Meeting Minutes
MAY 6, 2009
Present: Tony Rohrwasser, SBFD; Barry Coleman, LDS Church; John Youngwirth, BFFD; Dave Kramer, Emergency Management; Jock Johnson, PVFD; Brad Lowther, HMVFD ; Regina Sherman, Boundary Ambulance; Jay Baker & Sue Welch, Idaho BHS; Wesley Portrey, SBFD; Tina Wilson, Boundary Community Hospital; Bob Graham, Emergency Management; Anthony Compton, ARES/EC; Deanna Galbraith, Boundary Community Hospital; Rich Stephens, BCSO; Tish Lagerwey, CBP; Ken English, MSVFD; Guests Major Fred Long, Britt Vanshur and Jack Fessler 101WMD/CST; Susan Bowman, Valence Communications.
Next meeting: JUNE 3rd, 2009 0800, Bonners Ferry Visitors Center Meeting Room
Tony introduced Major Fred Long from the 101st WMD/Civil Support Team. Major Long and his team brought a short presentation on what their capabilities are and what they can do for us in an incident. For more information or if you would like to have Major Long do a presentation for you please contact fred.long@us.army.mil
Bob Graham: Bob gave an update on the grant funds. They have zeroed out the 2006 grant funds, 2007 have approx. $28,000 left to use and unsure about the 2008 funds.
Dave Kramer: June 20th has been set for the Hazmat Rail Car exercise in Naples. It will be a full day class.
Barry Coleman: From the LDS Church: Barry still needs Resource Typing lists from the B.F. City Police and the Moyie Springs Fire Department. Also, if there have been any changes or additions to your list since you originally submitted them to Barry, please get those changes to him as well.
Tina Wilson and Deanna Galbraith: updates on the H1N1 (Swine Flu) virus. Boundary Community Hospital has increased its supplies and food. For more information on this please contact Tina at tinaw@bcchmail.org or the Panhandle Health Dist.
U.S Fish and Wildlife: Is accepting proposals for Rural Fire District Grants.
With no further business the Meeting adjourned at 0855
Minutes submitted by J. Jeske BFPD