White River Township Fire Department

                                               Staff Meeting

           

                                                Thursday, March 16, 2006

 

 

                       

Present:

Mike Tibbetts

Scott Cassin

Eric Brown

Carey Slauter

Casey Arkins

Mark Hart

Mark Williams

Scott Tichenor

Tony Slusher

Corey McGaha

Ryan Cox

Jory Cox

Chad Witham

Jason Bailey

Andrew Carman

Dan Speer

 

 

  1. Kim gave a discussion on the time sheets.

 

  1. Chief Tibbetts commended everyone on their efforts on the recent fire. 

 

  1. All reports are confidential and must be treated as such.  There is to be no discussion regarding incidents outside of the department.  Anyone requesting a copy of a run report must go through Chief Brown (for fire reports) and Captain Hart (for EMS reports).  If they are unavailable, Chiefs Tibbetts or Cassin will authorize any release of information.  These rules are effective, regardless of the person or agency requesting the information.  Chief Tibbetts will be issuing a memo and a policy regarding this later today.

 

  1. Personnel Updates:

-          Dale Saucier is completing PERF.

-          Chad Witham made a lateral move to A Shift Float

-          Vacancy is now the B Shift Float

 

  1. Senior staff has decided to write a fire grant to purchase a training trailer.

 

  1. Captain Hart stated that the new protocols are available for review on our server.  Please do so and notify him of your comments.

 

  1. Chief Slauter discussed dispatch protocol change to show Greenwood Engines 92 or 93 as the primary RIT responses.

 

  1. Be advised that Washington Township recently responded to a field fire where they found an explosives device with fire trailers.  The device had not yet detonated.  Police arrived to detonate the device, which they believe was set up to destroy a bridge as well as cause injury to first responders.  Fishers recently had an incident with a pipe bomb.  BE AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON AND USE CAUTION ON ALL INCIDENTS.

 

  1. Chief Brown and Captain Hart gave an update on the requirements for run completion in FireHouse ®.  Disciplinary action will begin occurring for those individuals who repeatedly fail to complete, or incorrectly complete, the run reports.

 

  1. Chief Cassin stated that the laptops would be in the first or second week of April.

 

  1. Construction updates.

-          Station 51:  Construction begins on or around May 1.

-          Station 52:  Construction begins on or around March 27.

-          Station 53:  Lt. Smith is developing a list of items needing repair.  Also, the septic field has been flagged by the State Health Department and we are required to replace it immediately.  Work is underway, starting with the plotting between here and the Wakefield Substation.

 

  1. Kim announced that she has tendered her two weeks notice and her last day will be Friday, March 24.