Cleveland County Fire Fighter's Association

“Minutes of Board meeting”

                                              April 24^th, 2008

Oak Grove Fire Department

Board Meeting

     Departments represented

Meeting started at 600 pm

Treasurer’s Report given:

Fire Marshal’s Report:

Volunteer Day June 7th at the fair grounds Goforth hall. Start getting numbers ready.

Memorial Service May 25^th Shelby station 2. Report any members passing in the past year to Dewey.

Libby’s Last day will be June 30th

Forest Service:

Look for more burning bans due to change with the weather service red flag days.

Travis is working on fire plans for each department in the county Boiling Springs Rural is done and working on Number 7s now.

Look for 50/50 Forest service grant paper work from the state due out soon.

Training Officers

Countywide fire school coming up next month. May 5^th thru 8th

Air System @ Shelby Station 2

Kevin reported to the board that the 9 service tax departments had been paying for the up keep of the system and most of the departments had a system. Last month they voted to stop the service contract due to cost.

Daryl Philbeck made motion 2nd by Steve Hamrick to sell the system, with departments in this county to have first chance to buy it.

Kevin Gordon will get with David Dear on how to sell it because it is on the county inventory system.

It is a 4-stage system, 3-phase power, and serviced last week

Fire Fighter Accountability System

Tabled due till next board meeting

The Board had a few questions.

Kevin will get with the committee about questions.

800-system report:

David Dodd reported that the VHF/ 800 crosspatch is up but with problems.

Delay time in VHF to 800, both radios on causing feedback. No tape back up at this time on 800 But that’s the easy fix.

The problem is as the 800 system is being installed at each tower the system would be taken down.

Fire Fighter safety on the top list the Board approved to make VHF the primary Radio. 

 The Cross Patch system will be taken down. The Comm. center will still dispatch on both systems at this time.

David will send out an email

Pension Fund for Volunteers.

Kevin Gordon reported after some time and at the request of the county commissioners. The county would like to pay for this fund on behalf of the Volunteers.

The Board made a Committee of

Bobby Horton

David Dodd

Daryl Philbeck

Dewey Cook

This group will report back with questions ask by the board. And guide lines.

Steve Hamrick Invited everyone to Cleveland FD May 3^rd for their 50^th celebration starting at 12noon, Rides for kids, hotdogs ice cream, and at 6pm Ocean Blvd. Band till 9pm.

Next Meeting July 24^th Host Polkville FD

Closed 7:00pm