2022-04-07 Minutes

 

                                                                                                                                  Location: Little Brick Church
  Date: April 7, 2022
  Time: 1900 hours

 

 

 

  April 2022 Meeting Minutes

 

       https://www.blountcofireandemsassociation.org

 

 

 

Attendance

 

 

 

 

Previous Meeting Minutes

 

 

 

 

Financial Reports

 

 

 

 

Old Business

 

·        No Old Business

 

Committee Reports

 

Chairman

 

·        House Bill 253 passed for tax credit

 

·        The COVID line of duty death bill passed

 

·        HCA Grants are due by May 31st

 

EMA

 

 

911

 

·        Most equipment is on site

 

·        Hoping to have radios out this summer

 

Training

 

·       Oneonta will have the AFC props June 6th-15th

 

·       Surface Class in May as a weekend class, this class is full

 

·       Swift Class in late May as a weekend class, 2 open spots

 

·       Southeast Chiefs conference in June in Mobile

 

·       Annual Training will be in June the week after Fire Camp

 

Fire Prevention

 

·        So far there have been 35 fire fatalities in 2022, most did not have a smoke detector

 

·        1452 people have applied for smoke alarms, 205 have been installed

 

Forestry

 

·        Grant checks will be handed out at the May meeting

 

Special Ops

 

·        If you need any training get with K. Booth

 

BREMSS

 

·       New EMS rules effective April 14th

 

·        10th edition protocol effective April 29th

 

Blount EMS

 

·        Staffing at Blount EMS is now an issue, so you may not always get a Basic and Medic on a truck

 

·        Blount EMS is hosting a Advanced EMT class starting May 23rd

 

Fire Marshall

 

·        Need help getting everyone to use NFIRS

 

Survival Flight

 

·        We are here if you need us

 

Jr. FF Camp

 

·        Raised almost $9,000 in money for the camp

 

·        Need to know who is coming to help with the camp before you show up

 

·        June 7th-10th is the camp

 

 

 

NO Report from the following Departments:

 

·        Explorer Post

 

·        STV-Blount

 

·        Law Enforcement

 

·        Coroner

 

·        District Atty Office

 

·        Al LifeSaver

 

·        RAMS

 

·        AL Fire College

 

·        Red Cross

 

·        VOAD

 

 

 

NEW Business

 

·        June 11th is the June Fling, please let the Association know at the May meeting if your department can help with the booth.

 

 

 

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned 

 

The next meeting will be held on May 5th at Blountsville  with meal at 1830.

 

       

 

 

 

      Meeting Locations – 2022

 

 

 

Jan 6 – Remlap                                                Feb 3– Nectar                                                 March 3 – West Blount
April 7 – Susan Moore                                  May 5 – Blountsville                                      Jun 2 – Straight Mnt
Jul 7 – Pine Mnt                                              Aug 4 – Mt. High/Rtown                                             Sept 1 – STV-Blount
Oct 6 – Holly Springs                                     Nov 3 – Oneonta                                            Dec 1 – Palisades/DA

                                                                                  Jessica Green

 

Secretary

 

      Blount Co. Fire & EMS Association