Consent Items
Minutes of the Last Meeting
Held 21 December, 2021
Submitted by Dan Gower, Board Secretary
The meeting was called to order at 6:20pm by Don Black. Members of the Board in attendance were Don Black, Dan Gower, Lou Henson, Mike Crabill, Bill Long and Scott Olguin.
The consent items were presented. Discussion was held concerning an update to the grant report. The consent items were approved unanimously.
Old Business
Under Old Business, Discussion was held concerning the proposed budget as presented by Chief Gower and President Black. The operational budget was approved unanimously. Discussion was held concerning the capital expenditures. Chief Gower presented his list of operational priorities for capital expenditures in a motion to approve the list of items required to improve our readiness and response. In priority those items were shown as #1 a water collection tank and refill pump located at Station Two, #2 replacement radios, #3 a Lucas Device for the FRO, #4 consideration of a water supply trailer or a fire boat for suppression and water supply, and #5 additional extrication equipment. Each item will need full analysis and a price determined for Board approval for actual purchase. The motion passed unanimously.
New Business
For New Business Chief Gower presented a proposal for the disposition of the vehicle that served as Water Supply. Based upon market values research by Jim Miiller the Board approved selling the vehicle for an asking price of $5,500 or best offer as is. The motion passed. Advertisement of the sale will be made on our various sites, e.g., Facebook, NextDoor, and website.
Meeting adjourned at 1917.
Treasurer’s Report
Submitted by Lou Henson, Board Treasurer
Fundraising
Calendar year thru 31 December, 2021
Cash Flow
For the period 1 December, 2021 through 31 December, 2021
Budget
Through 31 December, 2021
Chief’s Report
Submitted by Dan Gower
We ended the CY 2021 with 157 medical calls and 26 fire related calls – quite a year statistically.
2022 is off to a roaring start with 12 medical calls already in January.
My goals for this year are to get our training documentation in place and a maintenance documentation program in place as well. Supporting that will be the development of relevant and current SOP/SOGs for our personnel to be able to refer to. Recent events point to the need to standardize and publish guidelines and provide our personnel with the equipment to execute our tasks safely and efficiently.
I’m excited about the possibility of some incident command training put on by Hamilton EMS. We have the only department in the county that uses a standard shift command structure and our shift commanders are some of the best there are. We can be a leader in this county for incident command proficiency.
Auxiliary Report
Submitted by Charlotte Hays
Nothing new to report.
Grant Report
Submitted by Bill Daly
Texas A&M Forest Service
- PPE Grant – request was funded for $ 20,000 at the October 13 funding meeting. Bunker Gear, Helmets, & Dual Certified Gear is on order.
FEMA
- SCBA Grant – Most equipment has been received. Still waiting on two units with tranfser hoses.
- County Communications Equipment Grant – Grant application has been updated and resubmitted.
Firehouse Subs
Grant application submitted on 1/13/2022 for $10,494.80 -Wildland PPE- 10 sets of pants & shirts, 30 Bullard helmets & goggles, 30 pairs gloves, 10 radio chest harnesses. No matching funds are required for this grant. Should receive notification by April 13, 2022.
Federal Infrastructure Bill
The bill scheduled to be signed by the president on Monday, November 15 includes money for “Wildfire defense grants for at-risk communities.” Frank Serpas is checking on this.
Old Business
None at this time.
New Business
Water Tank for Station Two
Submitted by Don Black
AgriTek submitted a proposal for the same basic system as Station One, totaling $19,672.86. They also included options for increased tank size. The detailed quote is available here.
The quote from Centerline for installation of the electrical service to the pump is an additional $1,859.38.