OPEN SHIFTS: Monday 2/11 1900-0700. March: Fri 3/1 24-hours. Sat 3/9 24-hours.
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Duty Officer: Tonight: LT Tarbell. Saturday to 1500: Capt Martin. Saturday after 1500: LT Pendleton. Sunday: Vacant. Duty Chief: DChf Harris.
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ICE FISHING DERBY DAY: A big thanks to Capt Daniels and everyone involved!
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Ladder 82: We're almost there. Waiting on hose bed covers to come in. We can start training on the truck now. The Training Officer will soon be scheduling a Train-the-Trainer for current EVO3's.
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EMS Storeroom: We need to tighten up a bit on our inventory control. There was an appearance that things were missing from the EMS supply closet. Most items were things we don't use very often, BVMs for example. AChf Duross took a look at the items missing and compared them to call types we've had lately. It appears, we've had an unusually high run on calls that we normally have in low numbers. This was an unusual trend for us. I was very pleased that FF Guillemette is on top of what we're using and how often. And that we had the data available so the Assistant Chief could identify a trend and see the problem. I do want to recognize these types of trends earlier. So we are going to implement an EMS Supply Log. More to come on that soon.
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Roll-up Drills: February 17. A sign up is on the bulletin board. We will be training at our house on Maddox Farm Rd.
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Saco's Fire on Jan. 31st: I had a conversation with Chief Duross earlier this week. We talked about many things, and of course the Seaside Ave fire. He spoke very highly of the performance of everyone who responded to that call. Given the brutal cold, there was no whining or complaining. Everyone just got it all done. If you get a compliment from Chief John Duross, it was earned.
He was specifically mentioned two firefighters who were literally on all-fours in 18 inches of ice water decoupling a 5 inch line. Those two firefighters were our 2 live-in students.
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The EMR-ISAC InfoGram for February 7, 2019 contains the following articles:
1. First responder safety awareness of fourth generation nerve agents
2. 2019 Wildfire Community Preparedness Day grant money available
3. Firearm-related law enforcement officer deaths increase in 2018
4. Get involved with the National Exercise Program
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Firefighter decon challenges: knowledge versus practice. Understanding firefighter beliefs and behaviors related to cleaning and decontaminating bunker gear after a fire is an essential first step in devising an effective health intervention to reduce risks. https://www.usfa.fema.gov/current_events/020719.html
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South St/Route 35/South Waterboro Road Intersection: DOT is planning on making this intersection a 4-way stop. A public meeting on this matter will be held at the Lyman Town Hall on March 7th at 1800.
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Blood Drive for AChf Steve Cutter, Sanford FD. February 20, 2019 from 9-2pm at Sanford city hall. The Sanford Fire Dept is hosting a blood drive with the American Red Cross and Corporate Sponsor from Dirigo Brewing Company to collect blood and show support of Assistant Chief Steve Cutter who is presently battling brain cancer. Steve has always been a fan of craft brewing and as a result we have been able to partner with Dirigo Brewing Company to bring “Give a Pint, Get a Pint” as a theme for this blood drive in Steve’s name. The blood drive will be on February 20, 2019 from 9-2pm in the city hall chambers. Anyone who donates and is 21 years of age or older will be given a coupon worth 1 Medium pour at the Dirigo Brewing Company located at 28 Pearl Street in Biddeford for the dates of February 22,23, and 24th of this year. Please sign up and come out to show your support to Steve and his family through your donation of life. The following link will allow you to sign up for a slot that may be convenient to you. Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing a lot of people on the 20th.
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?city=Sanford&dt=WB:PL:DR&ed=02%2F20%2F2019&order=DATE&range=10&sd=02%2F20%2F2019&state=ME&zipSponsor=
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Have a great weekend, stay safe on the ice tomorrow!
Chief
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