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