IFB Meeting Minutes, June 2007

Vice-President Mark Burke called the meeting of the Indianapolis Fire Buffs to order at 1933 on June 20, 2007. Eleven members were present; two members were excused. There were no guests.

A moment of silence was observed to honor deceased members, local firefighters, and the nine firefighters who lost their lives in Charleston, SC. The Pledge of Allegiance followed.

A motion to approve the minutes of the May 2007 meeting was made by Jim Williamson. The motion was approved.

The Treasurer presented his report for May 2007. A motion to approve the Treasurer’s report was made by Jim Williamson. The motion was approved.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

TURNOUT: no report

MUSEUM: no report

APPARATUS: Dennis Chambers reported he needs to do some electrical work on the engine.

MEMBERSHIP: Rodger Birchfield is home recovering from a recent surgery. Matt Woods is also on the “get well” list following another surgery.

CANTEEN: Both Mary Morgan and Ron Cunningham have been outfitted and are ready to run as “Fast Units.” Mark Burke’s van is in the shop. Once he gets it back, he will get his equipment and supplies. Mark Burke reported he has an up-to-date gas card for the big canteen.

May 23 – 1534 E. Kelly, box alarm plus extra companies for working residence. Ed McMichael responded at 0147 and served 30-35 firefighters with Gatorade and water. Secured at 0335.

May 23 – 2210 Oliver Avenue, second alarm plus extra companies for working junkyard fire. Responded to by Rodger Birchfield, Mary Morgan, Tod Parker, Jim Williamson, Brett Jackson, Gene Morris, Dave Babcock, Mark Burke, and Ed McMichael at 1648. 65-80 firefighters were served with Gatorade, water, coffee, snacks, and sandwiches. Secured at 2345.

May 25 – 202 McKim, second alarm for a working fire involving three houses. About 60 firefighters were served Gatorade, water, and snacks by Rodger Birchfield, Dave Babcock, Ed McMichael, and Chief Greeson. Dispatched at 0245; secured at 0600. (Thanks for the help, Chief!)

May 25 – 6600 Winnock (Lawrence Twp., City of Lawrence, and IFD), box alarm plus extra companies for a working apartment fire, serving water, snacks, and Kool-Aid to about 75 firefighters. Responded to by Mark Burke at 1225; secured at 1500.

May 28 – 2604 Cold Springs Manor Dr., second alarm for an apartment fire. Responded to by Mary Morgan, Ed McMichael, and Dave Babcock at 0140, serving Gatorade, water, and snacks to about 80 firefighters. Secured at 0518. (This was the fourth second alarm fire in six days. IFB responded to three. The fourth occurred in Lawrence Township at the same time as the Oliver Street second alarm.)

June 2 – 6462 Bay Harbor Lane (Pike), box alarm plus extra companies for a condo fire. Response by Ed McMichael at 1558, serving Gatorade, water, and snacks to 40 firefighters. Secured at 1918.

June 8 – 1614 Leonard, box alarm plus extra companies for working double residence. Ed McMichael responded, serving 50-55 firefighters with Gatorade, water, and snacks. Run from 0431 to 0648.

June 13 – 827 Camp Street, box alarm plus extra companies for working residence involving three houses. Gatorade, water, and snacks were served to about 75 firefighters. Response at 1351 by Mark Burke and Brett Jackson. Secured at 1605.

June 15 – 1116 St. Peter, box alarm on working residence (90+ degree day). Responded to at 1448 by Ed McMichael. About 25 firefighters were served Gatorade and water. Secured at 1538.

June 16 – Supply drop at Station 6. TSU 6 had run out of hydration supplies on another humid, 90 degree day, and Capt. Greg Harris requested assistance. Supplied TSU 6 with four cases of Gatorade and one case of bottled water.

June 17 – 6538 Hot Springs Lane (Perry), box alarm plus extra companies for working apartment fire. Dispatched at 0313, responded to by Ed McMichael, and secured at 0530. About 50 firefighters were served with Gatorade, snacks, and water.

June 17 – 5030 Southeastern Avenue, box alarm plus extra companies for a working residence (90+ degree day). Ed McMichael responded at 1050, serving Gatorade and water to about 40 firefighters. Secured at 1155.

June 18 – Serenity & Bremen Lane, dive search of a lake for evidence. Responded to by Ed McMichael at 1725. Gatorade and water were served to 12 firefighters/divers. Secured at 1816.

WEBSITE: Dennis Chambers reported that he, Tod Parker, and Brett Jackson met during the past month to work on website ideas. Following that meeting, three domain names were batted around. A motion from Jerry Traub (as amended) to adopt www.indianapolisfirebuffs.org as our domain name/address and authorization up to $250 to be taken from the pager savings account to allow the domain registration (five years) and hosting (three year commitment) was approved. An additional part of the Traub motion was authorization to set up a Paypal account to be used for hosting payments as well as future dues/pager payments to the Club. The Paypal account is to be jointly monitored by Dennis Chambers and the Club Treasurer, and the activity and balance are to be reported as a part of the monthly Treasurer’s report.

COMMUNICATIONS: Dennis Chambers discussed the recent problems with pager service, and said he continues to investigate pagers and alternate communications.

STATION 12: Mary Morgan reported she is still waiting for the interior work to be started. Steve Hanson will start work on the back door soon. She said the Medic unit is starting to be more security conscious and are setting the alarm when leaving for the day.

A motion to purchase a half page ad in the Cambridge (Boston) Convention Book, with the artwork to be done by Paul McMichael, was made by Jerry Traub. The motion passed.

A motion to fund two full registrations for a primary and alternate delegate to the Nefcon 07 IFBA convention was made by Jerry Traub. The motion passed.

Due to some recent fireground “issues,” Club officers developed a Fireground Code of Conduct, which simply puts in writing the informal rules we have always operated under. A signed copy of the Code of Conduct will be an Active Membership requirement, and any violations of the rules on a fireground could result in Active Membership revocation. Also presented was the “Fast Unit” Code of Conduct, as mentioned in last month’s minutes, which will be the rules and regulations for the RSU’s (Rehab Support Units). Any member who has not yet signed one or both of these documents should see Jerry Traub, who was designated as our Accountability Officer.

Mark Burke showed samples of IFB Logo stickers and an IFB front license plate. Several members placed orders. Also discussed were magnetic signs for canteen use. Jim Williamson made a motion to purchase 10 magnetic signs. The motion passed.

Indianapolis, Indiana 46220