THURSTON COUNTY MEDIC ONE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ~ REGULAR MEETING EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER/EOC February 1, :00 PM AGENDA

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1 THURSTON COUNTY MEDIC ONE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ~ REGULAR MEETING EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER/EOC February 1, :00 PM AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL II. III. IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Operations Committee - January 4, 2018 B. EMS Council - January 17, 2018 (Informational Only) V. COMMITTEE REPORTS A. West Region EMS Council B. Subcommittees 1. Equipment Committee (EqC) Chair or Representative 2. Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Committee Chair or Representative 3. Training Advisory Committee (TAC) Chair or Representative 4. Transportation Resource Utilization Committee (TRU) Chair or Representative C. Staff Report VI. OLD BUSINESS ITEM PRESENTER EXPECTED OUTCOME A. EMS Council Action Report Wright Information B. C. VII. NEW BUSINESS ITEM PRESENTER EXPECTED OUTCOME A. Nominations Committee LaVielle/Pace Report B. C. D. E. Operations Committee Officer Elections VIII. GOOD OF THE ORDER - Wright Election IX. ADJOURNMENT Persons with hearing or speaking impairments can call Washington Relay Service at 711 or K:\Adminstration\Committees\Operations Committee\2018\Agendas\2 Ops February 1, 2018 agenda.doc

2 4A THURSTON COUNTY MEDIC ONE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE ~ MEETING MINUTES MEDIC ONE OFFICE January 4, 2018 PRESENT: Greg Wright, Steve Brooks, Chris Clem, Larry Fontanilla, Brian VanCamp, Malloree Fontanilla, Alex Christiansen, Russ Kaleiwahea, Scott LaVielle, John Wood ABSENT: Dave Pearsall, Stewart Mason EXCUSED: Keith Flewelling, Kathy Pace GUESTS: STAFF: Mike Buchanan, Mike Matousek, Isabel Mosier, Mark Gregory Kurt Hardin, Ben Miller-Todd, Sandra Bush, Alan Provencher I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Chair Wright called the regular meeting of the Operations Committee to order at 2:02 PM. Staff recorded roll. II. III. IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MSC - (LaVielle/Wood) move to approve and this carried unanimously. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Operations Committee December 7, 2017 MSC (Brooks/LaVielle) moved to approve, and this carried unanimously. 2. EMS Council (informational only) No December meeting V. COMMITTEE REPORTS A. WEST REGION None, however there was a question about scholarships to help cover the expense for EMTs & Paramedics who want to attend the WREMS conference. Staff will check into this. B. SUBCOMMITTES 1. Equipment Committee (EqC) None 2. Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) Committee LaVielle reported: There will be a joint meeting between the MCI Committee and the Equipment Committee, January 18 th at 1:00 pm. Chief Brooks announced a Thurston County level debrief for all agencies who responded to the Amtrak Derailment. This will be held January 19 th, hours, at Capital Christian Center on the corner of Martin Way and College. 3. Training Advisory Committee (TAC) None 4. Transportation Resource Utilization Committee (TRU) Brooks reported: TRU Committee will not meet again until there has been enough time and data to collect, since the changes to the BLS yellow response packages and the addition of the CPR call type. 5. Staff Report Staff report was included in the packet. Sympathy cards were handed out for Erin Burgman and Anna Lee Drewry, both of whom lost a parent in the last couple of weeks. Chief Kaleiwahea asked about the surplus vehicles. Hardin reported these vehicles will be available once the new medic units are in place. Also, Medic One s training unit needs to be replaced so Kurt asked agencies who will be receiving a surplus vehicle, to please consider Medic One when they surplus the vehicle they are replacing. VI. OLD BUSINESS A. EMS Council Action Report Wright reported: There was no December meeting, however the budget committee met today. Budget Committee members are; Margaret McPhee, Stan Moon, John Ricks, Jim Cooper, Frank Kirkbride, as well as selected staff. Also, the EMSC has formed a Strategic Planning Committee and the members are; Frank Kirkbride (Chair), Greg Wright (Vice-Chair), Margaret McPhee, Stan Moon, Brian VanCamp, Paul Perz, John Ricks, Eileen Swarthout, Steve Brooks, John Wood, and selected staff. 1 ops january minutes 2018

3 VII. NEW BUSINESS A Ambulance Licensing Renewals AMR & Olympic Ambulance applications were included in the packet. (Brooks/LaVielle) move to approve, and this carried unanimously. Applications will be presented to the EMSC January 17 th. Hardin asked for there not to be any changes to the Ambulance Ordinance until WACs have been updated. (Brooks/LaVielle) move to approve, and this carried unanimously. B. Appoint Nominations Committee - The Nominations Committee will consist of Chief LaVielle and Kathy Pace. C. Open Public Meeting Act Training - A 15 minute video was presented to the Ops Committee. 4A VIII. GOOD OF THE ORDER Chief Brooks thanked everyone for the support over the loss of one of their fire fighters. A memorial will be held January 14 th at 1:00 pm at Saint Martin s Pavilion. Chief Brooks also expressed how impressed he was at the response to the Amtrak derailment. Chief Mark Gregory announced Roger McMaster s memorial will be at the Lake Lawrence Lodge, January 20 th at 1:00 pm. IX. ADJOURNMENT - 2:48 PM 1 ops january minutes 2018 Page 2 of 2

4 Thurston County Medic One Emergency Medical Services Council Regular Meeting Medic One Office January 17, B PRESENT: ABSENT: EXCUSED: GUESTS: STAFF: Margaret McPhee, Greg Wright, Jim Cooper, Frank Kirkbride, Tom Fell, Harry Miller, John Ricks, Tom Oliva, Cody Colt, Paul Perz, Lenny Greenstein Larry Fontanilla Rena Merithew, Stan Moon, Gary Edwards Chris Clem, Meredith Hutchins, Chief Steve Brooks, Russell Lutz, Chief Scott LaVielle Kurt Hardin, Anna Lee Drewry, Sandra Bush, Joy Miller CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL C h a i r M c P h e e called the r e gu l a r meeting of the Emergency Medical Services Council (EMSC) to order at 3:30 PM. Roll was recorded by staff. I. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MSC Chair McPhee asked to move the Open Public Meetings Act Training to the last item under New Business, and Kurt Hardin asked to add Chief Brooks to New Business so he can provide a synopsis of the Amtrak train derailment. (Cooper/Kirkbride) move to approve the agenda as amended, and this carried unanimously. II. IV. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Chair McPhee asked for good stories about Roger McMaster and the group shared. Roger s memorial service will be January 20 th at 1:00pm. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. EMS COUNCIL November 15, 2017 MSC (Cooper/Kirkbride) move to approve the minutes and this carried, with Chair McPhee, Tom Oliva, Lenny Greenstein and Cody Colt abstaining. B. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE December 7, 2017 & January 4, 2018 (Informational Only) V. COMMITTEE REPORTS A. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE: No report. B. WEST REGION: Hardin reported: 1) WREMS conference will take place in March, in Ocean Shores. 2) There was discussion about MIN/MAX, however there are no significant changes. 3) There was discussion regarding RCW which allows response agencies to take someone with behavioral health issues directly to a behavioral health facility instead of to an Emergency Department. There will be more to follow on this, as no action was taken. 4) WREMS is working on a strategic plan. 5) DOH notified stakeholders they are changing WAC , sub-sections , , 800, 920, 960, and 970. Changes are expected to be finalized by June C. STAFF REPORT: This was included in the packet. Frank Kirkbride asked about the 5 new units. Hardin said the units are still being prepared, and new gurneys should arrive in February. Tumwater s two units that were scheduled to be picked up in June, are ahead of schedule and should be ready in March or April. Paul Perz asked about the patient documenting software. Safety pad is what Medic One currently uses, which has been recently purchased by another company, therefore staff will be creating an RFP and this should go out in February. Hardin also reported Medic One s need to replace their EMT training vehicle, so departments who are receiving a surplus vehicle have been asked to donate a vehicle to Medic One. VI. VII. OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS A. Assign Strategic Planning Steering Committee Chair McPhee announced the following members will be a part of the steering committee; Frank Kirkbride (chair), Greg Wright (vice-chair), Margaret McPhee, Stan Moon, Brian VanCamp, Paul Perz, John Ricks, Eileen Swarthout, Steve Brooks, and John Wood. Chair McPhee also asked Lennie Greenstein if he would like to participate on this committee and Lennie will oblige. B. Budget Committee The Budget Committee had their first meeting; however due to scheduling issues in Outlook, three members were not at the meeting so there will be a catch-up meeting January 22 nd at 1:30. The second meeting will be on February 21 st at 1:30. An ER&R Schedule will be developed for k:\adminstration\committees\ems council\emsc meetings\2018\minutes\1 emsc minutes january 17.docx Page 1 of 2

5 4B C. Appoint Nominations Committee Tom Fell and Jim Cooper will be on the Nominations Committee and will report at the February EMSC meeting. D. Ambulance Licensing (Cooper/Kirkbride) move to approve ambulance licensing for AMR and Olympic, and this passed unanimously. E. Amtrak Derailment Chief Steve Brooks provided a synopsis of the Amtrak derailment. There will be a debriefing on Friday, January 19 th from 1:00 3:00 pm, at Capital Christian Center, on the corner of Martin Way and College St. F. Open Public Meetings Act Training Staff was unable to enlarge the video for the big screen so this will be rescheduled, or the link will be ed to the Council for their viewing. VIII. IX. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None GOOD OF THE ORDER 1) Chief Wright asked Chief Brooks to talk about the tragic loss of a Lacey Firefighter that took place Christmas Eve/Day. Chief Brooks thanked everyone for their support in this loss and how we need to watch for signs of suicidal thoughts among those we work with. Crystal was one of the cause champions of the girl s camp that was conducted jointly at the regional training center last summer. Lacey plans to continue this in her honor and memory. 2) Anna Lee said EMT course applications have gone out and they are now fillable forms which should simplify the process because the applicant can fill out the form and it back. Applications are due back by January 26 th. 3) Dr. Tom Fell was attending a family get together in Winthrop and one of the family members fell backwards on her head and was unconscious for about a minute. Dr. Fell was impressed that Medic One service exists in Winthrop and other places. 4) Hardin said he is trying to schedule a discussion on the opioid epidemic for February s EMSC meeting. 5) Hardin said Medic One has had some BLS staff out recently due to deaths in the family. Anna Lee s mother and Erin s father passed away. X. ADJOURNMENT (Perz/Cooper) move to adjourn the meeting at 4:32 PM, and this carried unanimously. k:\adminstration\committees\ems council\emsc meetings\2018\minutes\1 emsc minutes january 17.docx Page 2 of 2

6 OPS STAFF REPORT FOR 02/01/2018 5C ALS Update: BLS Update: TFD Medic Units are now scheduled to be delivered at the end of February/early March. RFP for charting software is being developed and is on track to be completed by the end of the first quarter. Modems are on the BOCC agenda for approval in early February. The final 8 Stryker gurneys are ordered for the Medic Units to outfit all 13 (7 frontline and 6 reserves). The EMT Class will begin February 26 th, at Station 95. The pre-requisite CPR Course will be held on February 10 th. Student applications are due on January 26 th. CPR program: There will be a chest compression only instructor class on February 26 th at Medic One. Notice to all interested personnel will be sent by February 2 nd. The SPSCC EMT course began in January and is being overseen by Pete, Wade and Josh. There are currently 13 students in the SPSCC EMT Course. One student voluntarily dropped out of the course. The Training Program is preparing for the instructor/evaluator workshop January applications have been received as of January 22, 2018.