July 21 st 7:00pm Two Harbors Fire Department 07-21-2006 Host Chiefs Welcome Steve L. welcomed the Lakehead to Two Harbors. They have 21 members and respond to 110 calls per year and they do not respond to medicals. They have a coverage area of 580 square miles. Their hall was built in 1993 with grant funds received from IRRB. Previous Meeting Minutes: Motion made to dispose of the reading of the minutes. Motion carried. Treasurers Report: Savings: Previous Balance: $ Dividends: $ Transfer to checking: Balance: 5241.20 Checking: Previous Balance: $ Transfer in: $ Deposit: $ Disbursements: $ Balance: $ Combined balance: $ 5241.20 Motion to accept the treasurer s report. Motion carried. Communications: Training-Steve Archambau Reminder: all Lakehead Departments that are offering training available to other departments let arch know the details and a contact person. Arch has been getting calls and doesn t have any information about training that is going on in the area. Your cooperation is appreciated.. Arch can be reached at 626-1074 or firetools@aol.com
911-Dewey Johnson Dewey can be reached at 729-5425 or deweyj27@aol.com 911 User Board-Don Walters Linda discussed the last user board meeting. The St. Louis Co Wildfire Protection Plan was discussed. Pegg Julson discussed the plan & firewise. Don can be reached at 721-5958 or grave57@yahoo.com DNR- Rob Fasteland Rob discussed the Cavity Lake Fire. Individual fire dept apparatus is not needed for structure protection yet but the DNR may put local fire departments on stand-by. Talk to your local DNR office about getting your truck and a 3 person crew on stand-by. List your qualifications S190 & S130. This is usually a 2 week commitment. Grant applications for DNR should be out about Aug 1 applications are due by Oct 1. Information is available online also at DNR website. There are crash rescue, pickups, tankers, semi-tractors etc. available in through excess property. Under the new program the department receives the title unlike prior years where the DNR held the title. There are 13 helicopters instate; 1 in Cloquet, 1 in Hibbing, and 1 in Grand Marais. CL215 are available instate. Fire behavior will be difficult to put out once they start. Be prepared. Drink lots of water. Legislative Issues-Glen Bergstrand 2007 MSFCA has legislative issues: fire-resistive cigarette legislation, sprinkler legislation- in additional facilities including nursing homes, high rise buildings, etc. SFM looking at requiring inspections in private schools, State MNSCU buildings, small resorts, and assisted living facilities. Secondary priorities include retention & recruitment, limiting the axle weight in large trucks,(not a fire issue) pension, income tax checkoff for. Arson prosecution issues. Deferred compensation for volunteers. Anticipating a full blown push for legalizing all fireworks next year. Nationally- an amendment to FIRE & SAFER grant programs to provide 550 mil for FiRE & 130 mil for SAFER grants. Motion to send a letter of support for amendment to increase the FIRE and Safer grants to legislators. Motion carried. Fire Marshals Office-Glen Bergstrand Report from USFA 115 on duty firefighter deaths in 2005, average age 47, 17 76 yo. SFM to apply for FEMA grant for web-based fire reporting.
Exhaust on trucks are changing- will be bringing exhaust temp to 700 degrees after the converter. This will cost $4000-$8000 more per truck. Changes include a Double wall exhaust, injecting fuel into catalytic converter to exhaust temps at 1200 coming out of the engine. This will propose a challenge for the truck body builders. Glen can be reached at 721-5957 or glen.bergstrand@state.mn.us Officer Reports Kurt Rogers President Kurt can be reached at 525-5801 or lakewoodchief@hotmail.com Dave Fremling-Vice President Dave can be reached at 729-9442 or 391-5777 Dewey Johnson-Secretary Dewey can be reached at 729-5425 or deweyj27@aol.com Linda Bergstrand-Treasurer Linda can be reached at 721-5957 or lbergstr@hotmail.com Committee s No committee reports. Old Business No unfinished business New Business ISO drills-canosia, Rice Lake, Normanna, Fredenberg.being tested this week. Automatic mutual aid was discussed. Can Lakehead Mutual Aid do something about that? Specific addresses must be specified for the CAD system. Need a committee to work on it.
Fredenberg & Grand Lake just went through doing the automatic mutual aid on the west end of Fredenberg. Can work with Laurentian Coalition. MSP to send a letter to Kevin Kivisto to start the process of automatic mutual aid. Normanna/ North Star. Msp to purchase 2 external hard drives for computers upto $300. For mapping Gold Cross- Josh Toms- Lisa Vogel is doing the local education 628-2885. Gold Cross is offering to come to meetings to show equipment & vehicles to train on where equipment is and how to get it. CWPP Volunteer for representatives for the SLC Community Wildfire Protection Program committee. Glen will volunteer. Linda will occasionally attend. Les also attends. Critique of Mutual Aid Calls None For the good of the Association Next Meeting January 19 th, 2007 @ Rescue Squad Motion to adjourn. Motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Dewey Johnson Secretary (notes taken by Linda Bergstrand)