White River Township Fire Department

                                               Staff Meeting

           

                                                Thursday, July 6, 2006

 

 

                       

Present:

Mike Tibbetts

Mark Hart

Joe Green

 

 

Scott Cassin

Kevin Skipper

Eric Wiseman

 

 

Eric Brown

Joe Settles

Mike Shoemaker

 

 

Cary Slauter

Tony Slusher

Tim Smith

 

 

Joel Thacker

Jeff Smith

Corey McGaha

 

 

Jeff Wilson

Greg Hurrle

Crystal Young

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Pre-plan update: (Chief Slauter)
    1. Pre-plan is complete, Crystal is inputting the drawings into computerized format.
    2. Within a month should be able to pull up all pre-plan information in Firehouse.

 

  1. Mobile computer project update: (Chief Cassin)
    1. Final touches are being completed on the mounts today.
    2. Couple of small problems:  Verizon is a couple of weeks away from being up and running and Firehouse is re-writing some code to get rid of some bugs.
    3. When it is complete Chief Cassin will set up some training time with Chief Thacker in accessing pre-plan information.  Run information capture is still some time off, the department needs to get hold of the Firehouse EMS module and do some testing before implementing.
    4. As long as the laptop is in mount, access to Firehouse should not be a problem anywhere in the district.

 

  1. Station 52 update: (Chief Cassin)
    1. Most of the external work is done, caulking and finishing work left.  The window still needs to be replaced.
    2. Internally the drywall is up and ready for sanding.  New interior door has been replaced and most of the inner wiring and systems are half completed.
    3. The latest issue is with the anchoring the new section to the old building.  Code states that there must be three anchors but there are only two and they do not completely go through the concrete.  If this is a problem it should be caught during inspection.

 

  1. Station 51 update: (Chief Cassin)
    1. Today they will be digging and pouring footers for the bay.
    2. The floor of the bay is a long process where the floor is layered in six inch increments so settling is done slowly.  Each layer is tested and watched carefully.
    3. It is going to be another three weeks before the floor for the basement is poured, pluming, wiring and the sump pit needs to be complete before the floor can be poured.
    4. The next construction meeting and tour will be two weeks from yesterday, July 19, 2006.

 

  1. Paycheck FYI: (Chief Cassin)
    1. There were no deductions for several things on the last paycheck because they are calculated at 2 checks per month or 24 checks per year.  There are actually 26 pay periods per year so the two months where there are three pays the last one will not have those deductions.

 

  1. Physicals have been scheduled. (Chief Thacker)
    1. If you are scheduled for a physical, show up.  Four out of four did not show up for their physical in one day. 
    2. Chief Thacker will be contacting you 24 hours in advance to remind you.  Physicals will be completed by the end of October.

 

  1. IAFF HazMat Class Grant: (Chief Thacker)
    1. The class will be at this station free of charge sometime in January or February.

 

  1. NIMS training: (Chief Thacker)
    1. If you have completed training and you are still on the list let Chief Thacker know so that can be taken care of.
    2. If you are not done with the training by August 1st you will not work after August 1st.

 

  1. Elevator access keys are now on the Rescue, Ladder and Engine 52.

 

  1. Everyone needs to check your reports – Street names are being filled out incorrectly, etc.

 

  1. Trench training for next week is cancelled; there will be a CPR update.

 

  1. Captain Hart – The new protocols are out and the software upgrade on the monitors should be completed by the end of July.