Location: Straight Mountain
Date: June 3, 2021
Time: 1900 hours
June 2021 Meeting Minutes
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Attendance
• Representatives of each member department were accounted for: Allgood, Bangor, Blount County Rescue Squad, Blountsville, Brooksville, Cleveland, Dallas/Selfville, Holly Springs, Locust Fork, Mount High, Murphree Valley, Nectar, Oneonta, Remlap, Ricetown, Royal, Snead, Straight Mountain, Summit, Susan Moore, West Blount.
• Associate members present: 911/Comms, Forestry, Special Ops, STV-Blount, BREMSS, Blount EMS, State FM.
Previous Meeting Minutes
• Motion to Accept: Chief Netherton - Snead
• 2nd Motion to Accept: Assistant Chief Benson - Blountsville
• Minutes were approved with no objections
Financial Reports
• Motion to Accept: Assistant Chief Benson – Blountsville
• 2nd Motion to Accept: Assistant Chief Stockton – Dallas Selfville
• Reports was approved with no objections
Old Business
• Doug needs every Department’s workman comp papers ASAP.
Committee Reports
Chair’s Report
• Chris attended the AAC meeting in May and discussed with everyone the call times.
• The next meeting is September 23rd, 2021.
EMA
• Fuelman Report - Our annual budget is $50,000. The Actual Budget is $39,125.67 @ 78.25%. We have 4 months remaining in the budget year. The Monthly budget is $4,166.67, and the actual is $5,816.18 @ 139.6%.
911
• The Motorola connection is very slow, still working to make this happen.
Training
• EVD is completed
• Mobile Water Supply is completed.
Fire Prevention
• No Report
Explorer Post
• No Report
Forestry
• No Report
Special Ops
• Surface Water is September 7th ,8th ,9th
St. Vincent's Blount
• Kristin has asked anyone who needs supplies to call ahead of time and request them.
• Michelle has got approval for physicals and will have the papers at the next meeting.
BREMSS
• The F.A.S.T program has been replaced
• Train the Trainer will start next month
Blount EMS
• Advanced EMT class will be July 1st through October 31st, the cost will be $700 this will include everything needed.
• There are a lot of new basics and medics on the ambulances please tell them who you are.
Law Enforcement
• No Report
State Fire Marshall
• No Report
Coroner
• No Report
District Attorney Office
• No Report
Survival Air
• No Report
Air-Evac
• No Report
RAMS
• No Report
Alabama Fire College
• No Report
Red Cross
• No Report
VOAD
• No Report
Jr. FF Camp
• Have 20 instructors for the camp
NEW Business
• Ken normally attends the AAVFD, a motion was made to let Chief Willis attend in Kens place.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2000 hours.
The next meeting will be held on July 1st, 2021 at Pine Mountain at 1830 for meal
Meeting Locations – 2021
Jan 7 – Remlap Feb 4 – Nectar March 4 – West Blount
April 1 – Susan Moore May 6 – Blountsville Jun 3 – Straight Mnt
Jul 1 – Pine Mnt Aug 5 – Mt. High/Rtown Sept 2 – STV-Blount
Oct 7 – Holly Springs Nov 4 – Palisades/DA Dec 2 – Oneonta
Jessica Green
Secretary
Blount Co. Fire & EMS Association
