White River Township Fire Department

Staff Meeting * October 22 & 23, 1997

 

Wednesday (22nd) meeting called to order at 1320 hours.  Present:  Mike Dutton,  Steve Mourer, Rick Cooley, Kim McKee, Eric Brown, Scott Cassin, Steve Coover, Kevin Skipper, Travis Sichting, Mike Hoffman.  Meeting adjourned at 1430 hours.

Thursday (23rd) meeting called to order at 1314 hours.  Present:  Mike Dutton, Carey Slauter, Troy Wymer, Eric Brown, Jeff Wilson, Kim McKee, Jeremy Pell, Joe Marsh.  Meeting adjouned at 1500 ours.

 

IF YOU WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND, REMEMBER TO CONTACT YOUR LIEUTENANT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING ANYTHING THAT WAS DISCUSSED.

 

1. Jeremy Pell and Steve Rowland are working on exchanging 2 Kinmans for 1 Phoenix.

 

2.  Personnel update.

                * Ryan Roberts - terminated

                * Patrick Eudaly - terminated

                * Scott Gordon - proposed termination for lack of activity

* Rob Pickett - proposed move to reserve status w/90 day immediate leave pending receipt of his

letter.

* Jerrod Myer - still reserve.  Failed to present himself at Tony Pagano’s office Wed. morning for

EMT written test.  Special exceptions were made by Tony Pagano to ensure our 3 personnel could be sped through the normal process so as to become available for compensated status as soon as possible.

                * Sean Atkinson - passed EMT written test this morning.  Proposed move to compensated

pending compensated test.

                * Scott Alexander - passed EMT written test this morning.  Proposed move to compensated

pending compensated test.

                * Dave Kelley - Proposed move to compensated pending notification of FFI certification &

compensated test.

* Dave Manlove - Proposed move to compensated pending notification of FFI certification &

compensated test.

                * Matt Ladd - Proposed move to compensated pending notification of FFI certification &

compensated test.

 

3.  Budget - absolutely nothing but emergency expenditures and regular monthly bills.

 

4.  FPDB. 

                A)  Approved $650,000 additional appropriation and it should take approximately 15 days to clear the State Board of Tax Commissioners.  The FPDB plans to close on both loans by November 25.  At that time we should be able to purchase loose equipment as planned. 

                B)  Bids will be opened October 29.  NO BID IS TO BE OPENED UNTIL THEN!! Bid will be

awarded November 6 at 1900 hours.

                C)  Master Agreement revision proposed as attached.  Chief Officers and Board Members will meet October 27 at 1500 hours at station 51 to review this thoroughly.  Chief Dutton asked Rick Cooley if he would attend as well.  They will be meeting with Joe Pitcher October 30.  A copy will be posted on the computers at each station for review by membership. 

 

5.  EMAS.  Wayne Fletcher is still waiting to hear from EMS Commission regarding the status of Engine 52 being ALS.  It could start any day.  Reminder, when it does, R52 and Tactical 51 will be switching again.  At that time, new PI assignments will be E52 and R51.

 

6.  Waiting on items from Community South regarding our ALS program.  The FD should be certified ALS provider by 1/1/98.

 

7.  Station 2 looks excellent and special thanks to all who were involved.  However, due to spending freeze, no carpet or linoleum will be purchased until next year.

 

8.  Communications committee is not prepared to give a presentation at this month’s staff meetings.  Look for a proposal next month.

 

9.  Apparatus update.

                * Engine 51 - waiting on graphics from Stoops for door.

                * Rescue 52 - K.Skipper will be issuing memo on it’s proper care.

                * Engine 52 - Wilson still working on pending repairs from Smeal. 

                * Car 50 - everyone agreed that, due to many mechanical problems, it should be stripped

and sold as soon as possible. 

 

10.  Chief Dutton announced that we are no longer completing quarterly reports, but instead, each officer and division head will be responsible for submitting an annual report.

 

11.  Scott announced that the Centrex phone system was approved in lastnight’s FPDB meeting.  He will be contacting Ameritech within the week to order it.  We will be holding on the ISDN line as new sources have indicated that our mission can be accomplished with regular telephone line.

 

12.  There are currently six personnel that have been on over a year that need to be cleared to drive.  These people were hired before the department’s ruling that you must have Master Driver/Operator in order to chauffeur.  Steve Mourer is currently working with Rick Beasley, Art Sink, Brian Reynolds, Brian Sauer, Bruce Alexander and Jim Taulman

 

13.  Trainings can now occur on Monday mornings.  Steve Mourer has created outlines for fire trainings for the shifts to follow.  Chief Dutton will instruct Joel to do the same.

 

14.  Congratulations to Travis Sichting for being named Firefigher of the Quarter.

 

15.  Chiefs are looking at ways to make the weekend and evening shifts consistent with day crews.

 

16.  Joe Settles has met all requirements and has been placed on the Battalion list.  Congratulations Joe!

 

 

 

Next staff meetings are scheduled for November 19th & 20th, both at 1300 hours, and both at station 51. 

 

AGENDAS ARE DUE TO CHIEF DUTTON BY 5PM ON NOVEMBER 5.