White River Township Fire Department

Senior Staff Meeting

June 27, 2002

 

Present:

Bruce Alexander, Carey Slauter, Kevin Skipper, Eric Brown, Mike Tibbetts, Casey Arkins, Joe Settles and Jim Engmark.

 

 

 

 

  1. Please get vacation request forms to Chief Tibbetts asap.

 

  1. Comp time will be entered on books as straight time, then calculated later at 1 ½.

 

  1. The incident commander must now request the chaplain before he is allowed to respond.  He currently has no training in CISD.

 

  1. Chief Slauter met with Jim White regarding mutual aid.  The current contract was before station 53 was in service.  A memo will be coming out today regarding our response area.  There is no more automatic responses.

 

  1. Remember to dress appropriate at incidents for safety reasons.  The IC should make sure everyone is protected, including the IC.  Ambulance personnel without protective equipment must leave the danger area.

 

  1. The EMS commission is inspecting R51 & E52 today.

 

  1. All regulators have been replaced.  Please take care of them as they are $450 each.

 

  1. Be sure to check out equipment thoroughly!

 

  1. A&R was held lastnight.  Our SORs are doing well – 16 correct and 2 incorrect.  Great job officers! 

 

  1. They will be building the radio tower in 6-8 months.  In the mean time, we will be using MECA tower. 

 

  1. Do not move equipment on apparatus.

 

  1. Dr. Gansman has not yet signed the new protocols.  Paramedics will be required to pass a protocols test with 80% or better to be cleared.

 

  1. PHTLS class in August.  We are still holding on the PALS class.

 

  1. It is up to station officers to make sure the stations are secure when crews are off station.  Reminder that the FD will not be replacing stolen personal items.

 

  1. Newsletters are being re-implemented.