Meeting Minutes

Town of Superior Fire Department September 9th, 2025 1930 hrs 4917 S State Hwy 35 Superior WI 54880 Business Meeting Agenda 1. Call to order 2. Pledge of allegiance 3. Roll call: Billy Benson Darryl FiegleXCheri Mains X Will Buchin Jon Freer XMandy Mittelstad Todd Budnik Kamry Gary Russ Olson X Katrina Casper Rosey GrabXMorgan PersonX Abby Christenson Chris Gross XDale Summerfield Ryan Crimmins XLaurie KillianXAlex Thompson Brayden Debartolo-KurtsTom Killian Brett Uchanski X Amber Doller XJake LarsonX Kaitlyn Walsburg Ashleigh Erdman XBrian Laverdire Jon Webber Amy Fiegle XErik Mack Bob Zimmer X 4. Last Meetings minutes: a. Corrections or additions to last month’s minutes: customer should have said customs. A few extra characters. b. Vote to accept minutes: Motioned by cheri , 2nd by Russ 5. Communications: Thank you letter from 4 corners. There were over 200 attendees and they raised over $500 in school supplies over and above monetary donations. They are very grateful for our support. 6. Treasurer's Report: a. August Treasurer's Report 1. Beginning balance: $2933.15 2. Transactions: Deposits-0, 1 check for $160 Shirts unlimited for jackets 3. Ending balance: $2,773.15 4. Motion to accept: Russ , seconded by Laurie , 1 abstained 7. Chiefs Report: 2025 Sept Town of Superior… 9/10/25, 11:08 AM Page 1 of 3 ● Vacationland Fire- tried to get all surrounding depts to sign up for I am responding to get a discount, but due to fees not being equal per call volume per dept., they declined. However it was highly encouraged they use I am Responding as other surrounding counties use it. ● Applied for EMS grant ● Applied for a new gas meter, but haven't heard back on it yet. ● Status on tanker - on schedule to be delivered in December ● UTV trailer should arrive mid to late October ● Follow up: yes, we are volunteers and we sign up to do jobs here, but be accountable. If you can't follow through with what you committed to, please find someone to cover. Don't put it off. Focus on our mission: we are here to help others, but if we don't help ourselves, we can't help others. ● Be productive and proactive. Don't wait to be told to do something. 8. Inspection Officers Report: nothing to report 8. Training Officers Report: a. EMS- tonight's training was patient assessment. Next month training will take place ON the same night as fire training Oct 28th. CPR You need to let Ashleigh or Bob know if you can't make it or if you need it to reschedule.CPR training to take place at town hall. Firefighters who are not medically certified can go and get certified. b. FIRE- small engine maintenance 9. Maintenance: ● Emergency apparatus maintenance is due to schedule pumping of E1 and E2. ● Door of E1 has been fixed ● Mild tranny fluid leak in E1. It is currently being monitored. If you see a big leak or the check engine light comes on, please report it immediately. ● Northland lawn and equipment will get the UTV later this week to get the door fixed. 10. Fundraisers: ● Auxiliary meat raffle needs volunteers. It's 1 hour of connecting with the community and raising funds. 11. Debriefing: ● Pump trying went well. It was a good learning experience. ● Aug calls- 21 request ○ Fire struc/vehicle 0 ○ EMS- 13 ○ MVC- 2 ○ Canceled/ no call -2 ○ Service- 2 ○ Alarm- 1 ○ No response -0 ○ Town of Sup- 13 ○ Oliver -0 ○ Parkland-0 ○ Oakland- 0 ○ Summit-1 9/10/25, 11:08 AM Page 2 of 3 12. Old Business: ● Reminder: turn out gear for all calls. ● Stop at the station to get apparatus, even if you have to drive past the scene first. We can't help if we don't have the tools to help. ● Equipment and PPE are first priority. ● Try to reduce POV on scene. ● If you are at the hall grabbing an apparatus, check to see if more are showing up. Try to leave with 2 ppl in a truck minimum. ● Be responsible for your own gear. 13. New Business ● New Member Applications: Jackson Schilling applied, it will go before the committee. ● Trunk or treat: If you can work it, go to the event calendar on I am responding and sign up. Sat October 25th, 1-3pm ● Bylaws change - internal auditing: reviewed so we can vote on it at the next meeting. Included is the treasurer's audit that was discussed at last month's meeting. ● Reimbursement for Macks plaque -Darryl: $70.78 motioned by Laurie, 2nd by Ashleigh, 1 abstained ● Reimbursement for Chiefs Conference and hotel -Darryl : $473.20 Laurie motioned, Russ 2nd, 1 abstained. ● Thompson donation plaque - Darryl: JoAnn Thompson had previously donated $500 to the dept. We voted to use up to $500 of that to go towards putting her son's name on a dedication plaque as that is what those funds were ear marked for. Ashleigh motioned, Cheri 2nd, 1 abstained. 14. Other items as permitted by law: ● Town of Superior Fire Department was awarded 2024 Fire department of the year. Congrats team! ● Fire prevention week is in October @ 4 corners. Request to increase budget by $300 to purchase, kid helmets. Activity books, and a few other novelty items. Ashleigh motioned, Bob 2nd, 1 abstained. It was highly encouraged to attend if able. It's a wonderful experience to see the kids get excited about fire prevention, and it plants the seed at a young age for them to want to grow up to be a fire fighter. ● Gondik speedway: We will provide an invoice for billed man hours that have been work. Adjourned 9/10/25, 11:08 AM Page 3 of 3