Fire Department Meeting — Minutes

Approval of Minutes Motion: Accept the business meeting minutes from April 2026 Moved by: LT. K Pask Seconded by: FF L Pask Outcome: Motion carried unanimously April Calls for Service Total calls: 11 (7 Fire & 4 EMR) Structure Fire: Alarm (False/Investigation): Hazardous Materials Incident: Wildland Fire: CO2 (Carbon Monoxide/Other Gas): PLS (Public Lift Support / No Trained Personnel): EMR Calls: 4 Cancelled en Route: Motor Vehicle Accident: Change of Quarters – Station Stand-by: Updates by Division: Assistant Chief Volz: No Report Recently out of service with shoulder injury and hoping for speedy return! Captain Schaetz: Primer Valve Handle repaired on Brush Truck EMS Coordinators EMR’s L. Pask and P. Helton are the joint EMR Coordinators. June 8th @ 6:30pm EMR Meeting – Training Room. Glucose meters will be issued & Spider straps have been placed on every backboard we have. EMR’s bring your bags for bag checks! Any equipment needs, please let us know. We are working on getting everything restocked. Any EMR training please send to FDTraining email. Every engine now has an EMR bag Lieutenant Reports Lt. Pidgeon – Not Present; No Report Lt. K. Pask – Every Apparatus now has a High-lift jack. Kept in rear passenger compartment on E-1. E-2 it’s in the “catch-all” compartment Since our Landing Zone call – how can we prep to be better prepared for next time? Committee Reports: Inspections Committee: All Alcohol establishments have been completed prior to May 1. We’re doing pretty good on inspections right now – we need to complete some of the larger inspections (Mill & Mariani Cold Storage) Pre-plans should still be completed while doing inspections. Online Pre-Plans can be completed & will be completed at a later time. Occupational Health & Safety Committee: Purpose is to establish a joint labor-management. Must be comprised of 3 members. Biron Firefighter’s Association Updates: May 16th, 2026 Brat Fry 11a-3p @ Biron Municipal Center during Community Garage Sale June 13, 2026 Brat Fry 11a-3p @ Kellner Klub in Grand Rapids, WI June 21 Cranberry Blossom Parade – we will be taking Engine 2 Brush Truck Maintenance Primer Valve Handle repaired on Brush Truck Professional Development and Education MSTC Continuing Education Reminder: All personnel must create their MSTC E portal accounts via MSTC.augusoft.net → Village of Biron Fire Dept. → Third-Party Payment. Chief’s Update: Lots of revisions to our SOP & SOG’s to better conform to SPS 330 & 332 Specifically: Roadway Operations, Incident Commander Responsibilities, Incident Management Systems, Rapid Intervention Team and Two In-Two-Out, Incident Safety Officer, Scene Emergency Medical Services, Hazardous Materials Response, Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) Operations Technical Rescue: Miscellaneous Hazardous Situation Framework, Confined Space Operations Facilities, Medical & Wellness: Fire Station Facility Safety, Physical Capability Assurance, Medical Conditions and Fitness Certification, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Health Promotion Activities Apparatus, Equipment and PPE: Apparatus Safety and Specifications, Apparatus Inspection and Maintenance, Pump and Aerial Device Testing, Pump Testing, Driver Licensing and Operations, Seatbelt and Riding Positions, Hose Loading on Moving Apparatus & more… Effective May 1st, 2026 – L. Pask has been appointed Public Information Officer (P.I.O.) & D. Auld is Assistant P.I.O. Effective May 1st, 2026 - L. Pask has been appointed the Incident Safety Officer Effective May 1st, 2026 - P. Helton is the Health & Safety Officer. We are looking at opening a contract with Mid-State to have the ability to use the burn building. Old Business: Equipment Maintenance: Hose Testing: Cat Pidgeon is taking that on – Dates are coming Station Hose 1st: May 24 2nd & 3rd Round of hose testing is June 28 and July 18/19 Hard Suction hose should also be tested, we do not have the capabilities at this time to do so. Instead of tires on E2, we are going to focus on fixing some electrical issues. Ladder Testing: Josh Volz will head this initiative. We will connect with Grand Rapids and see if we can get with them to figure a date and time. Training & Department Events: L. Pask has reached out to Aspirus to set up a Landing Zone training. Ignite Fire Training was completed a week or two ago down in Adams The training included: Vehicle Extrication, Water Mapping, Thermal Imaging, and Search & Rescue. Overall, very beneficial training. New Business Road Construction has started. Biron Drive & Highway 54 will both be under construction this summer. Drivers are to have standard street clothes & shoes on while driving. Helmets are not to be worn by the driver or passenger while driving the apparatus. Adjournment Motion to Adjourn: Chief Dillingham Seconded by: FF K Auld Opposed: None Next Meeting Date & Time: June 1st, 2026 Location: 6:00pm BVFD Training Room Minutes prepared by: Lauren Johnson