2011

December 19, 2011 minutes & roll call (pdf)
November 21, 2011 minutes & roll call (pdf)
October 17, 2011 minutes & roll call (pdf)
September 19, 2011 minutes  (pdf)
August 15, 2011 minutes  (pdf)
July 18, 2011 minutes  (pdf)
June 20, 2011 minutes  (pdf)
May 16, 2011 minutes  (pdf)
April 18, 2011 minutes  (pdf)
March 21, 2011 minutes  (pdf)
February 21, 2011 minutes  (pdf)
January 17, 2011 minutes  (pdf)

Wood River Fire / Rescue Department
Minutes of Meeting
9/19/11

The business meeting of WRFD was called to order by Roger D. at 2003 Hrs.
Roll Call taken of all present members: 19 present and 2 guests. (See attached roster)
Minutes of last official meeting were read by the Secretary.
Fire Treasurer’s Rpt: (Roger)
• Balances for Checking and Savings Accounts was reported.
• Flagpole, Memorial Bell, PokerRun Projects reports given.
• Various bills were submitted for members to approve; discussion / clarification made.
M/S/A (Dick/Tyson) to pay the bills.
Rescue / Ambulance Treasurer’s Rpt: (Jenie)
• Checking, Savings, and Ambulance Accounts reports made.
• Bills were submitted for members to approve; discussion / clarification made.
M/S/A (Chris/Ken) to pay the bills.
Fire Chief Rpt: (Todd)
• Overpass project update given.
• Bridge meeting coming up / will report next meeting
• Met with Shelton about boundary lines: use existing lines / no changes
• Insurance project: pending
• Shelton wants to do a house burn
• NRD offers a burn class for the future
• Pipeline class will be here at WRFD on Oct 6 (with a free meal)
• Town Hall Meeting: money for a new truck to be assigned
• A brief report on lights for the trucks given
• Bids on tank options reported on
• Chief gave some info on deaths of Emergency personnel: be safe / lookout for each other
• Radio replacement requests were few
Rescue Cpt Rpt: (Nick)
• Breast cancer race promo
• Omaha med conference room request discussed M/S/A on two rooms (one for men, other for women)
• Notice that WRFD is a beneficiary for some land in ND that an oil company wants to drill
- Discussed, M/S/A to sign a release form to the family / let them handle it
• EMT class coming up
• Bone Drill refresher class coming up
• Possible IV class discussed
Chaplain Rpt: (Rev1)
• Chaplain asked members if they saw the “Christian tractor” at HHD;
if you ride it “it shakes the hell out of you.”
• That’s all
Training Office Rpt: (Dan)
• Seth passed EMT exam
• Sep 27 behavioral class
• Nov 15-16 disaster class
• Oct 3 & 10 in house training — EVOC
Safety Officer Rpt: (Neal)
• Safety First!!!
EMS Billing Rpt: (Dick)
• Fire Call / Runs forms updating
• Summary of daily calls reporting and summary discussed
Committee Rpts: (Already reported elsewhere)
Old Business:
• Jenie showed new banner
New Business:
• Keisha wants to go to med conference in Omaha
— M/S/A (Brian/Julie)
• Halloween “Feed” — Matt selected by members to be chairperson.
• Dedication ceremony for flagpoles and bell
— Committee formed and members selected
— Oct 15
• Truck Checks
— It was discussed that trucks need to be checked by members during the month
— Chris and Todd will come up with a list of teams to check trucks
• Two (2) applications for membership received (Teena & Cindy)
— M/S/A (Todd/Ken) to receive them as “provisional members” until we can check there health status.
• It was briefly discussed how to shorten the meeting
— Officers will discuss if they can approve bills in exec committee meeting before general membership
meeting.
• Recruitment letter to be mailed to our fire district
— M/S/A (Brian/Nick)
Run Reviews: (NA)
Announcements:
• Fire Call Board is up & running (use only dry erase marker on it)
• Any one needing or wanting T-shirts please see Jenie
• And various other misc. announcements were made.
Motion was made (Jenie) and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 2201 Hrs.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary/Chaplain, Rev. Jose Flores

Wood River Fire / Rescue Department
Minutes of Meeting
8/15/11

The business meeting of WRFD was called to order by Roger Dvorak at 2005 Hrs.
Roll Call taken; 20 were present. (See attached roster.)
Minutes of last meeting (7/18/11) were read by the Secretary; June minutes not read.
Fire Treasurer’s Rpt: (Brian)
• Checking & Savings Accounts balances reported.
• Bills were submitted for members to approve; discussion / clarification made.
M/S/A (Dan/Brian) to pay the bills.
Rescue / Ambulance Treasurer’s Rpt: (Jenie)
• Checking, Savings, and Ambulance Fund Accounts balances reported.
• Bills were submitted for members to approve; discussion / clarification made.
M/S/A (Brian/Tyson) to pay the bills.
Fire Chief Rpt: (Todd)
• Rural water drill for last week postponed (maybe rescheduled for mid-September).
• Chief will attend a hearing on 23 August regards the overpass project; more info to come.
• chief will attend the bridge project hearing sometime in September (26?).
• All the air packs were checked; one needs repair ($537); (this will be brought up during new business).
• All who have radios are encouraged to e-mail Todd with brand information for possible replacement.
• Husker Harvest Days: our day will be Thursday, September 15.
Rescue Cpt Rpt: (Nick)
• Dick can’t be here this evening, Nick read a report from him.
• For $10 per month we can get a summary of all calls dispatched that day (Todd will bring this up during new
business).
• Nick will attend a trauma seminar in Omaha; others want to attend also (Todd will bring this up during new
business).
• Urby reports situation with Shelton: mutual agreement as to boundaries need to be set between the two
departments.
Chaplain Rpt: (Jose)
• Chaplain read a list of medical report errors; “humor — ointment for the soul.” (See attached)
Training Office Rpt: (Dan)
• Miscellaneous training events reported.
• Banner project: to be continued....
Safety Officer Rpt: (Neal)
• FunFest coming up: watch out for the crowds!
• Corn is high: watch out on rural calls; slow down crossing intersections
EMS Billing Rpt:
(See Nick’s Report)
Committee Rpts:
• Bell project (Brian): it is up! Minor items yet to be done (post plaque).
• Landscaping (Jenie): need rocks; pictures of various rocks passed around for all the see.
• Trophy/Display project (Jenie): still ongoing.
• FunFest project (Chris): pie eating was changed to HOT DOG eating contest for adults only.
• Flag Pole project (Roger): we need to set up the poles; Work Day this Friday at 7 PM.
• Poker Run project (this is also a FunFest event) (Jenie): a report was given.
Old Business: NA
New Business:
• Daily run calls summary by e-mail was discussed. M/S/A (Ken/Jenie).
• EMS training in Omaha; five want to go. M/S/A (Chris/Jenie).
• Air Pak repair request ($537). M/S/A (Brian/Neal).
• Vehicle Lettering project (cost: $1,430). M/S/A (Matt/Chris).
• New Members to be received into full membership: (Shakeeta & Lindsey). M/S/A (Jose/Nck).
Run Reviews: (NA)
Announcements:
• Extinguishers in vehicles (Dan).
• Next training event: August 29 (Dan).
• Airstrip (for sprayer airplane) information was shared (Todd).
• Urby asked if there is a need for an EMT class.
Motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 2154 Hrs.
Respectfully submitted, (original signed)
Secretary/Chaplain, Rev. Jose Flores

Wood River Fire / Rescue Department
Minutes of Meeting
7/18/11

The business meeting of WRFD was called to order by Ken Fairbanks at 2002 Hrs.
Roll Call taken of all present members; 17 members present. (See attached roster)

Ken informed those in attendance that a regular business meeting will not be held today due to the absence of so many
of the officers of the department. It was agreed to suspend the regular meeting and an informal “meeting” was held
instead.

Minutes of last official meeting were NOT read by the Secretary; deferred until the next regular meeting.
Ken reported the Fire Checking & Savings Accounts balances; no other accounts reported. He also reported the
balances for the Rescue / Ambulance Accounts.
 • Fire / Rescue bills were submitted for members to decide on; discussion / clarification made.
 M/S/A (Urby/Craig) to pay the bills.

Reports:
The Chaplain Reported: Keep cool!
Training Office Rpt: (Dan)
 • Training this month was postponed due to weather. It will be rescheduled; someone suggested we do ice
 rescue this winter.
Safety Officer Rpt: (Neal)
 • Corn is up! Watch out!
 • Heat Index related incidents will be on the rise.
 • RAM is in.
EMS Billing Rpt: (Neal)
 • Still using the old forms — fill out entire form, please.
Old Business:
 • (A note from Jenie was read.) The Department will sponsor a “Poker Run” at FunFest; donations will go
 toward Fire Prevention equipment.
New Business:
 • Dan — Duracel batteries were rec’d; he had signed us up to be in their batteries for Fire Departments.
 • Chris — he asked that he be allowed to purchase some lites for WR-40 & WR-31;
 M/S/A (Chris/Craig) to do so.
Announcements:
 • Urby — schools need CPR class for teachers & staff; Chad will check when this can be done.
Motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 2034 Hrs.

Respectfully submitted,
Secretary/Chaplain, Rev. Jose Flores

Wood River Fire / Rescue Department
Minutes of Meeting (InterNet Version)
6/20/11

The business meeting of WRFD was called to order by Roger D. at 2005 Hrs.
*Regular order of business was suspended to receive a special report on VFIS Insurance (see attached pamphlet)by
Kevin Placzek. After the report Kevin answered questions. This will be discussed at New Business.
Order of business resumed when Kevin left.
Roll Call taken of all present members. (See attached roster)
Minutes of last official meeting were read by the Secretary. Ink & pen changes were made and approved.

Fire Treasurer’s Rpt: (Roger)
• Checking, Savings, FD Billing and Flagpole Acc balances were reported.
• Bills were submitted for members to approve; discussion / clarification made.
M/S/A (Todd/Jennie) to pay the bills.
•WR Foundation donation of $3700 was received / A request to the town for $2700 was submitted.
Rescue / Ambulance Treasurer’s Rpt: (Jennie)
• Checking, Savings, and Ambulance Acc balances were reported.
• NO Bills were submitted.
• A donation of $200 for the Memorial was received.
Fire Chief Rpt: (Todd)
• He attended the County mutual aid meeting; items of interest were reported.
• August 14 rule water drill.
• Chief reported that some new rural well adapters were added.
• chief mentioned that in the past churches provided “community shelters” (chaplain will discuss this during
new business)
Rescue Cpt Rpt: (No Report / Nick not present)
Chaplain Rpt: (Rev1)
• FYI: the Christian Firefighters Fellowship is on recess for the summer.
• The chaplain will be out of the area Thursday through Monday.
• Two items of new business will be submitted.
Training Office Rpt: (Dan)
• Fire School reports were submitted by various individuals who attended.
• FYI: vehicle training will be held October 3 & 10 (Monday evenings); all need to attend.
Safety Officer Rpt: (Neal)
• Be overly cautious in intersections!
EMS Billing Rpt: (Dick)
• EMS up-to-date.
• He needs six fire reports.
• Remember – get documentation on all calls, even the ones canceled.
Committee Rpts:
• (Roger) Flagpoles — Here! Look for you today work project sometime in the future.
• (Jennie) Plaque & Trophy Case projects — she gave us an update.
• (Dan) Banner project — He reports “ the project moves ahead.”
Old Business:
• An update was given on the exercise equipment.
• Jennie made distribution on fire department patches.
New Business:
• Todd King presented an application for the Nebraska Fire Chief Association; explained why we should join.
M/S/A (Ken/Tyson) to join / file the app.
• The Chaplain presented a request from the churches in town to be weather shelters. They want to know what
it takes to be eligible. Todd will check into this and report back.
• Chaplain submitted a request from the Wood River Ministerial Association to have the Fire Department run
the FunFest Pie Eating event in August. Discussion pursued; members agreed to do it; Chris Young volunteered
to chair this event.
• Todd did information about RAM; discussion pursued; consensuses for T&T brand. M/S/A (Chris/Chad) to
purchase equipment for $3775 (From Fontanelle grant.)
• Todd brought up that some of the O2 sensors need to be replaced or get new equipment. This is not in this
year’s budget. Suspend action until August meeting.
• Rehab of new brush truck was discussed. We need some valves; put this in next year’s budget.
• A request for Dick to attend the upcoming year EMS conference was submitted. Cost of the department $160.
M/S/A (Dad/Chris) to allow Dick to attend.
• Someone brought up the need for re-lettering the trucks; cost would be approximately $1481. Action pending
until itemized bid is available.
• VFIS insurance: A discussion pursued as to where the money will come from to pay for the insurance
premiums if we decide to get it for members; discussion pursued. M/S/A to hold a special meeting just for this
topic and invite rural and city to attend; no date set.
Run Reviews: N/A
Announcements: (Several were made; note worthy one see below)
• Training in July will be held on the 11th.
Motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 2219 Hrs.

Respectfully submitted,
Secretary/Chaplain
Rev. Jose Flores

Wood River Fire / Rescue Department
Minutes of Meeting
5/16/11

The business meeting of WRFD was called to order by Ken F. at 2010 Hrs.
Roll Call taken of all present members. (See attached roster)
Minutes of last official meeting were read by the Secretary.

Fire Treasurer’s Rpt: (Brian)
• Checking & Savings Acc balance submitted.
• Fire Dept Billing Acc $ (No Change)
• Bills were submitted for members to approve; discussion / clarification made. It was suggested that out of the Fire Ball 
  proceeds we donate $300 to Babels & $150 to NRD. M/S/A (Chris/Matt) to pay the bills.
Rescue / Ambulance Treasurer’s Rpt: (Jenie)
• Checking, Savings & Ambulance Acc balance submitted.
• A donation was rec’d from Rother Family
• No bills were submitted.
Fire Chief Rpt: (Todd)
• There will be dual dispatch for our southern area once the bridges are closed; we will need a mutual aid agreement for this.
• Some members of the Rural Fire Board resigned.
• WR40 parts found & other parts discussed.
• During Fire School one ambulance & truck will be out of service to support FS.
• A “fire burn” request was discussed for private property; decided not to do it.
Rescue Cpt Rpt: (Nick)
• CPR “rollout” needed.
• Dan requested two EMS types to provide First Aid at an upcoming event in June (11).
Chaplain Rpt: (No Report)
Training Office Rpt: (Dan)
• All are reminded that Fire School is this week.
• All are reminded to document training records after training events.
Safety Officer Rpt: (Neal)
• Be Safe!
EMS Billing Rpt: (Dick)
• Fire Incident report form is not ready yet.
• All are reminded to document ALL calls even ones that are cancelled.
• EMS reports are all up to date.
Committee Rpts:
• (Jenie) Flagpole — WR Foundation awarded us $2,700; we will ask the City to help with this project; Roger gave an update 
   later in the meeting.
Old Business:
• (Dan) EMS T-shirts are in and distro was made.
• (Dan) Banner project update; $450 for this project was requested; M/S/A.
New Business:
• (Todd) Exercise equipment is needed for the station; treadmill & bike requested; M/S/A. (Money will come from the Fire 
   Savings account.)
• It was discussed that we need a cell phone connected to the new monitors in the ambulances. No action taken.
• Rec’d an application from Seth Boshart to become a FF/EMS. M/S/A. He now is a Probie; Dan will be mentor.
• Probie period over for Tyson & Chad; M/S/A for full membership effective today.
• Probie Jon H. Status we discussed; a motion to extend his probation period for 12 months was made; (paper vote taken); 
  not approved. A motion to extend his probation period for 6 months was made; (paper vote taken); not approved. 
  He can reapply for membership in the future.
• Someone from CT requested a WR FD patch be sent to them; discussed; decide not to do this.
• Two requests for the use of the hall were submitted (Chad Shuda for 5/20/12; Ken Fairbanks for 7/19/11); M/S/A.

Run Reviews: (NA)
Announcements:
• (Jenie) All come to the FS opening ceremony; we will receive an award.
• (Dan) Amy will graduate from nursing school soon
• (Rev1) Christian Firefighters Fellowship this coming Wednesday; a movie on KJB; starts at 2030 Hrs.
• Clean Up Day — June 5 at 1330 Hrs.

Motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 2141 Hrs.
Respectfully submitted,
Secretary/Chaplain
Rev. Jose Flores

Wood River Fire / Rescue Department
Minutes of Meeting
4/18/11

The business meeting of WRFD was called to order by Roger at 2000 hrs.
Roll Call taken of all present members.
Minutes of last official meeting were read by the Secretary (no corrections submitted).
Order of business suspended to allow Bob Hoffa from GIEC to give a report.
Order of business resumed.
Fire Treasurer’s Rpt:
• Checking & Savings Accounts balance submitted.
• Fire Dept Billing Account (no change)
• Bills were submitted for members to approve; discussion / clarification made. M/S/A to pay the bills.
Rescue / Ambulance Treasurer’s Rpt:
• Checking, Savings & Ambulance Fund Accounts balance submitted.
• No bills were submitted.
Fire Chief Rpt (Todd):
• The fire school needs volunteers to bring an ambulance and a fire truck for classes.
• Possibility of a house burn discussed but not a good location.
• Hosing (300 ft) for the new brush truck and other items have been ordered.
• Pump on truck 40 needs to be worked on.
Rescue Cpt Rpt ( Nick not present for meeting):
No report submitted.
Chaplain Rpt:
No report submitted.

Training Office Rpt (Dan):
• Fire school applications for training need to be submitted by this Friday.
• April 16; no go (?)
• Numerous training opportunities discussed.
• EVOC Training possible in July.
• New monitor training on May 2; all are encouraged to attend.
Safety Officer Rpt (Neal):
• All are reminded “safety first” when it comes to brush fire season.
• Be cautious when issuing burn permits.
EMS Billing Rpt (Julie):
• A new form is forthcoming next month.
Committee Rpts:
• Dance: $10,270 collected; expenses $3289.03; balance $6980.97; the dance went well.
• It was decided that $1000 of the balance will go to the FP account.
Old Business:
• Status of the “loaner truck” – Todd reported that it is now ours.
• Roger reported that the new brush truck was in fact purchased and is being serviced & made ready for service
• Budget?
• Banner status – Dan is still working on it.
• Sherrie R. – She submitted a lifetime membership request via e-mail; Motion made / Seconded / Approved.
New Business:
• A request was submitted by Jennie for $1000 for a membership recognition board;
money will come from the Bell fund; M/S/A.
• The flagpole replacement project was discussed; a committee was formed (Matt, Neal, Roger);
A request for funding will be submitted to the Wood River Community Foundation (Jennie will submit an
Application); M/S/A.
• The Fire Department was the winner of a Fontanelle grant of $5000; what to purchase with the grant money
was discussed; a committee was formed (Chris, Nate, Brian, Urby, Matt)
• A suggestion was submitted to purchase patches for the Fire Department; discussion pursued; M/S/A.

Run Reviews:
NA
Announcements:
• Christian Firefighters Fellowship this coming Wednesday at 2030 hrs. – history video on K JV
• Thanks for call (Neal)
Motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 2217 hrs.
Respectfully submitted,
– Rev. Jose Flores –
Secretary/Chaplain

Wood River Fire / Rescue Department
Minutes of Meeting (InterNet Version)
2/21/11

The business meeting of WRFD was called to order by Roger Dvorak at 2002 Hrs.
Roll Call taken of all present members.
Minutes of last official meeting were read by the Secretary.
Fire Treasurer’s Rpt:
 • Checking and Savings accounts balance reported.
 • Bills were submitted for members to approve; discussion / clarification made. M/S/A to pay the bills.
Rescue / Ambulance Treasurer’s Rpt:
 • Balance for checking, savings, and ambulance fund reported.
 • Bills were submitted; discussion / clarification made (Jeni remarked that the one bill for a meal was so
little
 due to her being on a diet). M/S/A to pay the bills.
Fire Chief Rpt:
 • Announce a house burn in Shelton on 3/19/11; a request for us to bring fire trucks was make by Shelton
 Fire Dept to stand by in case of fire emergency.
 • An update on the radio repeater situation was made.
 • Chief again stressed that members like at their fire gloves due to a letter rec’d about faulty gloves.
 • “Red Lite” permits due.
 • There will be a public meeting to discuss the bridge construction south of town on 2/24/11.
 • Two requests for use of the fire station were submitted and approved.
Rescue Cpt Rpt:
 • CPR instructor certification was mentioned along with a number of other items.
Chaplain Rpt: (while share a true story with the members after the meeting and off the record)
Training Office Rpt:
 • A number of training opportunities were mentioned, to include the sports injuries class on 3/14/11.
 • Tng Office said he would be gone the week of March 14th.
Safety Officer Rpt: (report given later in the meeting but recorded here)
 • A number of items came up to include his stressing that a “real firefighter” will want to attend all the
training he/she can instead of complaining about training.
EMS Billing Rpt:
 • Julie shared with the members a new form for reporting fire calls. Comment was made from the floor that
 since we have been submitting reports payments for calls have picked up.
Committee Rpts:
 • Dance Committee update; they will meet briefly after the business meeting tonite.
 • Bell Committee update submitted.
Old Business:
 • Repeater issue already reported on earlier in the meeting.

 • Cameras in the fire station; no funds available; NFA.
New Business:
 • Two letters of resignation were received (Nate & Kim Buck, and Sherrie Rathman); discussed; M/S/A  (Urby
 & Jeni)
 • Urby reports on the cardiac monitor units demonstrated; recommendation made to get the Zoll unit the unit
 will cost around $36K); request for up to $40K was submitted; M/S/A.
 • Bylaws change (for Rescue Prevention Officer) was submitted by Jeni; they will be posted for review and
 decided on at the next meeting.
 • Probie Rules was submitted by Nick to be posted in the SOP Book.
 • Use of meeting room requests (2) discussed; 5/14/11 (Chris) & 3/20/11 (Roger); M/S/A (Jeni/Matt)
 • “New” Member application received from Bill Leach. He was previously a firefighter on the department.
 Length of probation to be determined. M/S/A (Nick/Matt)
 • Comment made that the pump seal on WR-40 needs to be replaced.
 • Chief talked about bunker gear replacement; there is some yet upstairs to issue to those who need replacement.
 Neal (Safety Officer) was tasked by the Chief to look at the older gear upstairs & dispose of non-serviceable
 stuff.
Announcements: • Christian FFF this coming Wednesday at 2030 Hrs.
   • Dance committee meeting right after this meeting.
   • A BBQ at Doniphan FD on 3/6/11
Motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting at 2138 Hrs (Jeni/Matt).
Respectfully submitted,
Rev. Jose Flores (Original signed)
Secretary/Chaplain