HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmergency Services Committee Minutes 10.28.2024The Emergency Services Committee meeting was called to order at 6:00pm on Monday, October
28, 2024 by Chair- Heidi Sparks
Members Present: Heidi Sparks- Chair, Jodi Mackay- Vice Chair, Richard Klose, Iry Wilke,
Jim Irvin, Bruce McGee
Others Present: Police Chief Stan Langve, Ambulance Chief Lyndy Gurchiek, Fire Chief JW
Hopper, Lisa Perry- Northwestern Energy
Lisa Perry Conummity Relations Manager with Northwestern Energy- Putting together a
first responders training for responding to a natural gas breach fire. The training will be
taking place on November 13 at 6:00pm at First on First. Community Partners are invited
to attend and participate. This includes residents as well.
General Items:
1. Approval of Emergency Services Committee minutes of September 23, 2024. Iry moved
to approve the minutes; Jodi seconded- Motion carried 6-0.
2. Update from Emergency Departments
a. Police Chief Stan Langve- Report attached
i. Year to Date calls is at 8,083 which is a 3% decrease on the 3 -year
average
ii. There has been an increase is high-end fraud utilizing banking information
iii. End of November losing another reserve officer and will be down to 6
iv. Jodi asked about the posts on Facebook regarding the robberies at
Walmart. This seems like a huge strain on resources. Chief Langve stated
there are protocols in place at the corporate level that they are required to
follow. Cameras at Walmart on the west end have been upgraded and most
likely will be upgraded at this location.
b. Ambulance Chief Gurchiek- Report attached
i. Missed Calls- Only 2 missed calls in the month of September!
ii. One individual out on medical. 2 seasonal are in training. 2 new full time
have been cut loose on driving
iii. Care 1 is currently out of service as there are no parts available for repair.
Working with a mechanic to try to get this fixed, but concerns that we may
not be able to repair
iv. Need to start looking at options to replace 2 old ambulances due to the
continued issues with mechanics
v. EMS Symposium in Billings that several of the staff will be attending.
There will be national speakers and this will be a great education
opportunity
Fire Chief Hopper- Report attached
i. 402 calls year to date
ii. Fire prevention month has wrapped up
iii. Tabletop exercise being put on by Silvertip Crude pipeline and this is
simulating a pipeline burst
iv. DNRC Grant was enough to get all DRNC responders 2 sets of wildland
pants
v. Fireman's Park- Will put in a pad and gazebo for Christmas. This is
funded from a fundraiser that took place last Christmas
vi. Chief Hopper was effected with the Stillwater Mine layoffs and will be at
the station a lot more
�Iew Business:
Old Business:
Other Items:
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3. Next Meeting will be Monday, November 25, 2024, at 6:00prn in Council Chambers
Meeting adjourned at 6:33pin
Calls-
* Responded to 47 Total Calls for 9/23/2024 — 10/28/2024.
® Total Calls YTD - 402
• Ambulance driver calls- 1
• Total Hours on Calls-
* Firefighters — 411
o Officers — 214
o Combined Hours — 625
o Training Hours - 2365 YTD
Training
• Fire Prevention
• Business Tours
• Captains' Choice — Stop the Bleed
• National Tactical Officer Training
• Par Rocky Mountain Western Pipeline (Silvertip Crude Pipeline) — Tabletop
Rookie School Training -
Engine Operations
o Structure Fires
Department News -
Current Numbers
o 35 Members
• All firefighters are off leave of absence.
■ 10 firefighters currently in various stages of rookie school.
■ Brent Peters is retiring on 10/31/2024.
® Misc.-
o New Truck
• In the build process.
o DNRC Staffing
• DNRC will be offering training through the winter in preparation for next
wildland season.
o DNRC Grant
■ Wildland Pants and Shirts.
o Maintenance on Apparatus
• Winterize Trucks
• New light -bars on trucks
o Conex
• The storage room will be moved into Conex. This will allow ambulance to
build another crew room.
o Fireman's Park
• Pad
• Gazebo
o New Signs for Fire Danger
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For the reporting period of October, the FAP had a combined 1039 calls for
service. This is an 11% increase from the three-year average of 933. Year to Date
calls for service are 8,083 which represents a 3% decrease on the three-year
average of 8,344. Total year to date crimes reported are 1052, which is less than a
I% increase with the 3 -year average of 1,044. For the reporting period, 116 crimes
reported or charged represents -a 7% increase from the three-year average of 108.
Recently, there has been a major increase in fraud in the area. They are involving
the fraudulent use of people's banking information.
Officer Collins is set to graduate from the academy on the 8t" of November, and we
look forward to having him back and continuing his Field Training. We conducted
interviews and have three candidates in backgrounds for the remaining open
position.
We are losing another Reserve Officer and are only testing four this weekend. This
will leave us with only six Reserve Officers.
Respectfully,
Chief Langve
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Totals
10-15 : With Prisoner
0
0
Abandoned Vehicle
24.
24
Agency Assist
58
58
Alarm - Burglary
28
28
Alarm - Fire
7
7
AMB: Ambulance
102
102
Animal Complaint
14
14
Area Check
1
1
Assault
6
6
Bad Checks
0
0
Barking Dog
6
6
Bomb Threat
0
0
Burglary
2
2
Child Abuse/Neglect
14
14
Civil Complaint
12
12
Code Enforcment Violation
14
14
Community Integrated Health
4
4
Page 1 of 5
Code: Description
Totals
Counterfeiting
0
0
Criminal Mischief
6
6
Criminal Trespass
8
8
Cruelty to Animals
1
1
Curfew Violation
11
11
Discharge Firearm
0
0
Disorderly Conduct
12
12
Dog at Large
41
41
Dog Bite
8
8
"DUI : DUI Driver
11
11
: Duplicate Call
1
1
:Escape
0
0
Family Disturbance
18
18
Fight
2
2
FIRE: Fire or Smoke
23
23
Fireworks
0
0
Forgery
0
0
Found Property
10
10
Fraud
5
5
Harassment
6
6
Hit & Run
4
4
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Code : Description
Totals
ICAC
0
0
Identity Theft
2
2
Indecent Exposure
0
0
Insecure Premises
1
1
Intoxicated Pedestrian
2
2
Kidnapping
0
0
Littering
0
0
Loitering
5
5
Lost or Stray Animal
9
9
Lost Property
10
10
Mental Health
10
10
Missing Person
1
1
Noise Complaint
2
2
Open Container
0
0
Order of Protection Violation
4
4
Parking Complaint
9
9
Possession of Alcohol
0
0
Possession of Drugs
1
1
Possession of Tobacco
0
0
Privacy in Communications
1
1
Prowler
1
1
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Code: Description
Totals
Public Assist
64
64
Public Safety Complaint
11
11
Public Works Call
7
7
Report Not Needed
4
4
Robbery
0
0
Runaway Juvenile
2
2
Sexual Assault
4
4
Suicide
0
0
Suicide - Attempt
1
1
Suicide - Threat
6
6
Suspicious Activity
64
64
Suspicious Person
17
17
Theft
29
29
Threats
6
6
Tow Call
0
0
Traffic Accident
20
20
Traffic Hazard
5
5
Traffic Incident
15
15
TRO Violation
0
0
Truancy
0
0
T/S : Traffic Stop
219
219
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Code : Description
Totals
Unattended Death
0
0
Unknown - Converted
0
0
Unlawful Transactions w/Minors
0
0
Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle
0
0
Vicious Dog
5
5
Warrant
19
19
Welfare Check
24
24
Totals
1039
1039
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