CC MINUTES 07271993 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JULY 27 , 1993 3 PAGE 4 4 5 6 7 . REPORTS 7 8 A. Fire Department 1992 Annual Report 9 10 Chief Johnson noted that statistically there appear to be no 11 trends evolving as they were consistent for the year . 12 13 He referred the Council to that section of the report which 14 addressed the distribution of response runs . This is a new 15 addition to the annual -report . 16 17 The Chief felt the distribution may be a factor when 18 considering the relocation of the Fire Department . The runs 19 focus significantly on the senior citizen facilities which are 20 located on either end of the City . 21 22 The response runs outside of the City and the mutual aid. calls 23 were reviewed. 24 25 Chief Johnson advised that a new hiring policy was created in 1992 . One black person and two women were hired to fill four of the openings in the part time division of the department . 29 Councilmember Marks inquired if the Chief felt the department 30 personnel has received sufficient training to be fully 31 qualified to respond to certain situations . 32 33 The Chief responded there are a number of areas in which. more 34 training is desired . He has been sending one person to 35 training who then returns and does the training in-house. This 36 practice is cost effective. He feels the turn over in the 37 department has been a negative as it takes two hundred and 38 fifty hours to reach a minimum of training. 39 40 The Chief explained the hazardous materials procedures . He 41 noted that his personnel is not trained in all of the haz mat 42 procedures but can respond to certain situations . 43 44 Councilmember Wagner inquired what the department has 45 available in equipment for very small children. The Chief 46 responded that pediatric emergency equipment and procedures 47 have lagged behind that available for adults . He noted that 48 typically adults receive much more sophisticated and effective 49 assistance than do small children. 50 •