SEACOAST CHIEF FIRE OFFICERS MUTUAL AID DISTRICT

MINUTES OF APRIL 1^st, 2010

The regular monthly meeting of the SCFOMAD was called to order by the President Chief LeClaire at 1914 hours on Thursday April 1, 2010 at the Somersworth Fire Station. Present were Twenty Six members representing Eighteen communities and Pease ANG Base. Chief Don Messier welcomed everyone to Somersworth and it was mentioned that this would be his last meeting prior to retirement.

The salute to the American flag was followed by a moment of silence for deceased members and fallen firefighters everywhere.

President LeClaire suspended the regular agenda at this point and introduced retired Chiefs Tom Lambert and Brian Thibault of the NH State Fire Marshal’s Office, the team that is in the process of updating and revising the statewide fire mobilization plan

Chief Thibault overviewed the present plan which was promulgated in the Spring of 2004 and explained what the plan updating would entail. They will be meeting with the Thirteen mutual aid systems statewide and wrap up the project by the end of May 2010.

Following a Five minute break, the meeting resumed and having been transmitted to the membership by electronic mail, a motion was made ( Silver/Cresta ) to waive the reading of the minutes of the March meeting and that was so voted.

The treasurer gave his report and it was moved (O’Brien/ Greenleaf) to accept. So voted

The only correspondence was the brochure for the New England Fire Chiefs conference scheduled for June 24-27, 2010 in Springfield MA.

Committee reports;

START: Chief Comeau. Will schedule a directors meeting in the near future. There has been no progress regarding the Durham anthrax situation and START reimbursement.

SCBA SUPPORT TRAILERS: The Lee unit will be going to Epping for training.

MIRT: No report.

BY-LAWS: Revision waiting on appointments to START board.

FUND RAISER: June 4^th at Pease. Need sponsors.

STATE FEDERATION: No report

WEB SITE: Chief Sullivan reported that Bill Blais is in the process of upgrading the site. Members will soon be able to add information themselves. A full set of pictures of the Hampton beach fire will soon be on the web site.

LOGO: No report

IMT: No report

PASSPORT ACCOUNTABILITY: Deputy Benotti reported on new users

REGIONAL DISPATCH: Nothing new to report

TRAINING: Seminar in Dover. Chief Tobia of Baltimore County. Friday April 29^th.

LEGISLATIVE: Chief Sullivan gave a brief overview of NH legislative action

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE: Chief Cutter will be calling a meeting.

MAINE: Chief O’Brien. Nothing to report.

MASSACHUSETTS: Chief Cutter. Nothing to report.

Old Business:

Chief Silver spoke about paramedic program accreditation and it appears that there will two programs in New Hampshire that will meet the criteria. New England EMS Institute at the Eliot Hospital and the Technical College in Concord.

Harry Thayer listed the Seven communities that have not yet joined the SCFOMAD.

No decision has been made on the idea of forming an EMS directors group as an ad hoc part of our organization. Inviting a member of the Essex County fire chiefs to a future meeting is a possibility. The secretary will contact John Merrill on this matter.

New Business: None

Good of the Order: Next meeting May 6^th in South Hampton.

Motion to adjourn at 8:15pm.

Respectfully,

Chief William H. Sullivan, Secretary