HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmergency Services Committee Minutes 09.23.2024MINUTES
CITY OF LAUREL
The Emergency Services Committee meeting was called to order at 6:00pm on Monday,
September 23, 2024 by Chair- Heidi Sparks
Members Present: Heidi Sparks- Chair, Jodi Mackay- Vice Chair, Iry Wilke, Jim Irvin, Bruce
McGee
Others Present: Police Chief Stan Langve, Police Sargeant Haley Swan, Ambulance Chief
Lyndy Gurchiek, Fire Chief JW Hopper
Public Input:
General Items:
1. Approval of Emergency Services Committee minutes of July 22, 2024. Iry moved to
approve the minutes, Jodi seconded- Motion carried 5-0.
2. Approval of Emergency Services Committee minutes of August 26, 2024. Jodi moved to
approve the minutes; Iry seconded- Motion carried 5-0.
Update from Emergency Departments
a. Police Chief Stan Langve- Report attached
i. Alcohol and drug use is prevalent in calls for service. Large number of
Family Disturbance and Traffic Issues.
ii. Officer will be back from the academy soon.
iii. Headed to Chicago to pick up the replacement vehicle. This will be a
silver car and is replacing Car #1 which was totaled this past summer.
iv. Jodi asked about patrol- how is it determined where in town to patrol?
Chief Langve stated at the officers discretion, but citizens can call the non-
emergency number and ask for patrol in the area. Have received calls
about concerns for lighting by the schools.
b. Ambulance Chief Gurchiek- Report attached
i. Missed Calls- going to get the reporting updated to include delays on how
many of these are multiple calls. One time this month received 3 calls at
the same time and the 3rd call is the one that was missed.
ii. With mill levy funds have hired the last full time staff, so now have 10 full
time staff. Training should be completed by November. This will allow 3
on shift during peak daytime hours plus Chief Gurchiek so if receive 2
calls at the same time will be easier to staff.
iii. Life vests and bike helmets were given out at Fall Fest. Life vests came
from the community grant the ambulance department received and the
bike helmets were donated by Your Pie.
iv. Billings Fire Department donated 800mHz radios to put in the frontline
vehicles so the team can communicate with Billings units when in town.
c. Fire Chief Hopper- Report attached
i. Help Flight training will be at the High School tomorrow, 9/24, with the
helicopter around 7:00pm.
ii. Brush 4 brought in $5,000 from DNRC for the 3 days it was at the Short
Draw Fire.
iii. Wildland Pants- this purchase is from a grant and need to be paid for by
May. These pants are difficult to get, so that is causing the delay.
iv. Purchase Requisition for the bunker gear will go to Budget/Finance
committee tomorrow, 9/24.
NeNv Business:
Old Business:
Other Items:
ri-6-fl—job-i-ft
4. Next Meeting will be Monday, October 28, 2024, at 6:00pm in Council Chambers
Meeting adjourned at 6:3 2pm
215 W. I" Street Laurel, Mt. 59044 Phone 406-628-8737 ® Fax 406-628-4641
Emergency Services Report September 23rd, 2024
For the reporting period of August 26th through this morning, the FAP had a
combined 879 calls for service. This is up 11 % from the three-year average of 790.
Year to Date calls for service were 7,044 which represents a 5% decrease of the
three-year average of 7,415. Total year to date crimes reported are at 931 and are
statistically even with the 3 -year average of 935. For the reporting period, 96
crimes reported or charged represents a 5% decrease from the three-year average
of 101.
Of note, alcohol and drug use is a common factor in our calls for service
particularly in the disturbance and mental health related calls. Detective Bryant
noted the continued barrage of scams targeting the elderly. This last reporting
period had a high number of traffic accidents and traffic incidents. Officers
conducted 250 traffic stops.
We have closed applications for the open Officer's position and are moving ahead
with testing and interviews. Of the 17 applicants, 6 are POST certified and we are
hopeful that we can find a qualified candidate.
We have purchased another used patrol vehicle from Asia Motor in Chicago, and I
will be traveling there this week to take delivery. This replaces Car #1 which was
totaled on the 4' of July and is funded by Federal Equitable Sharing money.
Respectfully,
Chief Langve
Code: Description
Totals
10-15 : With Prisoner
0
0
Abandoned Vehicle
10
10
Agency Assist
43
43
Alarm - Burglary
12
12
Alarm - Fire
2
2
AMB: Ambulance
85
85
Animal Complaint
5
5
Area Check
7
7
Assault
5
5
Bad Checks
0
0
Barking Dog
7
7
Bomb Threat
0
0
Burglary
0
0
Child Abuse/Neglect
1
1
Civil Complaint
9
9
Code Enforcment Violation
7
7
Community Integrated Health
10
10
Page I of 5
Code : Description
Totals
Counterfeiting
0
0
Criminal Mischief
5
5
Criminal Trespass
6
6
Cruelty to Animals
6
6
Curfew Violation
10
10
Discharge Firearm
0
0
Disorderly Conduct
7
7
Dog at Large
32
32
Dog Bite
1
1
DUI : DUI Driver
3
3
: Duplicate Call
3
3
:Escape
0
0
Family Disturbance
15
15
Fight
1
1
FIRE: Fire or Smoke
30
30
Fireworks
0
0
Forgery
0
0
Found Property
11
11
Fraud
2
2
Harassment
4
4
Hit & Run
3
3
Page 2 of 5
Code : Description
Totals
ICAC
2
2
Identity Theft
2
2
Indecent Exposure
0
0
Insecure Premises
1
1
Intoxicated Pedestrian
0
0
Kidnapping
0
0
Littering
0
0
Loitering
1
1
Lost or Stray Animal
9
9
Lost Property
3
3
Mental Health
3
3
Missing Person
2
2
Noise Complaint
2
2
Open Container
0
0
Order of Protection Violation
4
4
Parking Complaint
10
10
Possession of Alcohol
0
0
Possession of Drugs
1
1
Possession of Tobacco
1
1
Privacy in Communications
2
2
Prowler
0
0
Page 3 of 5
Code: Description
Totals
Public Assist
43
43
Public Safety Complaint
17
17
Public Works Call
11
11
Report Not Needed
7
7
Robbery
0
0
Runaway Juvenile
2
2
Sexual Assault
2
2
Suicide
0
0
Suicide - Attempt
0
0
Suicide - Threat
3
3
Suspicious Activity
52
52
Suspicious Person
11
11
Theft
16
16
Threats
4
4
Tow Call
4
4
Traffic Accident
14
14
Traffic Hazard
10
10
Traffic Incident
10
10
TRO Violation
0
0
Truancy
0
0
TIS : Traffic Stop
250
250
Page 4 of 5
Code : Description
Totals
Unattended Death
2
2
Unknown - Converted
0
0
Unlawful Transactions w/Minors
0
0
Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle
0
0
Vicious Dog
2
2
Warrant
9
9
Welfare Check
25
25
Totals
879
879
Page 5 of 5
Ln
0
(A
"0
-0
m
o
0
W
CU
>
M
m
CN
I[
Ln
>-
.0
>
M
>
Ln
u
cu
cu
'n
c
@
C)
O
V)
m
-r-
4-
0
0-
U.j
UJ
a-)
w
-0
.7n
O
V,
cr-
0
0
Cr
(U
E
w
Cl
0
en C
:;cu
<
7> N
-
0 0
0
O m
r-
m
In
u
T -i
rH
C14
rn
M U
Ln
0
(A
"0
-0
m
o
0
II
>
m>
m
Ln
4-
0
u
>
M
>
Ln
u
cu
Ln
m
c
@
C)
L-
L3:
n
m
-r-
4-
0
0-
:5;
LU
UJ
a-)
w
-0
.7n
ai
:2
�
a
cr-
0
4-
:3
ai
E
w
Cl
0
V-4 00
z,-
<
7> N
-
0 0
cr
a)
4-
ct
00
V-4
u
N r -i
E
m
m
M U
W
N r -I
r -i
r-
('4
00E
N m
i
+1
m
u
r,4
r,
00
Ln
E
�i
T -A
tet'
M
E
Ln
0
(A
"0
-0
m
rq
0
II
>
m>
m
Ln
>
C:
:3
m
c
-0
u
cu
Ln
m
V)
@
41
L-
L3:
n
m
-r-
4-
0
4
:5;
LU
UJ
a-)
w
-0
.7n
ai
:2
�
a
<
0
4-
:3
ai
E
w
Cl
0
V-4 00
z,-
E
7> N
-
0 0
N C14
0 r1l
Ln
m
4-
ct
00
V-4
u
N r -i
r -I
m
m
M U
Ln
4-
(A
>
II
Um
_
>
m
Ln
4-1 >�
N
a
V)
4-1
M
4-1
:3
E
E
0 -
Ln
m
3:
.-C:
.4 1
-
0
:3
to
4-
Ln
UJ
�;
-
ai
:2
�
a
-j
N
<
c
0
0
0 0
a)
E
tn
0-
:3
0-
7> N
-
0 0
E
Q")
-D
CA
C: W =
0 0
Ln
r14
00
M U
W
N r -I
r -i
r-
('4
cr: <
Ln
(A
(A
4-
=3
4-1
M
4-1
:3
0
V)
V)
Ln
Ln
(A
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E.E
C14
M
Ln
r
*;-,
r,
Z,
;,-
Z-,
Z,-
Z
;,-
r,
r,
*.;7,
'Z,
*rl
-rl-
*P,
*;I-
*p
'4-1
r -i
0)
r -i
M
CIJ
M
0
C14
In
r -i
0
kD
0
0
C)
0
0
0
0
0
C14
r -I
C)
0
0)a)
-0
C:
0
0
a
:2
>
c
0
CL
a)
4-1
t
0
-0
CC
0
0
L-
a--0
U
m
W
-0
"
0
CL
0
a
(n
4-
I -H
">Wwwo-,
<
t
cu
-a
W,_,_
c
m
c
m
0
.2
>
w
0
-0
0
CL
Op
CL
t
t
0
0
CL
c
-0
tOa_0
U
0,
"
r
'n
C:
0
CL
CL
1
C
w
t
0-
0
0
c:
fo
W
t
a)
t
m
M
>
>
0
=
0
ED
0
a
M
0
C
4�
CL
4�
"
0
4-1
0
0
CL
0
m
<
<
C
0
0a
.5;w
<
Ln
0
m
-0
-0
a
(A
CL
(A
U
C
C--C:W=
0
m
W
4-
wo"ac
41
0
4.1
Ln
-0
tio
InL
0)
0
3:
U-
E
'n
0)
41
"
Q)
OD
m
"
CC
Z)
4-1
*E
0
__j
-0
CL
<
Q-
E
4.1
w
-�,e
<
<
>
0
Ln
a-
cr
0)
'n
0
=
c
0
w
>
w
.�=
>,
o
w
-j
w
-j
LU
0
.-
-6
"
(13
0
a
0
Q)
u
M
-j
<
U-
u
0
cq
z
<
cr�
M
M
U
CL
a-
U-
a-
W
N
s a
O
4J
s
3
.�
c E
u
co O
m
o
a
a
Ln
r14
00
ro
Ln
a Y
N
O
�
c0
U
I
O
O
O
O
m
�
OO
Ln
00
D
L
N
N O
0
O
N Y
c • 4) c m
(a
c
O c @ m Ln
tw
Y
O
c to
-a m Y 0 c
N to 0 Yo 0
M
15
u -c > c
m
c
O•
W
T
o
u ,
O Y_ N
O v
L 3 w o
E
ami s On o Co
cco
:-
0
00
�c c ")
= o a) '
a
o .3
3 u O o
�c
t4
LL —_ Ln
aL
L
=Ln
m �
'5 ,q 3� a
3
o
Mtn
o w O c
C N 3 .N
s>
+,
m
S O
O
m� H V w
a u c T a
s
cu L Q. Z (�
'a �'•'
U
U
4)
m
LO
n
0
O la
s CL
c U O
H
O
Y m 4) m O
—O
3
O
=
5; c m
:3
'
„- O m a)
V)
O
c
u
o ° c
W
O
Y
0a u O
�_
u E
UJ
L1a
C
n LD
�
s
fa
Y 3
'�-' m C
c a v m ou
E
E
m L-'
O O .O 4) m
Y
O
�
aco N O� o
L70
LL°
b
E
o
•� a
o o GJ Q
3 Y L S
c
N
o
y c H Y Y
w o
f s
a mLu
w c m o
ov
,�
m
m 0 0
w
J0
-C
>
w —T
4) Q
u
T
-
> 4) s i N nm
4)
3 3
o i o .v a
ami ws
Y
c
m o Oca c@
s
c
u m w m
E tin
wE
0 m
C
Y `
@
a) -
can >
.o
'm c a
Lxco
un
s
o bn
u E mLmn
o E
0 3
O c
L
d
u
.O
m Zn
s
�
O
m n
v o
f
` O
a Y
EL1. o
Y Y0
y
a)
m
`
4- �
c
p O
4- N
Y u cu
m O u. ++
`•� � U
o
N a;
^
c
cJ m U-
E
c
00
E
m a> aL
m QL a s m
a)
m >
O Yn
a :3
3 a4'
s 2- E E
=
•
N
o
O EO Q
LN Q
Y U N a
LD a) al
m�
ZO
c o
Q E- o
I
C '2
E �
c `m
? � ° �, 3
v
> 3
> >.
O y
Ua co
4- � a) -0
O
Z
.a
N N
E
o to
� = 3 '�
-a a)
>
a i$
.a
N
O
O z m
Cf ca
N cc
:EN
O
>
O H
'a > -L3
N
n R
t C Q1
`� O c .mc Y
r La
Y
aL v
v m
m c a) w
?' "
O `r'
+s
m
y O o
z
V
O
d
.n
E
4)
o.
m
t
rn
Ln
M
N
Nm
O
N
Ln
r -I
o
w
O
O
O
O
O
O
N0
O
O
O
V-irH
d
Q
rq
�
`M
ONO
N
N
M
00
O
c!'
O
O
O
O
O
r -I
N
r -i
O
o
O
N
m
Ln
iF
=
n
Vc-I
n
00
r,
M
00
N
N
.-iM
O
Ln
r -I
0
0
0
0
.-+O
O
O
O
O
O
O
M
IrIlLn,
>*
ri
to
00
M
N
r,
o
H
d
r -I
M
0
0
0
0
0
0
c i
0
0
0
0
ri
M
Ci
Q�rn°r,'i1
��MerM
N�
00000r+m0000.-+r1i
i
Ln
O)
rl
I
N
N
Ch
O
O
N
M
cn
0
0
0
0
0
0
N
o
0
0
o
O
N
lD
r
m
I,
r-I�
N
Ln
e -i
M
Ln
O
Ln
O
O
O
O
O
O
N
O
O
O
O
O
N
d
LL
N
dam'
M�
m
t*D
`�
N
tD
d
0
0
0
0
0
M
0
0
0
0
0
W
C
m
a
QJ
Q)
M
Y
`o
_
a
Q p
io
aj
ate+
,�
o
y
>
N
`o
(D
�
`o
=
O
m
a)
a)
n
o
Q
w
N
t
o
i
LLv
z
Ln
E
v
•�
C6
f0
f0
•>
N
Q.
Q.
t
L
O
N
m
'M
M
N
N
Oma.
O
Q.
t'
0
m
Q
O
4E
•0
N
ra
Q
Q
::3
o
d
�w
O
Q-
!—
c
O
0
Q,
Q
a)
c
<o
D
p
'j
c
�..
F
c
E-
v
v
c
n
n
V
,
v>>
O
3
0
-a
tins
m
n
ami
n
a
v
Y
N
t1
H
s
4�
`'-
Q
H
F-
H¢
o
O
H
p
Lop
Q)
D
�y
4
c
c)
CC
?
aj
V
L
JO
a
CL
>
N
Q
y
Q
O�
C`
OM
a)
>
a
n-
��
Cr
N�
C
c
(A
JO
<
"7
0
lJ
0
N
Z
Q
u
�
d
d'
=
T
O
c_
�+
('i
K
W
ov
c
s a
O
4J
s
3
.�
c E
u
co O
m
o
a
a
�
@ N
c
cc
a Y
N
YO N
N
U
�
s
m
�
N w �[ 0)
c
Y
O
L
N O
0
O
N Y
c • 4) c m
(a
c
O c @ m Ln
tw
Y
O
c to
-a m Y 0 c
N to 0 Yo 0
E
u -c > c
m
c
O•
W
T
o
u ,
O Y_ N
O v
L 3 w o
E
ami s On o Co
cco
:-
0
00
�c c ")
= o a) '
a
o .3
3 u O o
�c
t4
LL —_ Ln
aL
L
=Ln
m �
'5 ,q 3� a
3
o
Mtn
o w O c
C N 3 .N
s>
+,
m
S O
O
m� H V w
a u c T a
s
cu L Q. Z (�
'a �'•'
U
U
Q. m O.
@
a) �=
LO
n
0
O la
s CL
c U O
H
O
Y m 4) m O
—O
3
O
=
5; c m
:3
'
„- O m a)
V)
O
c
u
o ° c
W
O
Y
0a u O
�_
u E
UJ
L1a
C
n LD
�
s
fa
Y 3
'�-' m C
c a v m ou
E
E
m L-'
O O .O 4) m
Y
O
�
aco N O� o
L70
LL°
b
Qi
o
•� a
o o GJ Q
3 Y L S
c
N
o
y c H Y Y
w o
f s
a mLu
w c m o
ov
,�
m
m 0 0
w
J0
-C
>
w —T
4) Q
u
T
-
> 4) s i N nm
`°m
3 3
o i o .v a
ami ws
Y
c
m o Oca c@
s
c
u m w m
E tin
wE
0 m
C
Y `
@
a) -
can >
.o
'm c a
Lxco
un
s
o bn
u E mLmn
o E
0 3
O c
L
E
0 c O
u
.O
m Zn
s
�
O
m n
v o
f
` O
a Y
EL1. o
Y Y0
y
a)
m
`
4- �
c
p O
4- N
Y u cu
m O u. ++
`•� � U
o
N a;
^
c
cJ m U-
E
c
00
c u
0
m a> aL
m QL a s m
a)
m >
O Yn
a :3
3 a4'
s 2- E E
=
•
N
o
O EO Q
LN Q
Y U N a
LD a) al
m�
ZO
c o
Q E- o
I
C '2
E �
c `m
? � ° �, 3
v
> 3
> >.
O y
Ua co
4- � a) -0
O
Z
.a
N N
E
o to
� = 3 '�
-a a)
>
a i$
.a
N
O
O z m
Cf ca
N cc
:EN
O
>
O H
'a > -L3
N
n R
t C Q1
`� O c .mc Y
r La
Y
aL v
v m
m c a) w
?' "
O `r'
+s
m
y O o
a
215 West 1 st Street • Laurel, Mt ®59044.Office 406.628.4911 ® Fax 406.628.2185
Calls -
Responded to 39 Total Calls for 8/26/2024 — 9/22/2024.
Ambulance driver calls- 1
Total Hours on Calls -
o Firefighters — 396 - 8/26-9/22
o Officers — 193 — 8/26-9/22
o Combined Hours — 589— 8/26
o Training Hours - 2271 YTD
o DNRC Staffing Hours — 3301 YTD
Traininb
* Fire Reports
* BNSF
Help Flight
Fire Prevention Activities
Rookie School Training -
0 Engine Operations
o Driving
o Pumping
Department News-
® Current Numbers
o 33 Members
® 2 firefighters on leave of absence. (one set to come back soon)
• Mykal Kuchera graduated from rookie school.
® I firefighter halfway through rookie school.
® 5 firefighters just started rookie school.
■ 2 waiting for approval by CC.
® 2 firefighters in application process.
® Misc.-
o New Truck
9 In the build process.
o DNRC Staffing
• Staffing has been busy.
® Responded to 27 DNRC fires.
® DNRC staffing is complete for the year.
® B4 went to Short Draw Fire for 3 days. DNRC pays the department for the
use of B4.
o Maintenance on Apparatus
o Wildland Pants
® Am working to purchase from donations from last year.
Fire Prevention Month (October)
o School visits and Station Visits
o Open House October 9116 PM to 9 PM.
o Arbor Day October 8`h