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CHIEF’S REPORT APRIL 20, 2021

Activity:         

• Incidents since last Board Meeting:
  • 3/16/2021 – Fatality fire Williams, E. Edison
  • 3/28/2021 – Baby Locked in room, S. Minstrel Ave
  • 4/3/2021 –    Wildfire, 2 Good Lane
  • 4/5/2021-    Structure Fire , 4519 2nd St, Valle
• Region Covid report
  • County Injection site (Tuthill) to close end of April State to open POD at NAU
• Supply of protective equipment

Equipment:    

• Apparatus Update
  • Enigne 1 (In Service) protection lines upgrades
  • Engine 2 (Out of Service) classified as Reserve, needs starter solenoid
  • Tender 4 (In Service) Pending PM and foam system test/clean, heater repair and work lights
  • Tender 5 (In Service) new muffler and tachometer done, PM completed
  • Brush 6 (In Service) Gear issue resolved next step is rear fire pump and motor
  • Tender 8 (Out of Service) Air lines and brake work
  • Brush 11 (In Service) Pending radio replacement
  • Ford Excursion (In Service) Niles quote still pending for upgrading radio system. Hitch arrived.
  • Trailer 10 – Transported to Wicked for pipe work

• Station
  • NEPA Permit progressing, Tree and Weed abaitment last week
  • Niles quote still pending for Service Call to base station radio
  • Apron Project
  • Third emergency egress process continuing
  • Annexation of State Land process contiues
  • Office Painting Project, painting quote pending
  • VFG Grant process continuing
  • Air Bottles
  • Repeater Update
  • Connex box’s

Training:         Bi-monthly trainings continue. April 3 training included 6 members and consisted of apparatus started and ran, reveiw and equipment review (2.5 hours).  April 17 training consisted of Tender Driver Training and involved 9 members.  Next training May 1 training (9 am) and May 19 (6 PM).

District Notes:

• Fire danger is Moderate. State has increase of fire activity and area fire restrictions telephone calls starting soon.
• SFEFD Wildfire Preparedness program (Ready Set Go, CC EM Emergency Notification, Fire Extinguisher training and evac procedures).
• State Fire follow up includes Annex proposal, Shaded Fire Break and Engine 2 status.
• Wagon Wheel Water tested wtih positve results
• Securis Meeting on April 28th.
• Matt and Prescott, Honor Watch and Assistance
  • PM School
  • Backyard Piles
• Area collaboration with HCFR, WMS, Ponderosa, CCSO, and Forest Service

Respectfully Submitted:

John D. Moede

Fire Chief

CHIEF’S REPORT MARCH 16, 2021

Activity:         

• Incidents since last Board Meeting:
  • 02/17/2021 – Structure Fire 8770 N. Pine Street, working fire
  • 02/22/2021 – Structure Fire 7336 N. Hopi, working fire
  • 03/10/2021 – Telephonic report of stroke patient in district
  • 03/10/2021 – Move up coverage to HCFR, multiple car crashes
• Region Covid cases report
• Supply of protective equipment recieved from Flag Fire

Equipment:    

• Apparatus Update
  • Enigne 1 (In Service) protection line prototype, upgrades
  • Engine 2 (Out of Service) classified as Reserve, needs starter solenoid
  • Tender 4 (In Service) recieved new alternator, foam system test/clean, heater repair and work lights pending
  • Tender 5 (In Service) new muffler and tachometer done
  • Brush 6 (In Service) Is home ($3,800.00 service) next phase is rear fire pump
  • Command 7 – No longer in fleet. Declared surplus and given to HCFR on March 6, VFIS contacted
  • Tender 8 (In Service) Leak at pump,PM service pending
  • Brush 11 (In Service) Received balance bags in steer tires, pending radio replacement
  • Ford Excursion (In Service) Niles quote still pending for upgrading radio system. Lettering completed

• Station
  • NEPA permits frozen, submitted review for aprons
  • Niles quote still pending for Service Call to base station radio and increased UPS unit in Building 1
  • Seamless Gutters arrived Monday
  • Third emergency egress process continuing
  • Annexation of State Land process contiues to be reviewed
  • Draft contract agreement with (Moose Ranch) Bradbarrie Companies, LLC process continues
  • Painting Project
  • Thank you to Matt for plowing station x 2

Training:         Bi-monthly trainings continue. Last training, March 6, included 7 members and consisted of apparatus reveiw and future equipment review (2.5 hours).  Next training March 17 (6 pm). April training scheduled for April 3 and April 17 (Driver Training). 

District Notes:

• Fire danger is LOW. County Supervisors to receive briefing on upcoming fire season March 23 (3:15). Tonto Basin Fire March 8 – “Fire Season has officially begun”
• Home Depot accepted partnership, 20% discount on smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers.  Specifics to follow.  Part of SFEFD Wildfire Preparedness program
• Thank you from High Country Fire and Rescue
• Water account with Bearizona (3.5 cents per gallon) established
• Water account established with Wagon Wheel Water (Route 66) no cost

Respectfully Submitted:

John D. Moede

Fire Chief

CHIEF’S REPORT FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Activity:         

• Incidents since last Board Meeting:
  • 02/13/2021 – Reported structure fire at Tangerine and Juliane, Mutual aid request, false
• Region Covid cases report
• Ordered additional supply of protective equipment from Flag Fire.

Equipment:    

• Apparatus Update
  • Enigne 1 (In Service) equipment upgrade being designed
  • Engine 2 (Out of Service) classified as Reserve, Needs new battery
  • Tender 4 (In Service) foam system test/clean, heater repair and work lights pending
  • Tender 5 (Out of Service) pending parts, new muffler needed
  • Brush 6 (Out of Service) Currently at Sandovals, transmission replaced repairing fuel leak.  Support rod enroute. Pump parts have arrived
  • Command 7 (Out of Service) classified as Reserve researching surplus options
  • Tender 8 (In Service) PM service pending, Kyle to follow up on Battery indicator
  • Brush 11 (In Service) pending radio replacement and front tires need balancing
  • Ford Excursion (In Service) Niles quote pending for upgrading radio system. Lettering pending

• Station
  • Building 3 conventional construction potential costs
  • VFA grant for 10 sets of Brush Packs submitted (Handout #1)
  • NEPA permit submitted and under review
  • Niles quote pending for Service Call to base station radio and increased UPS unit in Building 1
  • Seamless Gutters evaluated building 1 quote pending
  • Third emergency egress process continuing
  • Annexation of State Land process being researched
  • Overview of possible Subscription agreement with Bradbarrie Companies, LLC (Handout # 2)
  • Arpon project overview (Handout #3)

Training:         Bi-monthly trainings continue. Last training, Feb 6, included 6 members and consisted of apparatus reveiw and future equipment review.  Next training Feb 17 (6 pm). March training scheduled for March 6 (9 am) and March 17 (6 pm). 

District Notes:

• Fire danger is LOW.
• Reached out to Home Depot for possible partnership, no follow up from them
• Snow in the forecast again

Respectfully Submitted:

John D. Moede

Fire Chief

As the weather warms up, the SFEFD logs some outdoor training time and honors a fallen officer. Any interested neighbors are invited to join the fire department. Please contact Chief Moede at  firechief@ sherwoodforestestatesfiredistrict.com for details.

On behalf of the Sherwood Forest Estates Fire District (SFEFD) we wish to congratulate Matt on his recent promotion to Captain with the Page Fire Department.  Going through this process is difficult and requires a broad base of knowledge.  Matt’s experience and education is a huge contribution to the SFEFD.  Well done, Matt.  

Patriot Day remembers those who lost their lives during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States.

Williams hosted a parade for Patriot Day and Sherwood Fire participated. Two trucks and four personnel took part in the parade which was at 11:00 am Saturday, September 12, 2020.

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August has been a busy month.  Here are the highlights. 

Responses:

• We have had several medical calls this month along with several illegal burning incidents. 

Apparatus:

• Engine 1 is having an air leak repaired and will have a preventative maintenance check and a pump test in the future.
• Tender 5 is still restricted to the District until its ECM is also repaired.
• Brush 6’s pump is being repaired
• Tender 8 was towed to Russ’s Truck Center and is having work done on the ECM.  Not sure when it will come home.
• Rescue 9 is out of the inventory and was sold to a local private citizen.
• The green Navy water tank was transferred to Blue Ridge Fire District. 

Station:

• The Sherwood Forest Firefighters Foundation awarded us $11,400.00 for replacement of the apparatus doors in Building 1.  Related to that project the heater in the front of Building 1 is going to be move in the coming weeks.  Also the apparatus doors in Building 2 will receive a mechanical “tune up”, (no start date yet).
• The trenching for the power supply to both the 30 K water tank and the 10 K water tank has been accomplished. It should be noted the digging was considerably more difficult than anticipated.
• We started the month with pictures for our identification cards (BIG thanks to Brie for coordinating) and distributing the finger print cards. 
• The District was authorized a new credit card from Northern AZ Bank and we are awaiting its arrival.

Equipment

• There is a new hose rack in Building 1. 
• Pump 2 (the back up pump for loading water into the apparatus) has returned from a tune up at AZ Lawn.
• The 2020 Emergency Response Guidelines (ERG’s) were received from County Emergency Management and were labeled and distributed to every apparatus.
• Thanks to Matt for obtaining and leading a trial program with the ISI SCBA’s (Self Contained Breathing Apparatus).  They seem to be more user friendly than the Drager Units.
• Covid is still a threat to all of us so please check that you have all your PPE available.  The Flagstaff FD provided us with additional gowns, face shields, disinfectant and face masks.  The equipment is located on bookshelves (adjacent to the radios) in Building 1.

News:

• Fire restrictions were initiated again and shortly afterwards the rain returned, but it is still very dry.
• This week we listened to an information briefing from the Williams Director of Tourism.  The tourism marketing focus is shifting to Camping/RV and outdoor recreation.  They noted that the effort is expending 3 to 5 times more money than before and will start in September.  This effort suggests that there will be a continued heavy population of campers in our area.  As you know we have already been responding to multiple illegal burning incidents in and around our area.  We have been and will continue training on our brush capability.  Please take the time to become familiar with Brush 11’s inventory and how to drive it. 

Stay safe. 

John D. Moede

FLAGSTAFF, WILLIAMS , Ariz., Aug. 10, 2020 — Due to lack of monsoon precipitation and key criteria being met for restrictions, the Coconino and Kaibab national forests will enter Stage 1 campfire and smoking restrictions Friday (Aug. 14) at 8 a.m. The goal of the fire restrictions is to protect public health by reducing the number of preventable human-caused wildfires.

Under the restrictions, fires, campfires, charcoal, coal and wood stoves are prohibited, except within a developed recreation site. Smoking is also prohibited, except within an enclosed vehicle, building or a developed recreation site. Using a device that is solely fueled by liquid petroleum or LPG fuels that can be turned on and off is allowed in areas that are barren or cleared of all overhead and surrounding flammable materials within three feet of the device. Fireworks are always prohibited on all national forest lands.

Fire officials acknowledge it is rare for restrictions to be applied twice in the same year, however these decisions are based on a combination of factors that are carefully measured. Criteria used to determine when to implement restrictions include things such as current and predicted weather, fuel moisture, a variety of science-based indices, fire activity levels and available firefighting resources.

Fire restrictions are implemented to help prevent unwanted, human-caused fires and to limit the exposure of visitors during periods of potentially dangerous fire conditions. With no significant moisture predicted in the long term forecast, additional restrictions may be applied at any time conditions warrant which could include Stage 2 Fire Restrictions and additional closure areas as needed. Fire restrictions typically remain in effect until the area covered by the restrictions receives significant precipitation, at which time they will be rescinded.

An explanation of the different stages of fire restrictions and what is typically prohibited during those stages can be found online at www.tinyurl.com/firestagesexplained.

The Kaibab National Forest will also temporarily close the Bill Williams Mountain watershed just southwest of the City of Williams due to the area’s susceptibility to uncharacteristically severe wildfire and post-wildfire flooding that could result.

There will be a modified boundary of this closure area on the south side of the mountain reducing the southern closure boundary from FR108 north to FR122.

Forest officials would also like to remind visitors that having a campfire on the national forest while under fire restrictions is a violation that can carry a mandatory appearance in federal court. Visitors should use extra caution when recreating on all public lands during fire season.

Know Before You Go! The public can obtain additional fire information via the following:

·       Fire Restrictions on Public Lands in Arizona and New Mexico – 1-877-864-6985

·       Coconino National Forest – www.coconinonationalforest.us

·       Kaibab National Forest – www.fs.usda.gov/kaibab

·       Arizona Fire Restrictions: https://firerestrictions.us/az/

·       Arizona Interagency Wildfire Prevention and Information Website – www.wildlandfire.az.gov/

Northern Arizona Waste Systems alerts homeowners that waste cans/dumpsters/carts need to go out on Saturdays (not Fridays).

Please be advised, for residential cart service in Williams, AZ, we will be temporarily moving service to Saturday’s beginning 6/20. A notice will be sent when we adjust the service day back to Friday’s. 

Please be sure your cart out the night before or out by 6am Saturdays beginning 6/20 to ensure service.

If your account is on a seasonal hold, please disregard this notice.

We appreciate your patience during this adjustment as a new driver will be training on the routes as quickly as possible to ensure we can adjust the service day back to Friday’s. If you have additional questions or concerns about the adjustment, please feel free to email me or call the office. Thank you, Jacqueline Rogo Northern Arizona Waste Systems, LLCPO BOX 3477 FLAGSTAFF, AZ  86003 Phone/ Fax: 928.213.9007 Email: Jacqueline@nawsllc.com