

 

  1. Speak up now if you want to make a lateral move because we are getting ready to start scheduling.  There will be no senority bumps, that would not be fair.

 

  1. Chief Slauter said good job and thank you to Lt. Arkins, Lt. Smith, and Lt. Alford for hanging in there and doing a great job.  Please hang in there one more month.

 

  1. Help the firefighters that do not normally work a particular shift and guide them through the duties for that particular shift.

 

  1. Chief Thacker said we will let you know what training procedures the new hires went through and the specifics so the seasoned firefighters will be aware of the training and everybody will be on the same page.

 

Meeting adjourned at 10:55 am.