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Whitestown Fire Department reports February training and EMS activity; recognizes two crew members
Summary
At the March 5 Whitestown Fire Board meeting, department leadership reported February public education, training and run statistics, noted a recruit resignation and conditional offer for a replacement, and recognized two crew members for lifesaving care on a stroke patient; the board approved routine business items 3–0.
At its March 5, 2025 meeting, the Town of Whitestown Fire Board received the February operations report from department leadership that summarized public education events, training hours, run and EMS statistics, personnel changes and an on-scene recognition for two crew members.
Department staff reported a February public-education “Touch a Truck” and safety talk at Baca, a facility tour at the Lilly Complex in Lebanon, and presentations involving the town’s insurance provider. The department said one recruit resigned during the first week of the fire academy for personal reasons; a conditional offer of employment was made for a replacement, which will delay one of seven planned hires.
Inspection and prevention work for February was reported as: 44 annual inspections, 11 reinspections, five new-building inspections, one certificate of occupancy (CFO) inspection, seven plan reviews, and one alarm and sprinkler test. Fire training totaled 1,130 hours for the month; EMS training totaled 211 hours.
The department reported 64 patient contacts and 64 transports for February. The transcript lists, verbatim, “23 BLS, 30 ALS1, and 4 ALS2 transports.” That breakdown does not add up to the reported total of 64 transports; staff did not provide a reconciled breakdown in the meeting record. EMS billing for February was reported as $35,740 and year-to-date billing as $76,003.20, which the department said is 8.73% ahead of the same point last year.
Fire runs numbered 47 in February. A year-to-date fire-run figure was mentioned in the transcript but was not clearly recorded and could not be verified from the meeting record.
The board acknowledged two department members — paramedic Sam McKinley and firefighter EMT John Granberry — who were recognized by St. Vincent’s (and by Dr. Gardner and Dr. Norris, present at the recognition) for rapid on-scene decisions and transport of a stroke patient who, according to the hospital presentation, left the hospital within three days with no deficits.
A board member asked how often neighboring departments assist Whitestown on calls. Department leadership said mutual aid is “very regular” in Boone County because no single department is staffed to handle all incidents alone; staff offered to add specific outside-assistance counts to future statistics but did not provide exact numbers at the meeting.
Votes at a glance: the board approved the meeting agenda (motion recorded and carried 3–0), approved the February minutes (carried 3–0) and adjourned the meeting (carried 3–0).
