2522 pump/valves

Mark and Kevin Daw did some extensive dry prime testing on 2522 today using a couple of external vacuum gauges.  When it was all said and done the pump lost nine pounds over the course of the test.  By the documentation we have that is acceptable.  In the efforts to fully drain the pump it appears that a minute amount of what we believe to be Class A foam/water may be continuously entering the pump through an unknown route.  The foam/water kept coming out of the main drain (no vacuum).  One might think that the rate of accumulation would be greater under vacuum.  We will need to keep an eye on this in the future and spend some more time looking at how this is happening.

Aaron is ordering a new

Aaron is ordering a new siren control for 2522 to fix the bad PA. After it is swapped out the old one may be used as a backup.

The garage door guy was

The garage door guy was here yesterday and determined that another part is needed for door 5. He expects it next week.

fire hydrant

The fire hydrant at 9th & Astor is back in service as off 12/29/11 @ 1600 hrs.

Hydrant at 9th & Astor OOS

Per PW the hydrant at 9th & Astor is temporarily out of service. They will contact us when it is back in service.

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2523

2523 needs to go to shops at 8 am on Wednesday, 1-4-12

2522

2522 needs to go to PW shops on Tuesday morning, 1/3/12 at 8am.

2522 Left side rear bottom warning light

Hello All,

  2522’s replacement left side rear bottom warning light is with PW shops and they will replace it when 2522 goes in for service next.  Thanks Aaron B

P & L Johnson Mechanical

Hello All,

P & L Johnson Mechanical will be bring in and storing a small scissor lift unit.  When the scissor lift is not being used it should be stored behind 2541 towards HM 11 with plenty of clearance to work around.  This unit might be here for a couple of weeks.  Also if you find any mess left by P & L Johnson please let me know so I can address this issue with them.  We also have new thermostats installed which are controlled through a computer program; we will soon have access to this computer control program which will allow us to change temp settings by zone.   Thanks Aaron B     

iTX gas monitor

The department received a grant for a new 4 gas monitor to place on 2522 and is to replace the AIM Pilot. The iTX is not in service yet but will be when everybody is trained to use it. The easiest would be for everybody to watch the on-line training. Go to www.indsci.com; go to the training tab at the top; go to online training; on the right is on-line video training; look for iTX (English); watch 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9. After this go back one screen and on the left is Professional On-line Training; pick DS2 Docking Station; watch Module 3: Operations. If you feel you need more training, under Professional On-Line Training look for iTX and watch the module you feel you need, the Operations will go into more depth. Any questions let me know.

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Door 5 (Cont')

The repairman came today and worked on door #5.  There is a bad control board, he is going to Portland tomorrow (Wednesday) and will pick one up.  He reconnected the door and said it is ok to use, but is best controlled by the inside buttons.  He opened up the junction box on the lower lefthand corner of the door and found it full of water.  He has left this open for the time being.

The Chief and I investigated the vibrating cable and found the vibration to be conducted from the ceiling heater.  The vibrations stop when the fan is turned off.  Hopefully repairs will be completed by the end of the week.

Mega mover on 2522

Hello folks,
This morning on a medical call Medix used our mega mover. We will try to regain one on our next call, but until further notice engine 2522 does not have one.

Thanks
Robert

2523

2523 was taken out of service today.  It was parked while on a call and had a large amount of water and coolant come out of the engine.  DC Straily initially believed that it had blown the waterpump.  It was taken to shops and left to be looked at when PW returns to work. 

2522 ABC Extinguisher

Hey Team,

We used the 20 lbs ABC extinguisher off 2522 on a call today. We could not locate a replacement extinguisher for 2522. We temporarily placed the 20 lbs ABC extinguisher that was mounted by the shop on 2522 until we get the original extinguisher filled.

Thanks,

Brett

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Pressure washer

Tried to use the pressure washer on 12/24/11. Could not get it running. Does anybody know of this having an issue or is it new?

 

Lt. Corbit

Door five

Hello team, door five is acting up again, on a more regular basis. On further inspection we found that the little black power cord that runs down the left side of the door is fraying and is vibrating/heating up.

The breaker for door five has been turned to the off position to prevent any further damage. However the power to the cord is still active and should be considered hazardous.

We will follow up on Monday after the Christmas holiday. If you have any questions feel free to contact Lt. Corbit or myself.

Thanks and have a Merry Christmas

Rob

Zoll E-Series Defibrillator

Hello All,

  Yesterday the Zoll Rep was out to diagnose our issue regarding the black ECG lead cable on the E-Series defibrillator unit.  It was found to be a problem with the receiving plug on the defibrillator unit itself.  Zoll will be sending out a loaner unit while our unit is sent in for repair.  I will handle the switch out due to some programming that is required prior to us sending in our old unit.  Thanks Aaron B  

A/V equipment

The new A/V equipment has been purchased for the training room and is sitting at the front of the room.  Please do not attempt to install any of the equipment.  The TV will be installed as a wall hung unit but the wall needs to be reinforced first.  C shift will be working on this project.

 Thank you

 Lt. Gascoigne

2541

The ladder testing was completed today by Diversified Inspections, Inc.  The technician said that the truck is in good condition but there are a few things that PW needs to work on (non critical).  The ladder shows some “walking” which means that the wear plates need adjustment or shimming.  He also recommended that cable tension should be looked at as well.  It was recommended to not use as much grease on the ladder and small amounts be applied and then actually wiped off so as to leave a “coat” rather than a “glob” which attracts grit or dirt. 

PW would like the truck in the shops on Thursday morning, 0800.

Chief

Lost Ring

Hey Team,

 

A Medix employee named Kevin Posalski called today and said that he lost a solid band ring on a call in Astoria on either the 15^th or 16^th of December.  He was wondering if anyone had possibly found his ring or if someone may have returned it to our station.  If anyone has any information about the lost ring you may contact Kevin via mobile phone at (909) 553-4507.

 

Thanks,

 

Brett  

Emergency light in front hall way at station 25

Hello All,

  The emergency light unit located in the front hallway of station 25 is out of service.  It should be back in service on Wednesday 12-21-2011 once we receive the new battery.  Aaron B

2523

Just a reminder that the CAFS system now works as the replacement part was installed.

On 2522, DE Mathews did some research on the foam pro system.  It’s capable of producing 250gmp of foam solution at 1% and 85gpm at 3%.

Chief

FW: [firebulletin] PPE Face Piece Failure Report - NIST

FYI.

Subject: [firebulletin] PPE Face Piece Failure Report - NIST
An article last week on ASM Internationals webpage shared a story about some recent work done in Chicago by NIST and SCBA Face Piece Failure. http://www.asminternational.org/portal/site/www/NewsItem/?vgnextoid=4d13d52c3f914310VgnVCM100000621e010aRCRD
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), conducted experiments which demonstrated a range of realistic thermal exposures and environmental conditions that firefighters could be exposed to. Self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) facepieces were exposed to thermal environments from propane-fueled calibration experiments and furnished townhouse fire experiments. The rooms and the facepieces were instrumented to measure temperatures of the environment and the facepieces. The fire experiments lasted 5 minutes to 10 minutes and produced ceiling temperatures of approximately 500 °C (932 °F) to 750 °C (1382 °F) in the room adjacent to the fire. A heat flux gauge was also installed next to the facepieces and measured peak heat fluxes from approximately 2 kW/m2 to 55 kW/m2. Eight facepieces were tested in six different experiments, with three facepiece lenses showing evidence of thermal degradation from the exposure. Maximum exterior lens temperatures were as high as 300 °C (572 °F) in these cases. The environments that caused the failures were identified in an attempt to characterize the thermal performance of SCBA facepieces. Although much was learned about conditions associated with thermal degradation of SCBA facepiece lenses, more experiments are needed to be able to understand the thermal degradation and more definitively predict the conditions that are likely to cause a facepiece lens failure.  For additional information on this study please go to the NIST webpage
http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=909917
To access the 45 page NIST report on this issue please go to: http://www.nist.gov/customcf/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=909917

Genesis Spark Plugs

An extra spark plug for the Genesis has been placed in the extrication bag on 2522. The old plug showed a lot of build up on it so we thought we better have a spare plug handy.
Mark

New mini TIC

The new mini TIC that is mounted on the driver side is not charging. One of the two charging prongs that make contact with the battery is stuck in. I believe that Deputy Chief Straily Is aware of this problem and will take care of it. The spare battery is still charging and one could swap it out with the battery in the mini TIC until this problem is fixed.

-Brett

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As we were driving around today the "door open" light kept coming on. The positive pressure fan compartment was loose and Kevin fixed that but the problem was the driver side rear compartment (jaws). The indicator switch was loose and needed to be tightened.

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Aerial test of 2541

I just got off the phone with Mark Disney from Diversified who will be conducting our annual aerial inspection for 2541.  He is planning to be here on Tuesday, December 20 around 1000 hours.  We usually take it over to the parking lot by shops so the ladder can be fully extended, horizontal.  Let me know immediately if that date doesn’t work.

Chief

Recycling

Subject: Recycling

 

A few notes on recycling.  We seem to be having some issues:  1.   Cardboard needs to be flattened.  2. Waste plastic and other trash needs to be removed from cardboard.  3.  When placing recyclables outside remove items from plastic bags.  Even clear plastic bags are trash.  4.  Shredded paper should be placed in the blue commercial paper bin in the front of the building.  5.  If you must place shredded papers in a red top recycling container they must be in a paper bag and stapled shut.  6.  If the recycling bins are full don’t place items on the ground.  Consider using the dumpster instead.  7.  Consider walking your refundable containers to the apparatus bay. 

Whelen M7 Red/White warning light

Hello All,

FYI a new Whelen M7 Red/White warning light for 2522 has been ordered under warranty from our Whelen Rep Garrett.  The light head should be here in a couple of weeks.  Also the 025 Stihl chainsaw that was taken out of service by Intern Adam C and placed on work bench has been repaired by Intern Adam C and returned to service, thanks Adam.  Two new Green ALS Airway bags have been ordered from Life Assist; they should arrive in a couple of weeks, the bags will replace the red airway bags on 2522 and 2541.    This is all I have for now.  Thanks Aaron B

Door 5

No sooner than the garage door repair man fixed Door 3 than Door 5 began acting strangely.  A few times yesterday is stopped part way down or went back up on its own.  It hasn’t happened every time, just sometimes. 

Door 3

Jim from Coast Garage Door has repaired door 3.

CERT vehicle (2564)

Repairs to CERT vehicle (2564):  The  bad brake light was repaired.  The air horn was simply a blown 15 amp (BLUE) fuse.  The fuse is easily found under the hood on the driver’s side next to the solenoid.  It will probably go out again when subjected to heavy use.        

Christmas food drive

 

We put everything you need to decorate 2521 (Santa Rig) in this plastic container marked 2521 food drive lights and put it up in the loft.

 

 

 

For future reference we placed the speakers on a wood back board we got near the ready rack. We secured the back board to the back of the engine using the buckles from the back board and we secured the speakers using tie down straps to the back board. This worked out good we did not get any feedback from the microphone and the sound was excellent.

Door 3

Door three is out of service.  A cable to the spring failed.  Repair service will need to be contacted later.

JJ Astor

I talked with Michael Elsberry who is Senior Engineer of A&E Security and Electronic Solutions in McMinnville about the new alarm system in the JJ Astor.  There will be an evacuation notice for the floor, floor above and floor below a fire alarm activation.  A general notice will be voiced to the other floors to notify them of the alarm activation but no evacuation notice.  The fire department can over-ride the system and call for a general evacuation of all floors if needed.

Chief

FW: CHANGE OF DATE! - Trauma Committee Meeting - December 21, 2011

Hello Again!
Unfortunately, something has come up and the Trauma Committee meeting needed to be rescheduled.  The original date was Wednesday, December 14, 2011.  The new date is one week later, Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 12:00 p.m., in the Columbia Memorial Hospital 3^rd Floor Pavilion Conference Room.  Lunch will be provided.  The updated meeting packet with agenda and previous minutes has been attached.
Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience.
We will see on December 21, 2011!
Tara Allen
Administration

There is three buckets of 1%/3% AFFF by the shop, 2 of them have "2522 08/08" written on the top. 1 of the buckets has nothing written on it. I am wondering if it is AFFF in it or if someone used it for class A. Does anyone know about this?

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The driver side, rear, lower emergency light is not flashing. Aaron is apparently been notified and will be looking in to fixing it.

Station 25A

2523 and 2521 have traded spots at sation 25A, this will allow 2571 to respond with extra personnel if needed without the need to move an engine.

2522

2522 needs to go over to shops on Monday, December 12. The parts for the valve is in and they will do the repair and also install our new Eclipse TIC camera's at that time. DC Straily

2541

I’ve talked with Brian of Diversified this morning (800-992-1111 X 300) who schedules Mark for ladder testing.  They have us on the list for this month but not sure of the exact day.  Brian will let us know when they’re about a week out. 

Chief

OD Process Reports

The steering committee (Bob Johnson, Barry Rubus and I) met about the OD Process.  We have only one monthly report submitted (Aaron).  We feel that it’s imperative that we receive these reports so we can keep moving forward with the process.  The results are not only for the betterment of the Department but helps us to identify our roles and the future of our organization. 

We are asking again for the reports to be submitted to our committee and for each of the committees to continue on with their assignments.  Please let us know if we can be of assistance or you may be needing some help.

Adult Foster home

There’s a new adult foster home at 1248 Senora.  The owner is Sam Dunkin at 503-325-4166.  Home is monitored by ADT.  Expect 3 t0 4 residents.

Chief