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Fire chief flags pump-truck calcium issues; ambulance reports staffing help and state reimbursement
Summary
Fire Chief Nick Klingler reported calcium deposits and valve issues in a new pump truck and raised the possibility of installing an RO system at the fire station if the city-wide RO project is delayed; Ambulance President Mark Dick said a Gibbon fireman has joined the ambulance service and the ambulance received slightly more than $5,000 from the state for uncompensated calls.
Fire Chief Nick Klingler and Ambulance President Mark Dick briefed the council on public-safety equipment and staffing at the May 11 meeting.
Klingler said the new pump truck is showing calcium deposits and a possible valve issue; he said the deposits are from hard water and that, if the RO water-treatment project does not proceed in time, the fire station may need its own RO system and storage to fill trucks. Utility Superintendent Allan Fox agreed the deposits are from calcium and hard water.
Mark Dick reported that a Gibbon fireman who works at the co-op has joined the ambulance crew to help staffing, and that the ambulance received a little over $5,000 from the state for uncompensated or unpaid calls. Dick said recent calls have been difficult and the service is working with younger crew members to manage those calls.
What happens next: The fire department and utility staff will monitor equipment and advise the council if a station-level RO system or other equipment action is required; ambulance staffing changes will continue as needed.
