HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmergency Services Committee Minutes 05.19.2025 MINUTES
CITY OF LAUREL
EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEE
MONDAY, MAY 19, 2025
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The Emergency Services Committee meeting was called to order at 6:00pm on Monday, May 19,
2025 by Vice Chair- Jodi Mackay
Members Present: Jodi Mackay- Vice Chair, Iry Wilke, Richard Klose, Bruce McGee, Jamie
Swecker, Jim Irwin
Others Present: Ambulance Chief Lyndy Gurchiek, Fire Chief JW Hopper, Police Captain
Anglin
Public Input:
General Items:
• Approval of Emergency Services Committee minutes of April 28, 2025. Iry moved to
approve the minutes; Richard seconded- Motion carried 7-0.
• Update from Emergency Departments
Ambulance Chief Gurchiek- Report attached
• Staff continue to complete certifications. Recent fundraiser at Carlton
Depot for EMS education.
• Ambulance maintenance issues continue to plague department. Since
December, $15000 has been spent on repairs. Lyndy has turned in new
budget without officially requesting a new ambulance, but would like to
see if there's a way to get one purchased in the coming year. They broke
down at the hospital twice in the last month and had to be towed back.
• 5/19-5/25 EMS week—give them a shout out if you see staff
• LEMS competed in a fundraising soccer event with the junior high girls.
No report on a score.
• Lyndy and JW attended a joint training with BNSF on 5/16. There are
some concerns about BNSF's ability to manage an incident.
0 Fire Chief JW Hopper- Report attached
• Edit to training hours on report— 182 training hours since last meeting
(not ytd)
• Dept completed multiple trainings.
• 7 firefighters in rookie school—several close to graduation. Will be
changing to January and June hiring months to keep rookie school a
smoother process.
• JW attended a training in Gallatin County discussing urban interface.
This will aid in case something breaks loose in Clapper Flats.
• Montana Firefighter Memorial Run on Friday 6/13. Ceremony on
Saturday 6/14 at noon. Assistance is needed with serving lunch.
• Continuing to combine fire districts. District 5 is hesitant and wants to
see financial impact.
• Also met with Molt to take on canyon and Homewood Park area for car
and structure fires. Molt is hesitant to let go due to long tradition. LVFD
will answer calls if available, but currently not a mutual aid situation.
c. Police Captain Anglin- Report Attached
• Officers have been busy with 203 crimes reported for the period. Also made 208
traffic stops.
• There's currently a string of thefts occurring in town. Vehicles are being gone
through with misc. items, cash and 3 firearms have been stolen. Police have a
good idea who it is, but needs to continue to gather evidence.
• A newer officers was recently released from the Department. However, a new
officer will be presented to council on 5/27. However, with Chief Langve
retiring, it will create a vacancy in that position. All officer positions will be
filled when new officer sworn in.
• Retirement party for Chief Langve on Thursday, 5/22/25 at 530 pm in the
ambulance bay at the FAP complex.
New Business:
• Discussion on Committee Guidelines creation
The committee discussed what the function and make up the committee is and should be.
These are the ideas the committee discussed:
• Prefer to keep membership at 7 - odd number creates less potential for tie votes.No more
than 4 of the members should be council members.
• Every 2 years, Council Members will be reappointed to their committees. Elections
within the committee will be held for a Chair and Vice Chair.
• Committee should consider recommendations from Emergency Services Chiefs and/or
other members. If a committee member feels the item should be further discussed by the
full council or presented to the mayor, a motion will be made, require a second and be
voted on. If passed with a majority vote, Chair or Acting Chair of the committee will
submit an email to the Mayor requesting the item be placed on the agenda. It is
understood that this motion is not a directive to city staff, but a request that a topic /
project be presented to the council and/ or mayor for further consideration and
discussion.
• Members of the committee should NOT be required to be City of Laurel residents.
Committee feels it's important to have members with vested interest in safety in Laurel
and surrounding communities regardless of residency or business interest.
Old Business:
Other Items:
Announcements:
0 Next Meeting will be Monday, June 23, 2025, at 6:30pm in Council Chambers
Meeting adjourned at 7:06 pm
LAUREL POLICE DEPARTMENT
VT215 West V Street,Laurel,MT 59044 Phone:406-628-8737 Email:slangve@laurel.mt.gov
Chief of Police Stanley J Langve
Emergency Services Report May 19, 2025
For the reporting period of March 24th through May 19th, 2025 the FAP had 1,525 calls for
service,year to date the FAP has 3,566 calls for service. 203 crimes reported, 93 charges
have been filed, and 14 arrests have been made along with 13 warrant re uests submitted.
Officers have been busy with traffic en orcement making 208 traffic stops.
Starting on May 16th to today,there have been 31 vehicle break in re arts, miscellaneous
;terns, cash and 3 firearms were stolen, mu tiple vehicles had nothing missing. Officers are
Ivor ing iligently to solve the cases; citizens have been asked to check their surveillance
footage to help and identify the suspects. Word o+r uchn -powerful-�Oo I
All LPD officers recently re certified in defensive tactics,taught by Officer Seibert.
Sergeant Swan is in Helena at the Montana Law Enforcement Academy completing her final
week at the Montana Educational Leadership Institute. She then has the opportunity to travel
to Kissimmee Fl for Steer Court to attend t e ALLRISE conference, dealing with addiction,
mental health and justice reform. Steer Court stands for Sobriety, Treatment. Education,
Excellence, and Rehabilitation Court.
K9 Sergeant Booth will be participating in the annual statewide K9 certifications in the
beginning of June held in Billings and Laurel.
Our new Officer candidate, Kristofer Schaff will be getting sworn in on May 27`h, his first
day will be Jul" , he will start with an admin week and straight into FTO. A date at the
police academy will be determined.
And of course Chief Langve is retiring after 25 years,with his last day being May 22°a,we
will be having a retirement party for him at 1730 hours, in the Laurel Am u ance ay.
Respectfully,
Captain Anglin
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_IS W. 1" Street Laurel, Llt. 59044 4O6 6 Phone 28-8737 • Fax 406-628-4641
Total Calls Printed on May 19, 2025
[CFS Date/Time] is between '2025-03-24 11:54' and '2025-05-19 13:15' and
[Primary Incident Code->Code : Description] All
Code : Description
Totals
10-15 : With Prisoner 0 0
Abandoned Vehicle 70 70
Agency Assist 100 100
Alarm - Burglary 23 23
Alarm - Fire 8 8
AMB : Ambulance 175 175
Animal Complaint 10 10
Area Check 1 1
Assault 7 7
Bad Checks 0 0
Barking Dog 8 8
Bomb Threat 0 0
Burglary 1 1
Child Abuse/Neglect 7 7
Civil Complaint 20 20
Code Enforcment Violation 18 18
Community Integrated Health 7 7
Page 1 of 5
Code : Description
Totals
Counterfeiting 0 0
Criminal Mischief 14 14
Criminal Trespass 28 28
Cruelty to Animals 2 2
Curfew Violation 16 16
Discharge Firearm 1 1
Disorderly Conduct 18 18
Dog at Large 42 42
Dog Bite 5 5
DUI : DUI Driver 12 12
Duplicate Call 9 9
: Escape 0 0
Family Disturbance 28 28
Fight 4 4
FIRE : Fire or Smoke 27 27
Fireworks 1 1
Forgery 0 0
Found Property 10 10
Fraud 8 8
Harassment 3 3
Hit & Run 7 7
Page 2 of 5
Code : Description
Totals
ICAC 1 1
Identity Theft 3 3
Indecent Exposure 2 2
Insecure Premises 8 8
Intoxicated Pedestrian 2 2
Kidnapping 0 0
Littering 2 2
Loitering 3 3
Lost or Stray Animal 24 24
Lost Property 4 4
Mental Health 8 8
Missing Person 10 10
Noise Complaint 5 5
Open Container 0 0
Order of Protection Violation 1 1
Parking Complaint 32 32
Possession of Alcohol 0 0
Possession of Drugs 3 3
Possession of Tobacco 1 1
Privacy in Communications 2 2
Prowler 0 0
Page 3 of 5
Code : Description
Totals
Public Assist 85 85
Public Safety Complaint 24 24
Public Works Call 14 14
Report Not Needed 11 11
Robbery 0 0
Runaway Juvenile 8 8
Sexual Assault 3 3
Suicide 0 0
Suicide - Attempt 1 1
Suicide - Threat 5 5
Suspicious Activity 94 94
Suspicious Person 13 13
: Theft 61 61
Threats 15 15
Tow Call 7 7
Traffic Accident 41 41
Traffic Hazard 21 21
Traffic Incident 50 50
TRO Violation 1 1
Truancy 2 2
T/S : Traffic Stop 208 208
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 1 1
Vicious Dog 7 7
Warrant 19 19
Welfare Check 33 33
Totals 1525 1525
Page 5 of 5
E, LAUREL FIRE DEPARTMENT
215 West 1 st Street - Laurel, Mt -59044.Office 406.628.4911 - Fax 406.628.2185
Emergency Services Meeting 4/28/2025— 511912025
Calls-
• Responded to 30 Total Calls for 4/28/2025—5/19/2025. - We'fe, d"jinn s rylov*h
• Total Hours on Calls-
• Firefighters—291
o Officers—208
o Combined Hours—499
o Training Hours- 182 HRS YSiNt� lash rne6�-ihc�
Traininb
• Joint Training with PD/EMS/Fire
o K9 CPR
• Wildland Investigation W/Park City Fire and BLM.
• Doll House Burn(house fire simulation)
• DNRC Training finished 5/17/2025.
• Wildland Pack Test
• Cody Fire School
Rookie School Training-
* Wildland Tactics
• Testing
• Tender Operations
Department News-
• Current Numbers
o 31 Members
• One member resigned for personal and work reasons.
• 7 firefighters currently in various stages of rookie school.
• Misc.-
o Gallatin County Emergency Management Exercise
o Montana State Fire Fighter Memorial
■ 6/13 Run
• Food Trucks 5PM— IOPM
• Hot Pants Dash 5PM
• 5k Run 6PM
• Fire Hose Pull @ 7PM
• Live Music 7:30 to IOPM
■ 6/14 Memorial
• Memorial Service na Noon.
o Working to fill fire districts.
o Shaping up to be busy wildland season.
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