Fire Department Meeting — Minutes

Approval of Minutes Motion: Accept the business meeting minutes from February 2026 Moved by: FF K Pask Seconded by: FF L Pask Outcome: Motion carried unanimously March Calls for Service Total calls: 15 Structure Fire: - Alarm (False/Investigation): - Hazardous Materials Incident: - Wildland Fire: - CO2 (Carbon Monoxide/Other Gas): - PLS (Public Lift Support / No Trained Personnel): - EMS Calls: - Cancelled en Route: - Motor Vehicle Accident: - Updates by Division Assistant Chief Volz Recently out of service with shoulder injury and hoping for speedy return! Captain Schaetz No Report EMS Coordinators EMR’s L. Pask and P. Helton are the joint EMR Coordinators. They now have an EMR office in the station. Has a desktop for completing reports and filing area for patient care reports. They are working on getting quarterly bag checks in line & working on training activities for the group. Any equipment needs, please let us know. We are working on getting everything restocked. Any EMR training please send to FDTraining email. Lieutenant Reports Lt. Bork - Not Present; No Report Lt. Pidgeon - We will be doing some re-org. Information regarding the cadet program is coming soon. If cadets certify Entry Level, FF2 & Inspector Certifications, before 18, they can get up to $500 per class. Lt. K. Pask – Rescue helmets have been ordered for swift water rescue. Please check them out before you leave tonight If anyone is unfamiliar with the high lift jack, head out after the meeting to familiarize yourself with them. Some people have safety glasses and gloves in their lockers so take a look at those . Committee Reports Inspections Committee Any businesses that sell alcohol need to be inspected by May 1. L. Pask & L. Johnson are going to inspect Somewhere Else on Wednesday Association Updates: This Saturday: Brat Fry 10am April 26th @ 10am– Eagle Road Clean Up May 16th @ 11am-3pm Community Brat Fry @ the station June 13th Brat fry @ Kellner Klub Dues were due on March 31st – if you still need to pay, let us know. Benefits: Reimbursements, Certification Incentive, Book Payment, Hotel Payment for Training. Community Risk Reduction / Public Education No Report Technology Infrastructure No Report Brush Truck Maintenance No Report 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. Paper copies of training are up on the window and updated. All 4 members that were in Entry Level have passed and are in HazMat May 30th will be their next burn for FF1certification Propane Training: Pittsville is doing a training and we can send 3 members Must have Entry A &B Equivalent Date: May 18th – 6pm – 9:30pm C. Pidgeon, J. Burhite & K. Auld are signed up for this and will be attending. ELDO Class is coming up April 18 – registration has closed. Chief’s Update Over the next week – we will complete mask FIT Testing. Anyone who hasn’t completed it, will be placed on a probationary hold. Next week, everyone will be issued locks for the lockers & issued towels. Inside your lockers, please make sure everything stays clean. Shampoo will be issued as well. The washer and dryer combo is also there to be used. 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 Instead of tires on E2, we are going to focus on fixing some electrical issues. DOT & Pump Inspections Will be completed on Wednesday morning. Originally scheduled for Thursday. 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. Finance & Budget Budget Planning No Report Training & Department Events Lots of people attending schools right now. Overall, sounds like classes are going well. New Business Road Construction will be starting soon. Biron Drive & Highway 54 will both be under construction this summer. Adjournment Motion to Adjourn: Chief Dillingham Seconded by: Lt. C. Pidgeon Opposed: None Next Meeting Date & Time: May 4th, 2026 Location: 6:00pm BVFD Training Room Minutes prepared by: Lauren Johnson