Town of Schodack Fire Chiefs
June 6, 2022 Meeting Agenda
Location: South Schodack Fire Station

 

Meeting called to order at 19:00
Pledge to flag
Moment of silence for our departed members
April’s minutes accepted by Matt Carner, seconded by Stuart McKnight
Treasurers Report: Citizens Bank $456.39
Fire Advisory Board Report: None
Town Supervisor Report: None
Schodack Cause and Origin Report: None
Rensselaer County Report:
 1.  Make sure contact forms are up to dateMed Flight has 2 or 3 new helicopters. They do have                      800 capabilities, please use Tac 8 for communication.
2.Training Tower was being painted, no completion date yet.
3.Please use proper radio procedures, communications get overwhelmed on large scale events.
4.Ray Davis is working on training for lithium ion batteries.
5.If you do not want a photographer on your scene you can ask them to leave, if they don’t comply talk to police on scene.
6.Training forms are working well with some hiccups.
Radio Committee Report: None
Old Business: None
New Business: In lieu of a Town chiefs picnic Castleton Fire is hosting a corn hole tournament. Matt Cooper volunteered to solicit donations from Hannaford to help with food and drinks.
Agencies Reports
Castleton Ambulance: In May they had 166 calls. Triple the number from previous years.
Met with Amazon to discuss safety policies.
Castleton Fire: Holding a corn hole tournament for the neighboring companies, a night of fun and drinks “BYOB” July 26, 2022 at 18:00 hrs.
East Greenbush Fire: Water tanker relay drill at Schodack Island State Park with Castleton, Schodack Landing and South Schodack at June 28th at 19:00 hours.
Fast team has 30 members at this point and has deployed to a couple of scenes. Are equipped to offer assistance when needed.
Tanker box is being revised.
Golf tournament date TBD.
East Schodack: Music in the Park.
Nassau Ambulance: Not Present.
Nassau Fire: No report.
Schodack Landing Fire: Cooking every Friday evening at Schodack Island State Park from 5:00pm – 8:00pm.
Schodack Valley Fire: Updating box alarms. Changing Fast team from Niverville to East Greenbush. Final specs for new truck approved in September.
South Schodack Fire: 34-3 has all extrication tools and is first truck out for MVA.
Car 1 & 2 new Knox boxes are not working; must facilitate with the Town of Schodack.
New fire district markers.
Chicken and Ribs August 21st from 3:00-6:00, eat-in or take-out.

Motion to Adjourn by Steve Kelly, seconded by Matt Carner.
Time Adjourned: 20:10
Next Meeting: August 1, 2022 at 19:00.
Next Location: Castleton Ambulance