Rad 57 on 2522

The Rad 57 on 2522 has malfunctioned and been shipped for repair. A small SPO2 monitor from 2566 is in it's place. It is small. Please don't lose it. Thank you

2523 Nozzles

A new master stream stack tip and 2 ½” play pipe have been added to 2523.

Mark

 

2522 back rear center seats

Hello All,

 

On 1-30-2013 I will be taking one of the seats from 2522 to Bay’s upholstery to be repaired, the other seat will be done next.  Aaron B

 

Aaron Bielemeier

Firefighter EMT-Intermediate

 

 

Explorer and CERT vehicle radios

Day Wireless has installed a Vertex mobile radio in the Explorer and reprogrammed the radio in the CERT vehicle.  Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with them.  They generally have the same programming in the same zone configuration and channel order as the Motorolas. 

 

There are a couple of things that are different about their displays:  The characters are limited to eight characters rather than the ten and twelve that you are familiar with.  There are no channel numbers to reference.  The various zones are not identified by a letter but rather by a zone number.  Example:  Our home zone/bank is Astoria or B Zone in the Motorolas.  In the Vertex it  momentarily displays Astoria and leaves an O2 in the right corner. C Zone is 03, D Zone is 04 etc.  Thank you.

Irons Class

 

Check it out Brothers.

RE: Shelving against the workout room

Thank you very much!

 

From: Aaron Bielemeier
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 2:45 PM
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Subject: Shelving against the workout room

 

Hello All,

 

The shelving against the workout room wall has been secured to the wall.

 

Aaron Bielemeier

Firefighter EMT-Intermediate

 

 

 

Shelving against the workout room

Hello All,

 

The shelving against the workout room wall has been secured to the wall.

 

Aaron Bielemeier

Firefighter EMT-Intermediate

 

 

FW: Emergency Generator Station 25

 

 

From: Boaz McMahan
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 8:34 AM
Subject: RE: Emergency Generator Station 25

 

I scheduled a fuel delivery for Wednesday, 1/30/13. Wilcox & Flegel will contact me for access.

 

 

Bo McMahan

Stores Supervisor

City of Astoria

(503)325-3524

 

 

 

 

Emergency Generator Station 25

Hello Boaz,

 

I believe you are the person we are to contact when our emergency generator needs to be re-fueled.  At current time our emergency generator at station 25 HQ is just below ¾ fuel level.  Could you schedule a fuel delivery for us to top off the fuel in the emergency generator?  Thanks Aaron Bielemeier

 

Aaron Bielemeier

Firefighter EMT-Intermediate

ASTORIA FIRE DEPARTMENT

 

 

EMS Supplies

Hello All,

 

EMS supplies are on order from life assist, including Mega Movers.  Thanks Aaron B

 

Aaron Bielemeier

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         This is the new weight and chain for cleaning chimneys from chimney fires. It is a stainless steel chain and a big nut.

·         2566 will be in the shop overnight. There is a possible problem with the fuel injection pump, shops needs to look into the problem further. The East End Mooring Basin response items are in the back of the hazmat Suburban.

·         The Station 2 check went great today. I did not see anything that was a problem station wise. 2521 was dirty but that could have been from driving it back from headquarters.

 

 

 

 

 

Wade L. Mathews

 

HM 11 Door Latch

The door latch on the passenger side of the tractor has been repared.

RE: Mega Mover

To All:

 

Please order 6 each Mega Mover 1500s from Progressive Medical International (PMI) as soon as possible.  There is currently over $1500 available in EMS supplies for FY 2012/2013, and period 7 of the FY is coming to a close.

 

Our area contact/representative is Tom Aleckson.  The order can be made by e-mailing Tom at taleckson@progressivemed.com or calling his office at 541.387.5595 or cell at 541.490.0787.

 

The Mega Mover 1500 has a PMI part # of 14450 and is currently available for about $25.00 each with the applicable shipping/handling cost.

 

When they arrive, I will show all exactly how I want them to be labeled.

 

If need be, I can send Tom and e-mail to place the order.  Either way, please make sure this is taken care ASAP.

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

From: Wade Mathews
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 7:21 AM
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Subject: Mega Mover

 

We need to make sure if we use our mega mover on a call that we get one from Medix. If Medix does not have one we should be checking the hospital and see if there is one there. We have grown accustomed to using these and they are very handy.

 

Wade L. Mathews

 

Mega Mover

We need to make sure if we use our mega mover on a call that we get one from Medix. If Medix does not have one we should be checking the hospital and see if there is one there. We have grown accustomed to using these and they are very handy.

 

Wade L. Mathews

 

Day wireless to do list

Hi Gang,
Day Wireless has a couple of pending projects for us. They will likely stop by when they have some free time in our area. They will be installing a dash style radio in the Explorer. That radio and spare parts are in the Lt. Office. They also need to program the mobile radio in the CERT vehicle at Station 2. There was some question about programming cables the other day. It looks like we have the cables. They are in a notebook in the Lt. book case if needed.

The general programming of those radios is similar to our Motorolas. We will add a laminated cue card to explain that the zones are numbered rather than lettered. If any questions arise please don't hesitate to call me. Thank you.

Bob

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RE:

Thanks Wade.

 

From: Wade Mathews
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 8:01 AM
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Subject:

 

We have attached the rack in the shop to the wall so it is secured. We also took the door panels down to station 2.

 

Wade L. Mathews

 

We have attached the rack in the shop to the wall so it is secured. We also took the door panels down to station 2.

 

Wade L. Mathews

 

RE: Loft racks

Thank you Lt. Mathews and to all involved.  Also want to thank the rest of everyone who has been assisting with the numerous projects associated with trying to complete the entire project and for helping with the various other items such as moving Tara back to the PSB; moving things out the way to facilitate the removal of the dispatch trailer; unloading the storage box for removal yesterday, and on, and on, and on.

 

There are a few more tasks facing us in the next week or so that we will need to complete.  The overhead door panels are going to have to be moved to Station 25A (Public Works has offered a flatbed truck);  there are a number of boxes of ceiling tiles in the room outside the lobby that we need to deal with.  6 boxes will go up in the FD loft and the rest will need to go to Station 25A; the new chairs for the training and conference room arrived yesterday.  We’ll need to unpack and move those into the respective rooms within the next week.  Those with casters go to the conference room, while those without go to the training room; finally there is getting to be quite a pile of used crap in the bay that needs to be dealt with.  The old furniture will need to be taken to the yacht club for some kind of City sale and we’ll need to figure out what to do with all of the lumber from the ramp from the dispatch trailer.

 

I don’t think that any one shift should be responsible for everything.  Since my start here, I have been trying to share the load between you all, as well as making myself available to assist in any way I can.  I do not want these projects to interfere in any way with your normal daily chores and most definitely don’t expect them to interfere with a response.  You have all been working very hard for a number of months throughout the re-model/renovation period and that has been very much appreciated.  We are getting close to the end……I think.  If each shift can take a bit of time to work towards completing the above mentioned items and we share the load over the next week or so, we’ll get things completed.  I will continue to make myself available to assist throughout the completion of the project.

 

I have a meeting to attend this morning at the USCG Air Station from 0830 to approximately noon in preparation of a large exercise they have planned in April of this year.  DC Gascoigne has an MFSA meeting to attend in Longview that will have him out of the building after mid-morning.  I’ll touch bases with Lt. Corbit after lunch time and assist his crew with beginning work on unpacking and moving the many boxes of chairs from the truck bay.

 

Thank you all for your continued support and for your incredible patience throughout the entire project.

 

From: Wade Mathews
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 8:34 PM
To: wmathews1.blaze@blogger.com; Aaron Bielemeier; Aaron Smith; Avery Petersen (averyator@hotmail.com); Barry Rubus - Outside (rbarrynjenine@aol.com); Barry Rubus (barry@warrentonkia.net); Beausantjer@gmail.com; Bob Johnson; Brandon Knight (knight.brandon@hotmail.com); Brett Bishop; cavett81@gmail.com; Derrick Snow (dsnow808@gmail.com); Dorothy Davidson; Jake Rummell; Mark Truax; Paul Gascoigne; Robert Weidman; Ted Ames; Tara Constantine; Terry Corbit; Thomas Jaworski; Wade Mathews
Subject: Loft racks

 

The loft racks and the east wall (old bay 4) rack have all been secured for the seismic upgrade and ready to use.

 

Wade L. Mathews

 

Loft racks

The loft racks and the east wall (old bay 4) rack have all been secured for the seismic upgrade and ready to use.

 

Wade L. Mathews

 

Passport and helmet lettering matierials

The passport system materials , helmet lettering materials, and a bit of Velcro, have been removed from the drawer in the Lieutenants desk and placed in a file box holder in the turnout room.   Thank you.

2523 CAFS, fuel filter

2523 was returned from shops.  The CAFS system is repaired and the fuel filters were replaced.  Apparently there is an ongoing problem with rust contamination in the city fuel tanks.  Please continue to report sluggish performance, loss of power, and rough running. 

2523 power loss

Good morning,

A concern about 2523 having a loss of power was brought to my attention last night. I have taken it for a test drive and verified that there are seems to be some problems. I have emailed shops to set up an appointment to have them take a look for possible causes such as an air leak or fuel issue.

One thing I did find that we can remedy in house:

For my initial drive I left all vehicle settings as I found them. My first drive up 16th St. I slowed to 13 mph. I found that both the jake brake and the fan clutch switches were in the "on" position. I turned both of these off once I was back down the hill and noticed an increase in power just on the flats. I made a second climb of 16th St. and gained 5 mph, increasing to 18 mph total. Still not as good as I remember, but a marked improvement.

The issue here appears to be the fan clutch. Speaking with Aaron and Chief Ames, they both have worked with apparatus prior that have fan clutches. They state that they can rob quite a bit of horsepower and should only be used when the apparatus is pumping, not when driving.

I will look further into the details for our apparatus as well as check with shops. Meanwhile, while driving the apparatus, make sure that the fan clutch switch is in the "off" position.

Paul Gascoigne
Interim Deputy Chief
Astoria Fire Department
503-325-2345 Ext. 2523

Hydrant at 4th & Nehalem returned to service today...

Hydrant at 4th & Nehalem returned to service today.

Hydrant OOS 4th & Clatsop

Stacey from PW called this morning and said that the hydrant at 4th & Clatsop is OOS. She will call and let us know when it is back online.

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1861 Exchange

Our shift ran an alarm call at 1861 Exchange today. This is the long building just to the west of John Warren Field. The alarm turned out to be a dead battery on a home smoke detector. What we discovered in this building is 3 vehicles and an approximately 22 foot full size motor boat on the main floor with a lot of wood and misc. items with heavy fire load. The main floor also has a heavy timber floor in which the gaps get wider as you walk towards the back of the building. On the second floor is an apartment on the north end facing Exchange that is occasionally occupied. This is an FYI so just be aware of this. Thanks

 

Wade L. Mathews

City of Astoria Fire Department

555 30th St.

Astoria, Oregon  97103

503-325-2345 *6014

wmathews@astoria.or.us

 

Parts for 2522's back seats

Hello All,

 

I have ordered replacement parts for 2522’s back seats from H & W Fire Equipment.  Aaron B

 

Aaron Bielemeier

Firefighter EMT-Intermediate

 

 

Explorer radios

Day Wireless will be here sometime next week to remove the VHF radios from the Explorer. There will be a radio put back in fairly soon. The present radios will be set aside for the new command vehicle. Thank you.

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2523 hard suction

With the new addition of the 6 inch hard suction on 2523 we have placed the 2.5 inch and the portable pump hard suction inside the 6 inch. There is a red low flow jet siphon strainer for the 6 inch hard suction in the crows nest.

Wade Mathews

Passive Co tubes

The passive Co tubes we carry on 2522 in the glove box have been replaced. The others were expired.

Wade Mathews

FFRS Terminal

Hi Gang,

 

We have a rather temporary FFRS terminal in place at HQ.  Please try to check in when responding and try to check yourself out when done.  It is a touch screen and check in isn’t too bad.  It leaves a bit to be desired in terms of check out and changing the on shift personnel.  Please take a moment or two next time you are here to play with it.  Check in is pretty remarkably fast.  It takes a bit of cursor movement and touching on your name to check in.  That entire area out there has a long ways to go.  We are going to put some serious thought into how we want to use it and how we want it to look.  Suggestions are appreciated in terms of design, materials, etc. etc.  Thank you.

Treadmill

Hello exercisers,

In an attempt to trouble shoot the treadmill issues I have made a few adjustments.

 

The most noticeable is that I moved it to in front of the stair mill. This is important because it is now on a different circuit (33 instead of 29) the breakers are the same size, but the manual recommends it being on a different circuit than TVs, radios, etc. and I wonder if there is an issue with it being on the same circuit as the shop.

 

I spent a fair amount of time cleaning it. When I opened the motor cover it was packed with lint and dust. It is recommended that the area around the treadmill be vacuumed on a regular basis in order to keep debris out of the motor compartment. This may have been causing over heating issues, and may fix the problem.

 

I also loosened the walking surface belt. There is a happy medium on belt tension. If the belt is too loose then it may have a brief pause when you step on the surface. If the belt is too tight it may cause damage to the motor. This also may have been causing us issues. I will try to adjust it the best I can, but please let me know if it is skipping on you.

 

Thanks

Rob

 

Light tubes

A recycle box for burned out fluorescent tubes had been placed in the boiler room. When you replace a burned out tube please place the old one in the box. We have one year to ship them from when the first tube goes in the box.  Would who ever puts the first one in the box let me know so I can place the date on the box.

Mark

2523

Shops finished the installation of the hard suction on 2523 today. 2521 has been returned to station 25A.

 

Terry

Railroad depot

Team,

 

Today we placed the keys in the supra lock box at 2042 Marine Dr. the Railroad depot. The box is located on the South side by the iron gate of the East building between the two buildings. There are two sets. They are labeled East and West for the respective sides. The Alarm panel is in the West building and the sprinkler riser is in the East. The sprinkler system is a dry system and the FDC is next to the hydrant at the bow of the Peacock.

 

Terry

2561

2561 has temporarily been issued to Chief Ames as a staff vehicle. This change will be in place until the Chief vehicle is completed. The Ford pickup, 2571, has been moved to headquarters and has had the portable pump, suction hose and hose pack from the back of 2561 transferred to it.

Also since 2571 has had the water tank and pump removed from its bed, it is no longer a wildland apparatus and no longer fits in the 70 series of our counties numbering system. The unit has been renumbered as a utility vehicle, the new number is 2566. Passport tags and lettering will be ordered.

Paul Gascoigne
Interim Deputy Chief
Astoria Fire Department
503-325-2345 Ext. 2523

2523 Hard suction

Good morning,

 

2523 will be out of service again this morning (Thursday) for a few hours.  PW Shops is mounting brackets on the unit for carrying the hard suction.  This job should be completed today.  Please take some time and familiarize yourself with the mounts and locations.

 

Paul Gascoigne

Interim Deputy Chief

Astoria Fire Department

503-325-2345 Ext. 2523