2024-05-06 Minutes

Location: Cleveland

Date: May 6, 2024

Time: 19:00 

 

 

BCFEMSA May 2024 Meeting Minutes 

 

 

Attendance 

  • Representatives of each member department were accounted for: Allgood, Bangor, Blount County Rescue Squad, Blountsville, Brooksville, Cleveland, Dallas Selfville, Holly Springs, Locust Fork, Mount High, Murphree Valley, Nectar, Oneonta, Pine Mountain, Remlap, Ricetown, Royal, Snead, Straight Mountain, Summit, Susan Moore, West Blount 

  • Member Departments not present: Rosa 

  • Associate members present: EMA, 911 board, Special Ops, Lifeguard, Coroner, Alabama Fire College

  • Associate Members not present: 911 commission, forestry, St. Vincent’s Blount, BREMSS, Law Enforcement, State Fire Marshall’s Office, RAMS, Survival Flight, Red Cross, District Attorney, VOAD

Guests  

  • All Pro, Sunbelt

 

Previous Meeting Minutes 

  • Motion to Accept: Scott Payne

  • 2nd Motion to Accept: Jon Head

  • Minutes were approved with no objections. 

Financial Reports 

  • Motion to Accept: Paul Gilbert

  • 2nd Motion to Accept: Aaron Armstrong

  • Reports were approved with no objection. 

 

 

Old Business

  • Motion to move $90.00 to cover tax preparation and insurance

Motion- Chris Hill

2nd- Jon Head

 

 

Committee Reports 

Chairman

  • Nominating committee appointed in July

  • $1 million in aid for Alabama for fire departments from state EMA

 

 

      EMA 

  • At 53% of Fuelman for the year

  • Homeland Security grant closed

    

      Training  

  • AFC trailer and tower at fire camp, see Jeff to train

  • HAZMAT equipment is in

 

       BREMSS 

  • See attached notes

      Lifeguard 

  • No classes right now

 

       Jr. FF Camp 

  • Camp is June 6th-9th 2023 with setup on the 5th 

  • Need female volunteers. 

 

NO Report from the following Departments: 

911 board, Fire Prevention, coroner, Explorer post, Forestry, St. Vincent’s Blount, Sheriff’s Office, State Fire Marshall, DA’s Office, AL Lifesaver, RAMS, Survival Flight, Alabama Fire College, Red Cross, VOAD. 

 

   NEW Business 

  • Forestry is no longer issuing paper checks.

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 20:10