Ice Fishing Derby Day Tomorrow!
OPEN SHIFTS: Wednesday 2/14 1900-0700 (must be EMT); Thursday 2/22 0700-1900. Friday 2/16 0700-1900. Saturday 3/3 0700-1900.
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Services for Firefighter Nate McCoy, Waterboro Fire-Rescue. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 12th at 10:00 am at Lakeside Community Church, 1248 Sokokis Trail, North Waterboro. A reception will follow at Waterboro Central Fire Station, 6 John Smith Road, East Waterboro. I plan on attending. If anyone is interested in attending with me, please meet me at the station by 0915.
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Mandatory Training: Sunday morning starting at 0800, we'll get our annual training done. AChf Harris will be putting out info on alternative training for those who can't make it on Sunday.
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Gear Inspections: Annual gear inspections are due. Please get your done soon.
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Respirator Questionnaires: Physicals and FIT Testing: If you haven't got your respirator questionnaire done, please do so ASAP. Once I hear back from Workwell, you can start scheduling your physicals and FIT Tests.
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Sanford Fire: Interesting fire in Sanford. Air packs mandatory for everyone!
http://bangordailynews.com/2018/02/09/news/york/firefighters-make-quick-work-of-blaze-at-marijuana-growing-facilities/
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National Shortage of Normal Saline: Maine EMS and the Medical Direction and Practice Board would like to alert you to the growing shortage of Normal Saline. Due to unforeseen interruptions in the production line, the national supply of normal saline is in jeopardy and locally, many Maine hospitals are in short supply of normal saline. Maine EMS has received questions from agencies regarding this shortage. Maine EMS and the MDPB have been following this shortage closely and wanted to share a potential action plan with EMS agencies who encounter this shortage locally.
In the instance in which an EMS service is unable to procure normal saline, agencies may substitute with Lactated Ringers for resuscitation and D5W for medication drips.
All medications in the EMS formulary in Maine delivered in a drip may be provided with either lactated ringers or D5W. D5W is the only fluid other than saline that comes is 250 ml bags. If the shortage affects your local community, hospitals have been asked to supply 250 ml bags of D5W for mixing with medications such as TXA, amiodarone, NOREPInephrine, and EPINEPhrine. Please keep this in mind when opening drug boxes. For your awareness, we have attached a second memo that went out to hospitals and On Line Medical Control physicians about options for administering TXA in the case of saline shortages.
Should you have any questions please reach out to your Regional Office or Maine EMS. We ask that if you find your agency unable to get fluids of any type to alert Maine EMS immediately.
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EMS IC CEH Course: The Cumberland Fire Department has scheduled a 4-hour, CEH-approved Instructor Coordinator class for Saturday, February 17 from 8 AM to noon. The topic is ethics in EMS and the classroom. We are holding the class in the Cumberland Town Hall which is at 290 Tuttle Road in Cumberland, Maine. Call 420-7571 or email ebernier@cumberlandmaine.com FMI. The class is free-of-charge.
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The EMR-ISAC InfoGram for February 8, 2018 contains the following articles:
1. Needlestick prevention during the opioid crisis
2. Fitness tracker data now public, heat maps a serious security concern
3. FEMA Core Capabilities Development Sheets updated
4. Comments requested for NIMS draft Job Titles/Position Qualifications
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Next Year's Budget: My budget proposal, along with the Fire Commissions recommendations are posted on our website under "Chiefs Reports".
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Events Next Week: Sunday 0800 Training. Thursday, Fire Commission at 1830.
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Have a great weekend!
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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