Indianapolis, Indiana
46220
Minutes for IFB Meeting, November 21, 2007, Station
10
President Rodger Birchfield called
the meeting of the Indianapolis Fire Buffs to order at 1931 on November 21, 2007. Nine
members were present; three members were excused. There was one guest: C.L.
Hankins.
A moment of silence was observed to
honor deceased members and local firefighters. The Pledge of Allegiance
followed.
A motion to approve the minutes of
the October 2007 meeting was made by Paul McMichael. The motion was
approved.
The Treasurer presented the October
2007 Treasurer’s report. A motion to approve the report was made by Mark Burke.
The motion was approved.
MAIL:
Thank you card from Decatur Township for recent canteen run and a
letter regarding the upcoming IFD Recognition Dinner.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
TURNOUT: Ed McMichael reported
the special convention issue of Turnout has been published. The normal
fall issue is being compiled.
MUSEUM: no
report
APPARATUS: Dennis Chambers
reported the right rear brake on the Bloomington Ford has seized up. It was okay
when the unit was pulled out of the bay for elections on November 6, but when he
attempted to return it after the voting was completed, the truck would not move.
It was finally returned to its spot in (the real) Station 12 through the efforts
of Interstate Towing ($165 please), and Dennis said he will work on the brakes
as soon as he can.
MEMBERSHIP: C.L. Hankins was
present for his second meeting.
CANTEEN: Canteen runs:
Oct 19 – Mills and
Meridian, box
alarm + for working double residence fire (IFD/Perry). Response by Brett
Jackson, Ed McMichael, Dave Babcock, Rodger Birchfield, Matt and Bob Woods at
1822, serving water and Gatorade to 30 firefighters. Secured at
2007.
Oct 21 – 4931 Robison,
Tiffany’s Landscaping, box alarm for working mulch fire
(Pike/Zionsville/Carmel). Water, Gatorade, coffee, hot chocolate, snacks,
sandwiches, and pizza were served to about 40 firefighters by Mary Morgan, Ed
McMichael, Jerry Traub, and Tod Parker. Response times 1653 to
0008.
Oct 25 –
24th and Broadway. RSU 1 was used as a prop for a movie shoot
conducted by the People’s Burn Foundation. Mary Morgan and Ed McMichael manned
RSU 1 from 2100 to 2300.
Oct 27 – 6060
Brookworthy, Box alarm for a gas leak at an apartment building. Ron Cunningham
responded at 1422 and was disregarded at the scene. In service at
1457.
Nov 3 – 308 N.
Keystone, box alarm for a working residence. Response was made by Ron Cunningham
at 1143, service water and snacks to four firefighters, two civilians, and three
dogs.
Nov 4 – 111 E. 16th
Street, 2nd alarm for a working apartment
fire. Ed McMichael responded at 2250 and was disregarded at the scene by 1201.
Apparently, there was a pile of newspapers on fire on the third floor, and the
fire was quickly extinguished. No one was served and secured at
2330.
Nov 10 – 3247
Winthrop, Box +
for a working residence fire. Ron Cunningham responded at 1142, service
Gatorade, water, and snacks to about 14 firefighters and five civilians. In
service at 1240.
Nov 10 – 456
N. Meridian, 2nd alarm for an
electrical fire at the Post Office Building. Response by Ed McMichael, Jim
Williamson, Dave Babcock, Ron Cunningham, and Brett Jackson. Gatorade, water,
and snacks were served to about 50 firefighters. Response times: 1326 to
1532.
Nov 16 – 3150 Rand
Road, 2nd alarm for working fire at a business
(Decatur/Wayne/Mooresville/
Speedway). Responded at 1500
by Ed McMichael, Gene Morris, Mark Burke, Rodger Birchfield, and Tod Parker.
Coffee, hot chocolate, Gatorade, water, snacks, sandwiches, and pizza were
served to about 75 firefighters and five civilians. Secured at 2300 when
operations were scaled back for the evening. The fire continued to smolder for
several days thereafter.
The Club is still working on funding for the
insurance for the RSU’s. Several ideas were discussed, and Ed McMichael will
work on getting this area taken care of by our next
meeting.
WEBSITE: www.indianapolisfirebuffs.org) Dennis Chambers
reported he has updated the website and has also put up some new materials. He
was given some ancient new articles concerning the Buffs. He will try to scan
and upload those to the website as well.
COMMUNICATIONS: Dennis Chambers
reported he is getting the new batch of replacement pagers out. To conserve gas
and save time, he is going to mail many of them out. He is not sure how much
longer the old pagers will work because of the frequency the old pagers operate
on. By the way, look for pager invoices in December.
THE “REAL” STATION 12: Mark Burke reported one of the new SA canteens is on
station at the 12’s. The older Field Kitchen is having some repairs made to it.
Larry Campbell fixed the dryer for $65 (Thanks Larry!!). And the station
continues to look great!
OLD BUSINESS:
Ed McMichael reported
the 2007 Raffle was successfully concluded with the winners’ drawing on Nov. 20.
Please see the winners listed below. Jerry Traub will present the final numbers
at our next meeting.
Ron Cunningham
presented the Nominating Committee’s slate of officers for
2008:
President
Rodger Birchfield
Vice President
Ed McMichael
Secretary
Jerry Traub
There being no
nominations from the floor, and upon unanimous voice vote, the persons noted
were elected to the positions indicated. The Treasurer, Paul McMichael, is in
the middle of his two-year term; therefore, no nominations were necessary for
his position.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Mark Burke is going to
investigate bell ringing for the Salvation Army.
Rodger Birchfield
noted the 2009 SPAAMPHA convention will be in Indianapolis.
Mark Burke reported
the Salvation Army will be conducting their Emergency Services class on January
12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Register with Burt Williams at
317-224-1013 (office) or 317-385-9261 (cell).
Rodger Birchfield is
going to make sure the Past President’s plaque and IFB’s Last Call plaque are
updated.
A motion was made by
Ed McMichael to make our annual Christmas donations to the Salvation Army and
IFD’s Fill the Bell. The motion passed.
Justin Birchfield is
going to conduct a CPR class on January 19 (January 26 is the alternate date) at
(the real) Station 12. Cost will be $25 to $35 per person. He will be teaching
the approved Heart Association’s CPR. The class will take 2-3 hours. Start time
is 10 a.m. Contact him to
sign up.
A motion to adjourn
was made at 2045by Ed McMichael. The motion passed.
NEXT BREAKFAST –
11 a.m., Saturday, Dec 1, 2007, Station 11
B-Shift NOTE TIME CHANGE
NO DECEMBER BUSINESS
MEETING
JANUARY BREAKFAST –
9 a.m., Saturday, Jan 5, 2008, Station (-) 12
A-Shift
NEXT MEETING – 7:30
p.m., Wednesday, Jan 16, 2008, Station (-) 12 C-Shift
Respectfully submitted,
Ed McMichael
Secretary
(It has been a
pleasure serving as Club Secretary for the past several years. Thanks to
everyone for their help!)
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2007 RAFFLE
WINNERS |
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1st |
B.
Killilea |
20B |
$2,500
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2nd |
Charles
Thompson |
2A |
$250
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3rd |
R.
Neal |
16A |
$150
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4th |
Jim
Jones |
24A |
$125
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5th |
Gene
Rentz |
20C |
$100
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6th |
Derek
Gribler |
24B |
$75
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7th |
Gerald
Wier |
Ret |
$50
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8th |
Mark
Ball |
7C |
$50
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9th |
Mike
Estridge |
19 |
$50
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10th |
Jason Charles
Smith |
11C |
$50
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11th |
Tony
Hall |
23B |
$50
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12th |
Carl
Lucas |
13C |
$50
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