Plumas Eureka Fire Department Fire Chief`s Report
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Plumas Eureka Fire Department Fire Chief`s Report
Plumas Eureka Fire Department Fire Chief’s Report For September 14, 2016 By Tom Forster Personnel: No changes. New Protective Clothing Lockers: PECAUX funded new lockers, half of which were installed by Rich and John recently. We are waiting on some parts to complete the installation. The old plywood lockers, Part I, were given to Quincy FPD for use in the East Quincy station. Tom hauled the large cardboard debris to recycling. Thanks to Rich and John for their good work with this. Fire Apparatus & Equipment: Remaining to be repaired on 9122 is the cab lift hydraulic pump. We have so far been unable to find the part number for ordering a rebuild kit. Separate repair of headphone in one of the rear jump seats remains to be scheduled. Jeff Train has completed installing a test back-up camera on wildland engine 9178, and it’s been well received. The other FD vehicles will also get backup cameras installed soon to help improve backing safety. It does not eliminate the need for a spotter when backing up. PECAUX is funding this safety project. Jeff has repaired the latch on one of the rear compartments on 9178. John completed coordination of hydro-testing for the large SCBA Cascade system air tanks in Reno, and testing of all the SCBA bottles is underway also. Still on the maintenance ‘to-do’ list are replacing the station air filtration filters in all four ceiling mounted units. 1 We are thinking through a relocation of the SCBA air compressor and shelving units but too soon to report specific plans. The goal is to free up some space behind 9122 for easier foot traffic, and to clean up and organize the storage. Firewise Community Work Day: The work party was successfully held, thanks to all of those who participated on Pine Cone Court. Still waiting to hear from USFS about mounting the Firewise Community street sign near Smokey. It would be on USFS land. Cal Fire SRA 4290 Inspections: No progress yet on any inspections for our community. Cal Fire says there are communities never inspected with higher priority. Training Being Coordinated: Upcoming training being coordinated before the end of the year by Tom through PCFCA includes include Driver Operator 1B (Pump Operations), Social Media 101, Social Media For Use in Disasters (FEMA), Incident Command System and Managing Resources for Fire Departments (National Fire Academy), and Hazardous Materials First Responder. Bill is working on a Vehicle Extrication Class for November, but we need to find old junked cars to cut up first. Note: Board members and staff at welcome at the Social Media courses. Jenni will also be offering an Emergency 2 Medical Responder training course for Jeff, Ryan, and Lew, and Community CPR classes through a generous donation coordinated by Frank Shepard! Firefighters Muster Competition: This competition was successfully held at the Plumas Sierra County Fair on Saturday, August 13. Ryan Nowling, on the far left in the photo below, represented our FD on a joint team, thanks to Ryan. Robbie Cassou, Jim Hamblin, and Tom organized the event. In addition to the newspaper feature published, results and photos from the muster are posted on the Fire Chief’s Website at: http://www.plumasfirechiefs.org/plumas-sierracounty-fair-firefighters-muster.html DMV Firefighter Endorsement: Congrats to John for successfully completing his final testing at DMV for his license endorsement. Jeff will test soon. Thanks to both for giving us two more licensed operators for the big fire 3 engines, along with Rich, Bill, Craig, and Tom. Pancake Breakfast II, the Continuing Saga: PECAUX led the second successful breakfast held this year. Thanks very much to all who helped and for the outstanding support to the FD by PECAUX! Chief Andy Anderson Memorial: Tom participated in this event through contributing video services. A memorial page for Andy is soon to be posted on the Chief’s website with the full program video. 4 Lost Sierra Hoedown: Bill is coordinating EMS coverage for the upcoming 4-day music and camping event at the Ski Hill September 22-25. 5