Location: Nectar Fire(Cleveland)
Date: February 3, 2022
Time: 1900 hours
February 2022 Meeting Minutes
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Attendance
• Representatives of each member department were accounted for: Allgood, Bangor, Blount Cnty RS, Blountsville, Brooksville, Cleveland, Dallas/Selfville, Holly Springs, Locust Fork, Mount High, Murphree Valley, Nectar, Oneonta, Pine Mountain, Remlap, Ricetown, Rosa, Snead, Straight Mountain, Summit, Susan Moore.
• Member Departments not present: Royal, and West Blount
• Associate members present: EMA, 911/COMMS, Special Ops, BREMSS, Blount EMS
• Associate Members not present: Forestry, STV-Blount, Law Enforcement, State FM Office, Coroner, Lifesaver, RAMS, Survival Flight, Red Cross, District Attorney, AL Fire College, VOAD.
Previous Meeting Minutes
• Motion to Accept: Chief Johnson – Blountsville
• 2nd Motion to Accept: Chief Netherton – Snead
• Minutes were approved with no objections
Financial Reports
• Motion to Accept: Chief Glass – Rosa
• 2nd Motion to Accept: Captain Tuck – Blount County Rescue Squad
• Reports was approved with no objections
Old Business
• June Fling is June 11, 2022, be deciding if you want to volunteer to help.
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Committee Reports
EMA
• Fuelman Report - Our annual budget is $60,000. We have used $7,100.76 in January.
• Colbert County is hosting a ICE 300/400 class February 14th-18th in Tuscumbia.
• Fuel Receipts are due each Monday.
• Cullman EMA is doing a ICS 300 class March 14-16th and a ICS 400 class March 17-18th
• Anniston is doing a Train the Trainer May 16th-20th
911
• Still working on the Radio System
• Tower Sites are set to be stood up in May
• Texting from AT&T is not working
Training
• Rope I is March 7th-11th this will be a night class
• Rope II is April 4th-6th
• Oneonta will have the AFC props June 6th-15th
• Surface Class in May as a weekend class
• Swift Class in late May as a weekend class
Special Ops
• Chief Booth is going to Red Stone on Monday February 7th to pick up a trailer for the FF camp to put supplies in.
BREMSS
• EMSA April 1st for Stroke patients
• Instructor courses are online
• Con-ed is due by March 31st
• 10th edition protocols are online
Blount EMS
• EVOC refresher February 16th-18th at 8:30AM
• Protocol update in March
• Advanced Class the week of May 30th this will be a Night class and in person
• Tach Medic class March 21 through March 25th
VOAD
• VOAD will be selling Raffle Tickets at the March Meeting 1 ticket for $5 or 3 tickets for $10
Jr. FF Camp
• Vanesa will match up to $500 on personal donations to the camp
NO Report from the following Departments:
• Chairmans Report
• Fire Prevention
• Explorer Post
• Special Ops
• STV-Blount
• Law Enforcement
• State Fire Marshall
• Coroner
• District Atty Office
• Al LifeSaver
• RAMS
• Survival Air
• AL Fire College
• Red Cross
NEW Business
• Blount County Rescue Squad is hosting a Bass Tournament February 26th @ Guntersville, you must fill out an application to enter. Entry fee is $100
• The AL Fire College will be at Oneonta Fire the 4th Saturday of the month to test anyone who needs it
• The Chiefs Conference is February 7th-12th in Hoover with an ISO class on Monday
• Oneonta Fire will have props from the Fire College June 13th through June 17th for training for anyone who needs it.
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1944 hours.
The next meeting will be held on March 3rd at West Blount with meal at 1830.
Meeting Locations – 2022
Jan 6 – Remlap Feb 3– Nectar March 3 – West Blount
April 7 – Susan Moore May 5 – Blountsville Jun 2 – Straight Mnt
Jul 7 – Pine Mnt Aug 4 – Mt. High/Rtown Sept 1 – STV-Blount
Oct 6 – Holly Springs Nov 3 – Oneonta Dec 1 – Palisades/DA
Jessica Green
Secretary
Blount Co. Fire & EMS Association
