OPEN SHIFTS
JUNE:
Wed. 6/20: 1900-0700, must be EMT.
Fri. 6/22: 1900-0700, must be EMT.
Sat. 6/23: 1900-0700, must be EMT.
JULY:
Sun 7/01: 0700-1900.
Tue 7/03: 0700-1900.
Wed 7/04: 0700-1900, 1900-0700 (Must be EMT).
Thu 7/05: 0700-1900.
Fri 7/06: 0700-1900, 0700-1900 (Must be EMT for both shifts).
Sun 7/08: 0700-1900, 1900-0700 (Must be EMT).
The remaining July shifts will be templeted/filled after the per diem meeting on 6/19.
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Shift Swaps: Between now and August 1st, shift swaps will not be authorized. Emergencies excluded.
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Per Diem Schedule: I will start filling July shifts following town meeting on June 14th. On June 19th we will hold a meeting of any and everyone interested in per diem shifts. At this meeting we discuss the way forward.
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Vacant Full-time position: Applications are due Monday, 6/11. So far we have 6 applicants.
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New Hydrant: A new dry hydrant is operational at 549 Walker Road.
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Banquet coverage: For tomorrow night's banquet, Biddeford and Kennebunk will be covering our station.
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New Live-in Student: From the student draft last weekend we chose Lisa Eichel to be our next live- in student. Captain Duross has been in touch with FF Eichel and she has accepted the position. Lisa is a Firefighter II, with the West Newbury & Merrimac, Mass., call forces. She is an EMT-B and works for Cataldo Ambulance. She is actually a second year fire science student, having completed her freshman year at Northern Essex Community College. I anticipate that she'll move in in early August. In other student news; Issiac Hooper was drafted by the Gorham FD.
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Chief Officer Assignments: Assistant Chief Ben Harris has been selected for promotion to Deputy Chief (Chief 8-2) with administrative assignment as Chief Personnel Officer. Captain Matt Duross has been selected for promotion to Assistant Chief (Chief 8-3) with administrative assignment as Chief Operating Officer. These appointments are effective at 0001, July 1, 2018.
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Line Officer promotions: I am working on a process for the selection of line officers to fill current vacancies. Please review Directive 2215 for training requirements.
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Town Meetings: Each town will be holding their town meetings on June 14th. Unfortunately, that is the same night as Massabesic's graduation. I'll be at graduation. DChf Johnston will be our spokesman in Lyman and AChf Harris in Dayton.
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State Fire Marshal's Visit: Wednesday night the State Fire Marshal, Chief Joe Thomas, made a presentation to the Lyman Planning Board. The topic was home sprinkler systems. His presentation was very well received and some very encouraging discussion took place. I have been tasked to prepare a change to the zoning ordinance that would require residential sprinklers in all newly constructed homes in Lyman.
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Training Requirements: The Training Officer and Company Officers met Wednesday night and have set some requirements for training/company meeting attendance. Attending these functions is mandatory. In order for any of us to remain confident, competent and ready to serve, we've got to stay up-to-date on our skills and what's going on in our profession, our department and in our community. Directive 2201/Training Program has been updated and General Notice 1557 has been posted. Unexcused absence from training & company meetings is unacceptable. Only your Company Officer can excuse you from attending.
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ICS 300 & 400: York County EMA will be hosting ICS 300 and ICS 400 in August.
ICS 300 - Monday August 6th from 08:30 - 16:30 hrs. Tuesday August 7th from 08:30 - 16:30 hrs ICS 400 - Monday August 20th from 08:30 - 16:30 hrs. Tuesday August 21st from 08:30 - 16:30 hrs
Lunch and breaks will be provided!
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Ladder 8X/Quint: Making progress. The pump work has been completed.
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New dry hydrant: 549 Walker Road.
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Firefighter Near Miss: Report #1 from 1984 – Garage Door Closes Trapping FF
“We arrived on the scene of a single-story, wood frame house, with a kitchen fire on the back of the house. A 1½” hoseline was taken in through the garage to fight the fire from the kitchen door. My partner went back outside to pull more hose. Then it became very dark. I followed the hoseline again but found the garage door closed. My alarm started to go off. Exterior crews made a hole in the door, and I was pulled out. After I was out the garage door went back up.”
View the report: Garage Door Closes, Trapping FF During Kitchen Fire
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The EMR-ISAC InfoGram for June 7, 2018 contains the following articles:
1. Two recalls affecting first responders: propane and injectable Naloxone
2. Ebola outbreak spreading overseas again
3. VALOR Officer Safety app updated
4. Webinar: planning for drinking water emergencies
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See you all Saturday night!
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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