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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmergency Services Committee Minutes 01.27.2025The Emergency Services Committee meeting was called to order at 6:OOpm on Monday, January 27, 2025 by Chair- Heidi Sparks Members Present: Heidi Sparks- Chair, Jodi Mackay- Vice Chair, Richard Klose, Iry Wilke, Jamie Swecker, Bruce McGee Others Present: Police Chief Stan Langve, Ambulance Chief Lyndy Gurchiek, Fire Chief JW Hopper, Cheryl Hill- Laurel Chamber, Cami Story- Laurel Chamber, Amy Mullaney- Laurel MT Community Foundation I r' Cheryl, Cami and Amy spoke to the committee. The Chamber of Commerce put on a Leadership Laurel class recently. The group took a tour through the FAP building. One takeaway from the group is the needs within the FAP building. It was shocking to see the lack of space, older equipment, and other needs withing the building and space. Would like to look at opportunities for fundraising and a project that the Community Foundation and Laurel Chamber could take on to help with the needs. Jodi added that this was also brought up at the Small Business Alliance group that she is involved in. Jodi invited the group (Chiefs as well as the Chamber and the Community Foundation) to come to the Small Business Alliance to get the ball rolling. They are start a punch list of items to address andthen present to council on project idea. General Items: 2. Approval of Emergency Services Committee minutes of November 25, 2024. Iry moved to approve the minutes; Richard seconded- Motion carried 6-0. Update from Emergency Departments a. Police Chief Langve- Report attached i. Reports include: 1. All of 2024 2. Nov 25-Dec 23, 2024 timeframe 3. Dec 24, 2024-Jan 27, 2025 ii. Sergeant Booth has had less deployments due to the change in marijuana laws iii. Increase in menta health related calls b. Ambulance Chief Gurchiek- Report attached i. Calls increased again in 2024 to 1363. This has been an increase of nearly 400 calls a year since 2020! ii. Roughly half of the staff is up for recertification end of March i nimilance, Fire and III WorkIng on interdepai d training far the Ar Police. This will help build collaboration across the teartis as well. Iticre is a series oaf trainings over the next few months iv. Having some major maintenance issues with 2 of the vehicles and need to start looking at replacement of these vehicles v. Recognition program has been launched for the teams c. Fire Chief Hopper- Report attached i. Molt has a new Fire Chief and they are training with our team on vehicle extrication and structure fire ii. DNRC training is taking place Fri -Sun until the end of March. Several individuals are involved in this training 'ii. Restructuring the department due to having a young/new department. This i C, ZD will allow for some growth opportunity and succession planning iv. Time clock installation to start tracking the hours the fire department is working, on the vehicles, which is a cost savings to the city. This is also saving the down time of these vehicles since they are being worked on in- house instead of being sent out v. Iry brought up the past mill levy and stated that the departments should not have to do fundraising to get the equipment and vehicles they need. Jodi stated the city has a good playbook that can be utilized in the future to help with community education on the needs of the city and the departments should a mill levy be sought in the future. New Business: Old Business: Other Items: 4. Richard brought up making a 4-way stop at Maryland and N Is' Ave. This was mentioned at City County Planning. Chief Langve stated this needs to go through the state. Iry asked is Chief Langve had any statistics on accidents at that intersection. Announcements: 5. Next Meeting will be Monday, February 24, 2025, at 6:00pm in Council Chambers Meeting adjourned at 6:56pm Emergency Services Report December and End of Year 2024 January 2025 2024 ended with 9,662 Calls for Service to the F.A.P. with 1,244 crimes reported. This is consistent with the last couple of years even with 2021's record breaking year. This trend is consistent for the reporting period in December of 2024. 2025 has seen 644 calls for Serve to the FAP with 79 Crimes Reported. This is down a little from the three-year average, but statistically similar. Staff remain busy. Aside from normal duties and responsibilities many Officers engage in other duty assignments and roles both professionally and community oriented. Officer Baumgartner reported 11 SWAT activations. Sergeant Booth had fifteen deployments with sixty-six pounds of Methamphetamine, two kilos of Cocaine, approximately five thousand Fentanyl pills, and thirty-four illegal firearms seized in 2024. Sergent Swan is assigned with the Internet Crimes Against Children's (I.C.A.C.) task force along with the DUI taskforce, and the newest representative on S.T.E.E.R. Court. Both Sergeants co -coordinate the Laurel Police Reserve program. These are a few examples of how many staff continue to perform extra duties and perform them expertly and professionally. 2025 will hold its own unique set of challenges and changes. The members of the Laurel Police Department, Dispatch, and Animal Control/Code Enforcement look forward to providing the best possible service to the Community of Laurel. Respectfully, Chief Langve To Whom it May Concern, 2024 was another successful year for the department's K9 program. To give a brief overview of Sergeant Booth and K9 Colt; they are a narcotic detection team that specializes in locating dangerous drugs inside of vehicles, rooms, and in open areas both inside and outside. They also specialize as a tracking team, helping locate lost and missing endangered people. Sergeant Booth was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in December of 2023. This was his first year in the position as a first line Supervisor, Sergeant Booth oversaw A Team for the majority of 2024. Sergeant Booth is our department's Field Training supervisor. He oversees new hires as they begin field training. He monitors their daily observation reports and reports to Captain Anglin with any recommendations. Sergeant Booth was a lead Field Training Officer for all three of our new hires in 2024. With Sergeant Booth's busy schedule, he has also continued to be proactive, being involved in just under 800 calls for service for 2024. Sergeant Booth was deputized by Sheriff Linder, giving him the opportunity to help more with our department's drug detective as well as Montana Highway Patrol. Sergeant Booth and Detective Brew have worked hand in hand with MHP's Interdiction Team. This works has helped remove numerous amounts of illegal drugs off Montana roads. In 2024 Sergeant Booth and K9 Colt had 15 deployments where they removed: 66 pounds of methamphetamine Two kilos of cocaine Approximately 5,000 Fentanyl pills 34 illegal firearms Numerous other illegal items and drug paraphernalia Sergeant Booth and K9 Colt's deployments have decreased from previous years, but the number of seized items continues to increase. All these deployments have led to several felony arrests. K9 Colt and Sergeant Booth also helped with locating a missing nonverbal juvenal female who wondered away from home late at night. The team was able to successfully track the female and return her home safely to her family. Sergeant Booth is also the President of the states K9 Association. He oversees organizing and running the states K9 certification. This event usually occurs in June and brings an influx of law enforcement to the City of Laurel. The K9 program has continued to be an asset to the City of Laurel. I 215W. I" Street Laurel, Mt. 59044 - Phone 406-628-87' )7 - Fax 406-628-4641 Officer Steven Baumgartner Laurel Police Department Badge #105 4:) Dear Emergency Services Committee, Another year has passed with being a team member for the Yellowstone County TRT. 2024 had a total of 11 callouts. These calls ranged from Drug High Risk Search Warrant, Search Warrant, Barricades. Yellowstone County TILT worked jointly with several agencies including Billing Police Department, DEA, US Marshalls, and HIDTA(Drug Enforcement). The range for the team is anywhere withing driving distance. This display of a wide -reaching arm was shown as 41:1 the team deployed to Bozeman, MT. The team was prepped in February to cross state lines and assist in the situation that involved the murder of Sgt. Krinkee of Sheridan, Wyoming. The 11 activations show only the full deployment of the team. It does not include the dozens of stand -bye activations where team members must get geared up, canceling plans or events to wait for the full activation. Being on the team for nearly three years now has shown me the time and dedication it takes to keep the area a safer one so that others may live in relative safety. Sincerely, Steve Baumgartner La mmal P Jic 215 W. I °' Street Laurel, Mt. 59044 - Phone 406-62 -8737 - Fax 406-628-4641 Total Calls Printed on January 27, 2025 [CFS Date/Time] is between '2024-01 -01 00:00:00' and '2024-12-31 23:59:59' and [Primary Incident Code ->Code : Description] All Code : Description Totals 10-15 : With Prisoner 1 1 Abandoned Vehicle 244 244 Agency Assist 583 583 Alarm - Burglary 161 161 Alarm - Fire 59 59 AMB: Ambulance 1087 1087 Animal Complaint 96 96 Area Check 59 59 Assault 71 71 Bad Checks 0 0 Barking Dog 60 60 Bomb Threat 1 1 Burglary 10 10 Child Abuse/Neglect 39 39 Civil Complaint 117 117 Code Enforcment Violation 93 93 Community Integrated Health 107 107 Page 1 of 5 Code : Description Totals Counterfeiting 5 5 Criminal Mischief 72 72 Criminal Trespass 63 63 Cruelty to Animals 46 46 Curfew Violation 89 89 Discharge Firearm 14 14 Disorderly Conduct 62 62 Dog at Large 263 263 Dog Bite 27 27 DUI : DUI Driver 83 83 : Duplicate Call 35 35 :Escape 0 0 Family Disturbance 169 169 Fight 30 30 FIRE : Fire or Smoke 231 231 Fireworks 26 26 Forgery 0 0 Found Property 98 98 Fraud 42 42 Harassment 48 48 Hit & Run 35 35 Page 2 of 5 lem, a M� �,, ICAC Identity Theft Indecent Exposure Insecure Premises Intoxicated Pedestrian Kidnapping Littering Loitering Lost or Stray Animal Lost Property Mental Health Missing Person Noise Complaint Open Container Order of Protection Violation Parking Complaint Possession of Alcohol Possession of Drugs Possession of Tobacco Privacy in Communications Prowler Totals 3 3 16 16 5 5 18 18 19 19 1 1 1 1 18 18 105 105 53 53 56 56 26 26 24 24 0 0 18 18 158 158 1 1 14 14 14 14 12 12 5 5 Page 3 of 5 Code : Description Totals Public Assist 639 639 Public Safety Complaint 92 92 Public Works Call 107 107 Report Not Needed 65 65 Robbery 1 1 Runaway Juvenile 38 38 Sexual Assault 19 19 Suicide 3 3 Suicide - Attempt 11 11 Suicide - Threat 45 45 Suspicious Activity 715 715 Suspicious Person 162 162 Theft 336 336 Threats 60 60 Tow Call 8 8 Traffic Accident 208 208 Traffic Hazard 77 77 Traffic Incident 224 224 TRO Violation 4 4 Truancy 1 1 T/S : Traffic Stop 1616 1616 Page 4 of 5 Totals Unattended Death 10 10 Unknown - Converted 0 0 Unlawful Transactions w/Minors 0 0 Unlawful Use of Motor Vehicle 6 6 Vicious Dog 36 36 Warrant 161 161 Welfare Check 225 225 Totals 9662 9662 Page 5 of 5 -Po c / ,!�ic �,D.,=Ar_cA 2115 W I "' Street Laurel, Mt. 59044 - Phone 406-628-8737 - Fax 406-628-4641 Total Calls Printed on January 27, 2025 [CFS Date/Tirnel is between '2024-11-25 '10:231 and'2024-12-23 23:59'and [Primary Incident Code ->Code : Descri,otion] All Code : Description Totals 10-15 : With Prisoner 0 0 Abandoned Vehicle 34 34 Agency Assist 43 43 Alarm - Burglary 9 9 Alarm - Fire 1 1 AM B : Ambulance 92 92 Animal Complaint 5 5 Area Check 2 2 Assault 4 4 Bad Checks 0 0 Barking Dog 3 3 Bomb Threat 0 0 Burglary 0 0 Child Abuse/Neglect 4 4 Civil Complaint 6 6 Code Enforcment Violation 1 1 Community Integrated Health 1 1 Page 1 of 5 Code: Description Totals Counterfeiting 1 1 Criminal Mischief 3 3 Criminal Trespass 1 1 Cruelty to Animals 0 0 Curfew Violation 4 4 Discharge Firearm 0 0 Disorderly Conduct 6 6 Dog at Large 11 11 Dog Site 1 1 DUI : DUI Driver 11 11 : Duplicate Call 4 4 :Escape 0 0 Family Disturbance 6 6 Fight 4 4 FIRE: Fire or Smoke 10 10 Fireworks 0 0 Forgery 0 0 Found Property 4 4 Fraud 0 0 Harassment 1 1 Hit & Run 3 3 Page 2 of 5 Code Description Totals ICAC 0 0 Identity Theft 1 1 Indecent Exposure 0 0 Insecure Premises 0 0 Intoxicated Pedestrian 0 0 Kidnapping 0 0 Littering 0 0 Loitering 0 0 Lost or Stray Animal 7 7 Lost Property 3 3 Mental Health 6 6 Missing Person 5 5 Noise Complaint 3 3 Open Container 0 0 Order of Protection Violation 0 0 Parking Complaint 16 16 Possession of Alcohol 0 0 Possession of Drugs 2 2 Possession of Tobacco 2 2 Privacy in Communications 0 0 Prowler 0 0 Page 3 of 5 Code : Description Totals Public Assist 45 45 Public Safety Complaint 3 3 Public Works Call 1 1 Report Not Needed 4 4 Robbery 0 0 Runaway Juvenile 2 2 Sexual Assault 0 0 Suicide 0 0 Suicide - Attempt 0 0 Suicide - Threat 10 10 Suspicious Activity 59 59 Suspicious Person 16 16 Theft 17 17 Threats 2 2 Tow Call 1 1 Traffic Accident 9 9 Traffic Hazard 3 3 Traffic Incident 19 19 TRO Violation 0 0 Truancy 0 0 T/S : Traffic Stop 146 146 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 8 8 Welfare Check 17 17 Totals 686 686 Page 5 of 5 _lofic ew, Dgnad—ent 215 W. I Street Laurel, Mt. 59044 ® Phone 406-628-8737 - Fax 406-628-4641 Total Calls Printed on January 27, 2025 [CFS Date/Time] is between '2024-12-24 00:00'and '2025-01-27 23:59'and [Primary Incident Code ->Code : Description] All Code : Description Totals 10-15 : With Prisoner 0 0 Abandoned Vehicle 12 12 Agency Assist 50 50 Alarm - Burglary 15 15 Alarm - Fire 5 5 AMB: Ambulance 108 108 Animal Complaint 6 6 Area Check 4 4 Assault 1 1 Bad Checks 0 0 Barking Dog 1 1 Bomb Threat 0 0 Burglary 2 2 Child Abuse/Neglect 2 2 Civil Complaint 13 13 Code Enforcment Violation 2 2 Community Integrated Health 4 4 Pagel of Code : Description Totals Counterfeiting 1 1 Criminal Mischief 7 7 Criminal Trespass 6 6 Cruelty to Animals 3 3 Curfew Violation 5 5 Discharge Firearm 0 0 Disorderly Conduct 3 3 Dog at Large 17 17 Dog Bite 0 0 DUI : DUI Driver 2 2 : Duplicate Call 1 1 :Escape 0 0 Family Disturbance 12 12 Fight 1 1 FIRE: Fire or Smoke 15 15 Fireworks 2 2 Forgery 0 0 Found Property 5 5 Fraud 1 1 Harassment 3 3 Hit & Run 5 5 Page 2 of 5 Code : Description Totals ICAC 0 0 Identity Theft 2 2 Indecent Exposure 0 0 Insecure Premises 3 3 Intoxicated Pedestrian 2 2 Kidnapping 0 0 Littering 0 0 Loitering 0 0 Lost or Stray Animal 10 10 Lost Property 3 3 Mental Health 7 7 Missing Person 4 4 Noise Complaint 3 3 Open Container 0 0 Order of Protection Violation 1 1 Parking Complaint 9 9 Possession of Alcohol 1 1 Possession of Drugs 0 0 Possession of Tobacco 0 0 Privacy in Communications 2 2 Prowler 0 0 Page 3 of 5 Code : Description Totals Public Assist 63 63 Public Safety Complaint 6 6 Public Works Call 11 11 Report Not Needed 6 6 Robbery 0 0 Runaway Juvenile 5 5 Sexual Assault 4 4 Suicide 0 0 Suicide - Attempt 1 1 Suicide - Threat 6 6 Suspicious Activity 60 60 Suspicious Person 10 10 Theft 21 21 Threats 7 7 Tow Call 5 5 Traffic Accident 17 17 Traffic Hazard 3 3 Traffic Incident 23 23 TRO Violation 1 1 Truancy 1 1 T/S : Traffic Stop 174 174 Page 4 of 5 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 1 1 Warrant 10 10 Welfare Check 26 26 Totals 822 822 Page 5 of 5 Calls- * Responded to 61 Total Calls for 11/25/2024 — 1/27/2025. ■ Ambulance driver calls- 2 ■ Total Hours on Calls- * Firefighters — 710 o Officers — 345 o Combined Hours —1055 o Training Hours - 281 'YTD 2024 Calls and Hours — ■ 459 Calls ■ Total Hours on Calls — o Firefighters — 3,791 o Officers — 2,415 o Combined Hours — 6,206 o Training — 3,530 Trainins ■ Vehicle Extrication ■ Structure Fire ® Firefighters attending Industrial Fire Training with CHS. ■ DNRC Training will continue over the next three months. Rookie School Training- ■ Vehicle Extrication o Hands on and Practical a Structure Fires o Hands on and Practical Department News- ■ Current Numbers o 35 Members ■ 9 firefighters currently in various stages of rookie school. ■ Restructure of the Department o Chief ■ Reports to Mayor o Assistant Chief ■ Reports to Chief 0 2 — Battalion Chiefs ■ Reports to Assistant Chief and Chief 0 2 — Operations Captain ■ Reports to Battalion Chiefs 0 2 — Lieutenants ■ Reports to Captains and Battalion Chiefs o Safety Captain position will be eliminated, and Operation Captains will take this over. ■ Safety Captains siphon will split between the two Operation Captains and two Lieutenants will make what the Operation Captains made previously. 0 Misc, o Winter Safety o Maintenance on Trucks. o Received all wildland pants and shirts from grant. o New radios and pagers are on order. o Time Clock to track hours. m ro -+ to O CD O :F, vi to i3 (D O L @ O to (D O O CL(D m 3 Ln w v it N N rr tv \ m v Z O O (D cn -s O O mo -t C rt to rD S Q CZ. 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