Elk Creek facing budget cuts

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Elk Creek Fire Dept BOD Mtg 3.14.13

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance

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III. Roll Call of Board Members
Director Wisniewski on conference call
Director Rogers absent

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IV. Additions or Deletions to Agenda

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V. Review and approval of Feb meeting minutes

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VI. Financial Review

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VII. Fire Chief Report
(some notes below, see full Fire Chief Report here: http://www.elkcreekfire.org/ECFD/Announ ... Report.pdf )

1117 calls last year, decrease in EMS calls
Dramatic increase in false alarms and smoke reports
Have to go to each location to check per JeffCo regs adopted after LNFF

Call volumes increasing during daytime, when volunteers not as available

Notable incidents - LNFF, other fires throughout region

Due to sequestration, USFS cutting 500 firefighters and 50 engines across country, aircraft less available.

Average response time last year. 12min, 25sec. comparison to urban areas and rural areas (no time specification analyzed, recommended is 12 min or less, they are meeting that 51% of the time)

Considerations: multiple simultaneous calls stretch capabilities of dept with only 2 staff present. Ave run to city is 90 minutes, have to have volunteers come in for 2nd call -can get to 40min+ for response time

Fires: 6 people responding to fire 80% of time. Only meeting that goal 30% of calls.

Maps done, hope to get printed and on every apparatus soon

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VIII. Old Business

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IX. New Business

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X. Citizens Issues
Inquiry about the department setting up a Paypal account so they could place a button on their website, and others could share it on theirs, to assist in the community doing online donations to the department. Board approves of idea, will look into it.

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XI. Adjournment