2522

2522 needs to be taken to the shops on Thursday November 1 at 0830.

Mark

2522 5" back in service

Team AFD,

We have tested the 100' section of 5" that was ran over by a vehicle. This section passed and was placed back in service on 2522.

Scrap Plywood

Public Works had a rather large supply of scrap plywood stored inside the vactor garage. The garage is on the right hand side of the back gate. The plywood is on the east wall. The plywood is available to us in the event we need it.

 

2561 extrication equipment

Team AFD,

2561 is carrying all the extrication equipment.
There is a list of all the equipment that was removed from 2522 in the Lieutenants office. If you have any questions let me know.

2522 5" section OOS

Team AFD,

There is a section of 5" hose next to the honey bucket in the engine bay that is OOS. This section was ran over by a pickup and needs to be tested before it it put back in service on 2522.

2522 only has 700' of 5".

2522 OOS Flat tire

Mr. Nelson,

After tonight's structure fire we noticed that 2522's inside rear passenger dual was flat.

Also during the fire while pumping at an idle the low voltage alarm kept activating. I had all the emergency lights on, the left scene light and the two LED scene lights. The voltage read LO/11.?

We'll contact you Monday morning to see about getting 2522 back in service.

Thanks,

Brett Bishop
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Radio reprogramming

We are in the middle of a minor radio reprogramming effort.  It does not have any impact on the pagers just the mobiles and portables.  Jake should be done with the loose ends in the next few days.  The most visible change is that the county went back to colors instead of the numbered tactical frequencies.  Also from a visual standpoint on the mobiles we inserted numbers in front of the alpha numeric letters on the display.  These range 1 to 16 on each lettered zone.  This makes it a little easier to know where you are in each zone and provides a numerical reference that helps to correspond with the channel selector on the portable radios.  As always our home zone remains B and this is primarily where we operate.  It you have any questions please ask Jake or me.  Thank you.

2522 is now back in service

Hello All,

 

2522 is now back in service.  Thanks Aaron Bielemeier

 

Aaron Bielemeier

Firefighter EMT-Intermediate

 

 

EMS Short forms (Last Call)

Team AFD,

 

I had set a “drop dead” date for changes to the attached EMS short forms as November 1, 2012.  So far the only changes that have been mentioned are changing the title from “Astoria Fire/Rescue” to “Astoria Fire Department.  If you have any ideas for additions or subtractions please let me know or forever hold your peace.

 

Thanks,

 

Brett

2523 Back in service. 2522 is now out of service

Hello All,

 

2523 is now back in service.  2522 is now out of service at PW shops.  Thanks Aaron Bielemeier

 

Aaron Bielemeier

Firefighter EMT-Intermediate

 

2523 Out of Service

Hello All,

 

2523 is out of service at this time. Shops is looking into the issue which seems to be with the fuel system from yesterdays service. 

 

Aaron Bielemeier

Firefighter EMT-Intermediate

 

17th street dock information

Hello All,

 

As of 09:00hrs the hydrant at 17^th Street, fire sprinkler supply line to 17^th street dock and fire sprinkler supply line to the Maritime Museum is out of service till further notification from Astoria Public Works.  Public works has advised that they will be notifying us when it is back in service.   

 

Aaron Bielemeier

Firefighter EMT-Intermediate

 

2541

The driver’s door panel has been reinstalled on 2541. The repairs have not been made but it needed to be reinstalled for safety reasons.

Mark

EMS supplies

Hello All,

 

EMS supplies are on order from Medix.  If they arrive please check them in using the order form located in the EMS supplies on order file contained in the EMS cabinet.

 

Aaron Bielemeier

Firefighter EMT-Intermediate

ASTORIA FIRE DEPARTMENT

555 30th Street

Astoria, Or 97103

Phone: 503-325-2345 Ext: 6006

Fax: 503-325-2346

E-Mail: abielemeier@astoria.or.us

 

·         On Monday October 15 at 0800 2523 needs to be at shops for service and to have the hard suction brackets put on

·         2541 door parts have been ordered and Ken will let us know when he needs the aerial to put it back together

·         2521 is short an airpack for a week. I have taken it for a class.

 

Wade L. Mathews

 

Boiler at station 25

Hello All,

 

The boiler for station 25 has now been turned back on.  Aaron Bielemeier

 

 

 

2521 Hydrant adaptor

A temporary hydrant adaptor has been placed on 2521.  The gate from 2523 has been shipped to Task Force Tip for evaluation/overhaul.  Thank you.

2541 window

Good morning,
Yesterday it was observed that the drivers side, cab window on 2541 is off it's track and is not operational.

We looked down in inside the door and at all the springs, screws, levers, pins, and moving mechanical parts, and decided that it would be best to ask shops to disassemble it.

Rob

HQ bay doors

The bay doors were worked on today. All of the door return sensors on the bottom of the doors were replaced with electric one. According to Al this is a good step and well worth it in the long run. Also, the spring have been adjusted. This will allow easier manual door operation when disconnected from the motor.

City Hall Elevator Box

The elevator key box has been mounted at city hall. It is located to the left of the entrance off of Duane St. next to the alarm panel. Presently there is an elevator door key and a key for the interior panel in the box. We still need to get a firefighter control key. Cindy Maynard is in contact with the company and will call to have us open the box when the key arrives. Please assist her as needed. We still need to look at getting keys for the service elevator in city hall as well.

Station 2 door

I checked out the apparatus bay door at station 2 today to see what its current status was.  I had spoken with Jim at Coast Garage a while back about it and had not heard back.  I am not convinced that he has returned and done any work as of yet.  However, I powered up the motor and tested it several times and it seems to be working fine.  I connected the door and ran several more tests and so far, so good.

 

I will still follow up with Coast Garage as this seems to be an intermittent problem and it needs to be remedied.  If the door decides not to close again try holding the close button for about 10 seconds, this is supposed to over-ride the safety sensors and allow the door to close.  If this does not work then disconnect the door from the mechanism and close manually. 

 

Thank you,

 

Paul Gascoigne

Interim Deputy Chief

Astoria Fire Department

503-325-2345 Ext. 2523

 

2523

2523 is back from shops again. This time Kevin disconnected the actual air-line that connects the air tanks to the CAFS. The CAFS is still out of service. Today we will drain the air out of the number one crosslay, so keep an eye out for it filling with air again. Thanks   

Response Motorola

This was brought up as a concern at last nights volunteer business meeting and approved.

Please remember that radios will not charge themselves when they are sitting in your turnout jacket pocket. And that it is important to put the radios back once you are done using them.

Rob Hello everybody,
The charging platforms for the handheld Motorola radios that are used for calls have been temporarily relocated to the chiefs office.

Crane at station 25 on 10/4/12

Hello All,

 

  Tomorrow morning P & C will have a crane located on the south side of the building to lift material from the room.  The crane would like to be in position by 08:00hrs on 10/4/12. 

 

I have spoken with Auggie regarding our fire prevention schedule next week 10-8-12 to 10-11-12 specifically the need to have all fire equipment moving done prior to 09:30hrs.

 

Thanks Aaron B   

Station 25 Building fire extinguishers

Hello All,

 

  We have 3 of station 25’s fire extinguishers going to Columbia Fire Extinguisher for service.  We have three replacement extinguisher in place during this time throughout the building.  Thanks Aaron B

EMS Short Forms

Team AFD,

 

We are running low on EMS Short Forms.  I have attached a copy of the form and back of the carbon copy.  Let me know if there are any additions or changes you would like to make to this form before we order another box.

 

2523 Crosslay

Hello All,

 

  Acting Driver/Engineer Bishop contacted PW shops this morning regarding an issue with air leaking into the front crosslay of 2523.  PW shops will contact AFD to schedule repairs for next week.  Thanks Aaron Bielemeier

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Construction update at station 25

Hello All,

 

Tomorrow 10/2/12 fire apparatus will need to be positioned on the east apron.  Bay 5 will be under construction and coned off in front of the bay door.  Painting of the building’s exterior will begin on Wednesday so parking should be away from the building to reduce over spray drift.  Thanks Aaron Bielemeier  

wireless headset from 2522

Hello All,

 

The wireless headset from 2522 has a bad battery and a broke wire inside of the unit.  I will be working with Justin from Day Wireless to get it fixed.  Thanks Aaron Bielemeier  

Fire Alarm system for Station 25 HQ

Hello All,

 

  I just spoke with Al Jaques regarding a trouble light found by C-shift on the fire alarm panel.  Al stated that the fire bays are not currently being monitored but the rest of the building is still under monitor.  Al said a new fire alarm system panel, heat detectors, warning devices and smoke alarms will be installed as part of the building upgrades.