Big Country Firefighters Association
 

 

Date: Aug 30, 2004

 

Place: Hamby Fire Station

 

Host Dept: Roscoe

 

Time: 1900

 

Training: SCBA, Protective Clothing

 

Meeting:

I. Call meeting to order

 

II. Roll Call : Albany, Buffalo Gap, Dyess, Eula, Hamby, Hawley,
    Mulberry Canyon, Potosi, Roby, Roscoe, Sipe Springs, Trent, Tye, View,
    Sweetwater, Shackleford County

 

III. Minutes from last meeting: No meeting for July

 

IV. Treasurers Report: Not Available

 

V. Announcements:

A. Dyess: Dyess will be having their annual Fire Prevention Week
   Parade and Fire Muster October 3.  Those interested in having a truck in
   the parade or participating in the Fire Muster, please contact Airman Cobb
   prior to Oct 1 at 696-2486.  Don also announced Dyess was wanting to have
   an aircraft rescue class which would be open to all volunteers.  The class
   will not happen unless they get a lot of positive feedback, so please
   contact them ASAP.  Class will possibly include a live burns.

B. Stamford: The Stamford Fire School will be held on a Saturday
   in March of 2005.  Class will include live burns.
   

C. The Haskel Area Fire School will be held Sat Sep 18.  Class will also include
   live burns.

D. Potosi: Potosi will be having a "landing zone" class along with Southwest Air
   Ambulance Thurs Sep 2 at 1930.

E. Merkel: will be holding an Instructors School Aug 31, Sep 1 and Sep 2 at
   Heritage Hall in Merkel.  Class times are 1800-2200.

F. Trent: will be holding a cookoff 1&2 Oct (Fri&Sat).  For rules and info,
   please contact Ray King.

G. TFS - Nick: Applications are available for those departments wanting 100%
   tuition assistance for fire schools (lodging and meals not included).  Get
   your apps in as soon as possible when applying for the schools (such as Haskel).
   - Aug 31 was last day to get paperwork turned in for next funding meeting (does
     not include schools).
   - TFS also has cost share assistance for workers comp.  Funding is from 2% sales
     tax on fireworks.

H. Albany: will be having a BBQ Sat Sep 4 from 1100-?.  A shotgun will also be
   raffled.


VI. Old Business

A. John, View - Discussed 911 system for Taylor County.  911 funding rates to rise
   to $0.41.  This also includes cell phones.  In recent 911 meeting, a secondary
   answering point funding was approved.  The secondary location will be used in
   the case of a natural disaster and the primary (LEC) answering point goes down.


VII. New Business

A. WELCOME TO NEW MEMBER STAMFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT

B. Gary, Roscoe: discussed coming up with a list of each departments resources.
   Gary will e-mail out the form for all departments to fill out.  Don Russom added
   that the TFS was working on a similar list to possibly be added to their web site
   for use by any Texas department.  These list will come in handy when requesting
   specialized equipment and/or an activation of the BCFFA Response Plan.
 

VIII. Adjourn Meeting