Meeting of the Board of Fire Engineers 

 

February 9, 2006

 

 

 

Meeting convened at 8:08 p.m.

 

 

Members present:            Michael S. Trovato, Chief

                                    Warren G. Alexander, Deputy

                                    Adam Wolf

                                    Gerard Menangas

                                    Marilyn Monks

 

 

Chief's Report:

 

4th of July Fireworks discussed.

 

Problems encountered during the 2005 fireworks discussed.  Crowd control, overcrowding in bars, drugs and public drinking were major problems.   Solutions suggested may be having OCHS open on the 4th of July or renting several ambulances. Approval to transport patients to OCHS will be researched by Len Nelson of CIEMSS.  Motor vehicle (motorcycle) accidents have increased for the past two years during the July 4th holiday.  Board in agreement that even with a plan in place the town does not have the resources needed to handle a disaster.  A meeting with Police Chief Meyer and Town Manager Bergman will be scheduled to address the BoFE concerns.

 

NIMS Training will be scheduled thru Barnstable County Fire/Rescue Training Academy.

 

Finance Committee Meeting will be held in February at Town Hall.

 

 

House #1

 

Application for membership in #1 received from Malcolm Kerr Hunter.  Hunter was unanimously voted in by house members at their last meeting.

 

Motion:  Wolf motioned to accept the house vote, pending a physical exam; Menangas seconded the motion; All in favor.

 

Flooring will be tiled in Officers room and exercise room (soon to be men's bunk room) at Main Station discussed.  Building and grounds will install floor tiles in both rooms.  Lower Cape Ambulance will cover the cost of materials.

 

Custom Roof Vents have been installed on the Main Station roof by Cazault to prevent driving rains from entering the vents. Leak in interior stairwell discussed. Cazault caulked any suspicious areas around flashings.  Leaks in upstairs exercise room and meeting room may be coming through the windows advised Wolf.  Wolf will place a hose on the windows to check for leaks.

 

Heating problems in day room discussed.  Two zone valves were running off of one thermostat.  New thermostats installed in Ladies bunkroom and Day room can be set to run heating and air conditioning.  Settings for Heat and AC are too close in new thermostats causing the AC to come on when the temperature is within 3 degrees.  Wolf will meet with Rusty repairman next time he is needed to discuss the new thermostats they installed.  

 

Engine 195 discussed.

 

The engine has been out of service for 3 weeks waiting for mechanic (AJ) to complete the job.  Wolf stated that if the mechanic cannot work of the trucks consistently and complete the work as soon as possible the dept should look elsewhere. 

 

EVM (Chuck) is working on a contract to go through the trucks twice a year.  Cost of contract could be placed in the depts. budget.

Wolf felt that the dept needed a repairperson that is closer than Maine.  He suggested Maservies.  

The Chief will contact AJ Quirk to advise him to complete the work on Engine 195.

 

Rescue Captain and Lieutenant positions discussed. 

 

The Chief will contact Justin White re the Captains position.  Monica Himes is interested in the Lieutenant's position.

 

Status of Rescue members who reside out of town discussed.  Tom Roda, Dan Notaro, Lori Harding and Lorne Russell will be moved to Unpaid Auxiliary Status effective 1/1/06.

 

ADJOURNMENT  

 

Motion:  Wolf motioned to adjourn the meeting; Menangas seconded the motion, All in favor.

 

Meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m.