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Fire chief reports on repairs, incident responses and grant applications
Summary
Fire Chief Joseph Moore reported welding repairs for the tinder fire truck, Engine 5 mechanical issues, a switch to the National Emergency Response Incident System, mutual aid responses, a cancelled Wildland Fire Academy, and grant applications including an approximate $7,000 VFA request and a Homeland Security grant for radios/repeater equipment.
Fire Chief Joseph Moore told the council that welding modifications to the tinder fire truck were expected to be completed by Friday but that the vehicle’s A/C still required repair. He also reported mechanical problems with Engine 5 and said the department had responded to recent incidents including mutual aid calls to Kilgore and a structure fire near Oak Creek.
Moore proposed moving to quarterly pie-chart incident reporting and described a planned transition to the National Emergency Response Incident System for incident tracking. He noted the cancellation of a Wildland Fire Academy and said the department is evaluating associated reimbursements. Moore outlined grant plans, including a VFA grant request for chainsaws and equipment worth approximately $7,000 and a Homeland Security grant application for radios and a repeater system.
