07 - Fire Department Monthly Report

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PEQUOT LAKES FIRE DEPARTMENT MINUTES OF THE JULY 11, 2007 MEETING The monthly meeting of the PLFD was called to order by Chief Nelson, 20 members were present. The minutes of the last meeting were read and revised to add Bob Peterson II to the list of who helped at Safety Town. Loven motioned to approve the minutes as revised, second by Rickard, motion passed. Truck and equipment checks were discussed. Engine 1, 2, and 3 all checked good. Engine 1 has two new ratchet straps for securing cars and Engine 2 needs the hose bed tarp repaired. All of the gasoline valves are shut off on Engine 2 and a gas can needs to be added to the check list. Water Tender 1 was missing a flash light and has no safety cones. Rescue 1 was OK. The KED is under the seat. Grass 1 left turn signal does not work in front. Grass 2 is missing a flash light and safety glasses. The ATV is all OK. Tanker 1 is missing a step ladder which has been moved to Engine 1. Tanker 2 checked OK, but is slightly low on antifreeze. Tanker 3 is missing a passport card. The back-up alarm is working. Rescue 2 was not checked. The financial report lists our fire fund balance at $42151.18. The scholarship fund balance has been $852.67 and we added $214.80 from the jar at the breakfast, so the new balance is $1167.47. The pancake breakfast report was that we set another new attendance record. There were 909 adults and 240 children for a new total of 1149. Receipts for the event was $6363.00 for adults, $960.00 for children, donations of $646.00, and the scholarship jar yielded $214.80, for a grand total of$8183.80. Expenses to date are $1730.55 for food, $722.85 for new turners, tongs, pails, pitchers, and batter dispensers, and $1928.23 for the new grill. The total expenses were $4381.63. Profit to date is $3587.63. We do not have the bill for the portable toilets. Safety issues for tonight involved the motor vehicle rescue call at State Highway 371 and County Road 16. Engine 1 was parked partially in the south bound lane and some police officers moved some of our safety cones to open the lane for thru traffic. We were lucky that nobody was hurt from highway traffic very close to our Engine. We need to do all we can to protect our personnel. We probably should have parked the Pete off the highway on Myers Road. Old business issues were that next year we need to have 12 inch plates for the pancake breakfast. There was discussion on what we should charge for hauling water to be used for filling pools, for concrete slabs, watering fields, and etc. We will charge $50.00 per load. The people who get the water will have to pay the City directly for it. The meeting room project still needs the floor finished, the cables installed for television and the power point system, and locks and kick plates installed on the doors.