EAST FORK FIRE & PARAMEDIC DISTRICTS' SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING
1694 COUNTY ROAD
MINDEN, NV 89423

MEETING MINUTES: Safety Committee Meeting

DATE AND TIME: Monday, October 10, 2011

LOCATION:

East Fork Fire and Paramedic Districts' Administrative Office
1694 County Road
Minden, NV 89423

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Dave Fogerson, Deputy Chief
Dave Thomas, Volunteer Staff Representative
Jonathan Plumer, Association Representative

MEMBERS ABSENT:

Todd Hovenden, Association Representative
Gale Maynor, Volunteer Staff Representative

GUESTS PRESENT: Rene Hoogendijk, Douglas County Leadership Committee

STAFF PRESENT:

Deputy Chief Tim Soule
Kathy Ransom, Sr. Office Assistant

Deputy Chief Fogerson called the Safety Committee meeting to order at 1630 hours in the Conference Room of the Administrative Offices of East Fork fire and Paramedic Districts.

Introductions were made around the room.

APPROVAL OF SAFETY COMMITTEE MINUTES

MOTION: Dave Thomas made a motion to approve the minutes of July 18, 2011 Safety Committee meeting.
SECOND:Jonathan Plumer
DISCUSSION: None
OPPOSED: None
ACTION: Motion carried.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

MOTION: Dave Thomas made a motion to approve the agenda.
SECOND: Jonathan Plumer
DISCUSSION: None
OPPOSED: None
ACTION: Motion carried.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Deputy Chief Fogerson stated that today was the first day on the job for Deputy Chief Tim Soule, welcomed him to the meeting, and indicated he would be chairing the next quarterly Safety Committee meeting.

Captain Larry Goss, having recently returned from a trip to New York where he attended the Redmond Symposium, briefly covered the following topics that were presented at the symposium:


1. CO Exposure
2. Staffing on Residential Structure Fires
3. Firefighter Environment
4. Radio Systems and Equipment
5. Wellness Fitness
6. Occupational Diseases
7. Infection Control
8. Miscellaneous items including, OSHA and CPR, PPE Helmet standard, under armor garments, single vs double on wildland, and IAFF fireground Survival course

Deputy Chief Fogerson requested that Captain Goss send out email notices to the Captains with regard to some of the information obtained at the Redmond Symposium and to include more in-depth information via the district newsletter on some of the items.

Rene Hoogendijk had a question with regard to our procedures after being exposed to an active TB patient. Deputy Chief Fogerson stated that he could not answer questions under public comment, but he would definitely be open to addressing these specific questions once the meeting has adjourned.

Deputy Chief Fogerson said that we had 2 firefighter injuries on a 10/1/2011 second alarm structure fire including one who was declaring a mayday.

Captain Goss will be heading up a committee including Kirt from dispatch, Jonathan Plumer and Gale Maynor to put together a Facilitative Learning Analysis with regard to the above firefighter injury incident. They have three weeks to complete the assignment.

Public comment closed.

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