Thanks everyone who helped out with covering the storm. I'm sure everyone is aware of the wind chill warnings for this weekend. Dress warm!
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During this severe cold snap, drain pumps on the engines. Forestry 87 will respond on medical assist calls in place of Engine 83. See General Notice 18-1522.
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Recent Calls: If you haven't seen it yet, please look at the post on our Facebook page regarding the recent carbon monoxide call in Dayton. Our crew, assisted by Zac Roberge of Zac's Burner Service, did some great detective work. The CO detectors truly saved this family.
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EMS Protocol Update: This needs to be completed before Monday.
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Mandatory BLS Training: Sunday 2/11 at 0800 will be the annual HAZMAT refresher.
Tuesday, 1/30 will be the sexual harassment class. Other topics will be covered during company meetings. Assistant Chief Harris will be sending out additional information and placing it all on the Google calendar. https://sites.google.com/site/gmillsfr/fire-rescue/calendars
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Ice Water Rescue Training; 1/13 starting at 0800. This training will cover our new equipment. We will also go over our SOG for these types of calls as well as job functions. I want to approach water/ice rescue as a "pit crew" similar to how we do codes.
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Strategies and Tactics for Initial Company Operatoins (STICO) F0455: This class is being offered in Hollis, March 1, 3 and 8. A flyer is on the bulletin board.
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The EMR-ISAC InfoGram for January 4, 2018 contains the following articles:
1. USFA Firefighter Fatalities in the United States 2016 Report released
2. Public comment sought on 2017 hurricane season communications
3. Assistance for Firefighters Grant Program closes February 2
4. Webinar: Findings of the Oroville Dam Spillway Failure Investigation
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APEMS December Newsletter. The link below will take you to the newsletter page which contains additional links to the listed stories. As was indicated during the Council meetings, the newsletter is a work in progress, and we welcome your input. In the next edition (March), we will add a section covering national EMS topics of interest. http://eepurl.com/cFUBLf
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NEAR MISS REPORT OF THE WEEK: 3 JANUARY 2018 http://www.firefighternearmiss.com/Reports
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OPEN SHIFTS: None at the moment.-----
Have a great weekend, stay warm!
Chief
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Roger S. Hooper, Fire Chief
Goodwins Mills Fire-Rescue
481 Goodwins Mills Road
Lyman, ME 04002
Office: 207-499-7878
Cell: 207-432-0390
Station: 207-499-2362
Fax: 207-499-2893
www.gmfd.org
"Experience is the name we give our mistakes."
-Oscar Wilde
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