07 - Fire Department Monthly Report

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PEQUOT LAKES FIRE DEPARTMENT MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 7, 2009 MEETING The monthly meeting of the PLFD was called to order by Chief Nelson, 29 members were present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved by a motion by Evenson, second by Zeimet, motion passed. Truck and equipment checks were discussed. Engine 1 was good. The gas monitor we have been having all the trouble with was repaired and we were billed. This should have been under warranty. The transmission fluid was low one quart and was filled. Engine 2 was also good and now has new lanterns and a portable radio mounted in the cab. Tanker 1 was good. Tanker 2 was also good. The tank leak will be checked tomorrow with Keith Bunker. Tanker 3 was good and the back-up alarm works tonight. Rescue 1 and 2 were both good. Grass 1 was good and the heater worked good tonight. Grass 2 headlight fuse blew again and was replaced. Water tender 1 was good and needs the check sheet redone. The ATV and trailer were both good. The financial report listed our new checking balance tonight at $9101.01. During the month we paid $60.64 for pop and $500.00 for the scholarship for 2009. The new scholarship fund balance is $1300.65. The fire fund year end balance was $57678.26. Wendt motioned to approve the financial report, second by Hayes, motion passed. The Chief introduced Tom Ryan, our new City Council representative to the fire department. Donations for the fire fund received recently include $100.00 from Craig and Claire Nagel and $4000.00 from a family foundation not identified. There was discussion if we should advertise with a school activities calendar fund raiser. A decision was made not to participate. Safety topics tonight reminds us when we are responding to a call with our personal vehicles we have to obey all traffic laws and pull over and stop for emergency vehicles following you. We are not authorized to speed when responding to emergencies. We are liable for tickets and fines if we fail to obey traffic laws and disciplinary action may be taken by the fire department officers. More safety reminders are if you are pulling down sheetrock or paneled ceilings during an incident, there may be lots of water on top of the sheets which would cause the whole sheet to drop at once and cause injuries. Also, we need to be aware of back-up power generators which could be present in any building we might assume the main power supply is out of service. During the winter season, be aware of icy road conditions which may cause a vehicle to skid out of control any where. Try not to be caught in a situation where you are between highway traffic and any parked vehicles. When using fire hydrants in the winter, they need to be shut off when done using them and back drained so they do not freeze. Also when using the hydrant, it