Monday 12/24 1600-2300 must be EMT. Friday 12/28 1900-0700 must be FF/EVO1.
January; Tuesday 1/1 0700-1300 must be EMT. Thursday 1/17 24 hours. Tuesday 1/29 24 hours.
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Duty Officer: Friday night: LT Roma. Saturday Day: LT Steiner. Saturday Night: Capt Martin. Sunday: Capt Daniels. Duty Chief: AChf Duross.
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2019 Per Diem Schedule: The schedule for 2019 is updated and complete on the Google calendar. Some shifts changed, some did not. Please check the calendar and contact AChf Duross with any questions or concerns. The new schedule goes into effect January 6, 2019. General Notice: 18-1614.
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Christmas Break: SMCC winter break begins today.
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The Fire Service and the month of December. Historically, December is a bad month for Firefighters. During this time of good will we are busier with more mental health calls, home fires, illnesses, etc. Not only does our call to serve the public increase, but also our call to help each other. Firefighter injuries and deaths seem to tick upwards in December. This is a very interesting article by Billy Goldfeder on Firefighters and December.
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Santa's Visit: Santa Claus arrives at the station around 1630 tomorrow night!
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Christmas Tree Bonfire: In conjunction with Dayton Parks & Rec, we're going to hold a Christmas Tree bonfire on January 5th at about 1800. After Christmas, people can deposit their Christmas tree at a designated spot behind the Dayton Town Hall. An to the 5th we'll have a bonfire. We're still in the planning process, nothing is finalized yet.
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The EMR-ISAC InfoGram for December 13, 2018 contains the following articles:
1. Getting the message across in your community
2. New UAS resources for emergency response, event and venue security
3. What your loved ones should know about active shooter events
4. NFA announces changes to Executive Fire Officer Program
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Inaccurate Dispatch Info Puts FFs at Risk:
Responding to any call requires the most accurate information available. When the incident involves technical rescue, every element of the response requires extra attention, from call intake to event conclusion. Event Description: Fire dispatch sent our engine out to a child with a traumatic injury, and we quickly responded. While we were en route, the call was upgraded to an ice rescue. As we were already moving, the crew did not don the surface-ice rescue suits. Ordinarily, we would have done this before leaving the station. At the scene, our medic unit reported a child who was head above the surface clinging to the ice shelf for support and two people on the ice attempting a rescue. The medic crew talked the two would-be rescuers off the ice and attempted to walk out to the child. One medic’s leg fell through the ice in ankle deep water, so they retreated to the shoreline. As our engine arrived on scene, the firefighter began dressing in the surface-ice rescue suit while the officer sized up the situation. The officer, carrying a rescue rope, approached the scene wearing a PFD and turnout pants. He determined the dive van was delayed and immediate action would be required to effect this rescue. While unsuccessfully attempting to tie off and without removing his turnout pants, the officer entered the water and rescued the child. View the Report: Inaccurate Dispatch Info Puts FFs at Risk
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Work Well moving: After December 31, Work Well will be located in a new office at 10 Wellspring Road, Biddeford.
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2019 Fire Hero Family Wellness Conference; Portland, Maine, May 2019: The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation will be hosting its 2019 Fire Hero Family Wellness Conference in Portland on May 5-8. This conference is for families and survivors of fallen Firefighters from all over America. This is the first time that this national event has been held in Maine. Help is needed in organizing events, logistics, transportation, etc. If you or your organization is interested in assisting please contact Mike Carroll via email carrollmike64@yahoo.com More info on the confrence is available at www.firehero.org/resources/family-resources/programs/survivors-conference/ An organizational meeting is scheduled for December 20 at 2pm at Westbrook Public Safety Building.
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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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