Mendocino County Training Officers Meeting

Friday September 8th, 2006

Members present: Steve Wells, Roger Dingman, Kevin Jennings, Marcus Young, Mike Ciancio, Frank Maurice, Bill Webster, Rich Boehm, Jay Bristianos, Greg Smith, Colin Wilson and Jim Harrison

Program; Steve Wells
Mendocino College; Bill Webster& Marcus Young, Marcus Young and Bill Webster are co-coordinating the Fire Science /Post classes at the college. Marcus Young described the new NIMS and ICS classes that will be needed in order to qualify for future FEMA grants. Bill Webster explained the colleges” NEW Commitment” to the Fire Science program. Bill will be contacting individual fire Departments for commitments on equipment, instructors and facilities.
Group discussion: Led by Steve Wells on approval of Hazmat Grants. Steve said he only had two grants submitted to him Brian Graham and Craig Helig, they were approved. It appears there is a misunderstanding as to who is to receive the grant applications Jim Harrison stated that Carl Magann has more applications but has not forwarded them to Steve W. The group approved all applications that Carl had with the understanding they are representatives the Mendocino County Fire Departments. For future grants clarification on who should receive the grant applications will need to be addressed. Jim Harrison also spoke about a trailer that Environmental health has received and will be reconditioning it for use as a Decon/operations training trailer. Available to any of the county fire departments that would like to take on the “Housing” portion of the trailer. Also Decon training at the three hospitals will occur in October the week of the 23rd.


Academy - Continued discussion on the curriculum decided not to add or subtract any of the subjects. Mike C will have a preliminary schedule for the 11/3 meeting. Still considering the possibility of providing IFSTA manuals to all students.

Treasures report – was not available because those documents go to the County Fire Chiefs Treasure. Also a final total on the academy was not done.
Old Business : The group decided to sponsor Fire Command 1C and Confined Space Awareness as the classes offered by the training officers assoc. Mike will look into different possibilities for the next meeting.
 

New Business: Rich discussed classes he will be providing, STL and maybe DIV/SUP. Myself and Rich will talk about possibly doing a county wide Wildland drill.




Next Meeting Laytonville Fire 10am, November 3rd 2006


Meeting adjourned,



Respectfully submitted by Mike Ciancio