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PEQUOT LAKES FIRE DEPARTMENT <br /> 4638 County Road 11 <br /> Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 <br /> (218) 568-8201 Fax (218) 568-7672 <br /> { ` pequotfd@pequotlakes-mn.gov <br /> "This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer" <br /> JULY -AUGUST 2015 FIRE CHIEF REPORT <br /> • Tom, Justin &Trever met with Little People Daycare to go over fire safety <br /> • Tom went to the Summer Reading Program (coordinator Terri Grimes)to talk about firefighting & <br /> fire safety <br /> • Spent numerous hours dealing with insurance questions from Pelican Township citizens. Insurance <br /> rates have doubled; ISO made error and deleted Pelican Township as of 2015. Tom worked with <br /> ISO and straightened out the 3 fire districts that cover Pelican Township. <br /> • Made reservations for MN Fire Chiefs Conference in October <br /> • Met with City Administrator candidates over lunch along with other department heads and council <br /> • Met with a retired fire fighter who takes pictures of fire trucks for a magazine. <br /> • Met Joel Kinney with BZ Fire Protection at Babinski 40 unit elderly apartments to witness the <br /> sprinkler test&flow test. Found out dialer in Fire Panel wasn't working, called Northland Fire <br /> Protection to get repaired. <br /> • Scheduled annual pump test for all 3 engines; made repairs on Tanker 2 pump <br /> • Received word we have been awarded AFG grant for turnout gear washer and dryer($21,488) <br /> • Received word we did not get awarded the regional grant for air packs <br /> • Scheduled annual flow test for air packs <br /> • Sent a fire crew(4 people) along with engine to fire at the Becker coal plant July 18 <br /> Fire Meetings/Trainings <br /> July 1 Business Meeting <br /> July 4 Pancake Breakfast <br /> July 8 Officers Meeting <br /> July 12 Training burn - Knoxies <br /> July 15 Training; evaluate training burn <br /> July 29 Training—Elevated Rope Rescue <br /> August 5 Business Meeting <br /> August 19 Training—Auto Extrication <br /> Fire Calls: <br /> July 16 Auto accident; Jenkins <br /> July 20 Fire Alarm; Pequot <br /> July 23 Fire Alarm; Breezy—Canceled <br /> July 31 Mutual aid structure fire; Mission—Canceled <br /> August 1 Fire Alarm; Breezy—Canceled <br /> August 1 Down power line; Pequot <br /> August 7 Mutual aid structure fire; Brainerd <br /> August 16 Smoke in basement; Breezy <br /> August 20 Propane leak; Breezy <br /> August 23 Missing child; Breezy <br /> August 25 Transformer fire; Breezy <br /> August 27 Smoke alarm; Breezy <br />