White River Township Fire Department

            Senior Staff Meeting

           

            Thursday, January 8, 2004

 

 

                       

Present:       .

Chief Tibbetts

Chief Cassin

Chief Slauter

Chief Brown

Chief Thacker

Chief Young

Kim Clawson

 

 

 

  1. Thermal imaging cameras will be placed on the truck companies.  Chief Tibbetts stated that crews should be looking over Greenwood’s camera when they go there for dinner.

 

  1. Chief Slauter will get Madison Township Fire Department’s radio and related equipment back from them and issue it to Lieutenant Hart.

 

  1. Chief Tibbetts reiterated that on duty crews are NOT to wear radios around the stations.  Only the officer should do this.

 

  1. Adam Whyde has been suspended for 30 days, ending February 2.  If he has another occurrence before March he will be released.

 

  1. After discussion, it was agreed that the fire department will pay for fire prevention/investigations to have three pagers.  Right now those are for Chief Brown and Lieutenant Engmark.  All others are to be returned or payroll deducted as the department is no longer paying for everyone to have a pager and a phone.

 

  1. Chief Young is working on getting the quartermaster system for the volunteer corporation abolished and giving them clothing allowance checks throughout the year (possibly June and December).  He is waiting to talk to legal counsel at this time.

 

  1. Discussion on awards banquet.

 

  1. Chief Cassin stated that they are still working on abolishing or restructuring the volunteer corporation so that all employees will fall under the District.  In a brief informal discussion, he stated that Paul seemed receptive to the idea. 

 

  1. No further new business.  Senior staff meeting adjourned into strategic planning meeting.