Foreign Fire Insurance Board

Friday September 30th 2022 Wheaton Fire Station 38 Conference room 0730 hours I. Call to Order @ 7:38 II. Roll Call – CHF Vassios, Lt Hunecke, Lt Cochran, FF Tabb, FF Igara (phone), FF Ackerman III. Reading and Approval of Old Minutes- Read by LT Hunecke from meeting on 05/09/2022 Motion to Approve Old Minutes From 05/09/2022 Lt Cochran Second the Motion FF Ackerman Discussion None Motion Passed- CHF Vassios, Lt Hunecke, Lt Cochran, FF Tabb, FF Igara (phone), FF Ackerman IV. Treasurer’s report- FF Igara’s report for August and the ending balance as of August of 2022 Motion to Approve ending balance of $189,946.72 Lt Hunecke Second the Motion Lt Cochran Discussion None Motion Passed- - CHF Vassios, Lt Hunecke, Lt Cochran, FF Tabb, FF Igara (phone), FF Ackerman V. Public Comment-None VI. Agenda Additions-None VII. Old Business a. Mattresses – FF Tabb presented two different models of mattresses from the company My Green Mattress. This company builds their mattresses to order and uses healthier materials reducing the chemical exposer to people sleeping on them. The two models presented were the Kiwi which costs $622 and the Megan $517 per mattress, the turnaround time is 3 days to a week and has free shipping. The Megan has a 10-year replacement warranty and the Kiwi has the same 10-year warranty with an additional 10 prorated warranty. The Kiwi model was recommended to us by the company and they stated they would include a mattress protector for each Twin XL we buy. Both mattresses are 2 sided so during the cleaning schedule the mattresses could be rotated and flipped to extend their life. The total to replace all 21 mattresses with Kiwi Twin XL would cost $13,062 that includes free shipping but the company will not haul the old mattresses away. Lt Hunecke stated that this was cheaper than the other mattresses that he researched from other major mattress retailers. According the My Green Mattress website the Kiwi 2-sided Twin XL cost $924 without a mattress protector. Motion to Approve the purchase of 21 Twin XL Mattress not to exceed $14,000 Lt Hunecke Second the Motion Lt Cochran Discussion None Members in Favor - CHF Vassios, Lt Hunecke, Lt Cochran, FF Tabb, FF Igara (phone), FF Ackerman FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAX BOARD MEETING MINUTES Month Date, Year Motion Passed VIII. New Business a. Fire Hose - Lt Hunecke purposed that we start replacing hose that has failed from hose testing with color coded lengths to make it easier to identify different size hoses on the scene. FF Igara added more hose has failed this year's hose testing so our inventory at Station 38 is getting smaller. The question was asked if colored hose cost more and that is being researched but Lt Hunecke did not think so. Motion to Approve the purchase of fire hose not to exceed $5,000 Lt Cochran Second the Motion Lt Hunecke Discussion None Members in Favor - CHF Vassios, Lt Hunecke, Lt Cochran, FF Tabb, FF Igara (phone), FF Ackerman b. Flow MSP membership- Lt Hunecke discussed the FFT paying another year's annual fees for Flow MSP. The annual membership fee is $4000 and it was stated that this annual cost is locked in for the next 2 years. It was discussed in previous meetings that the city was hoping to add this membership to their budget but it wasn’t able to happen. Motion to Approve to purchase next 2 years of Flow MSP Annual Fees $4000 per year Lt Hunecke Second the Motion Lt Cochran Discussion None Members in Favor - CHF Vassios, Lt Hunecke, Lt Cochran, FF Tabb, FF Igara (phone), FF Ackerman Motion Passed c. Replacement Helmet shields- Lt Hunecke purposed to buy new leather helmets for members who did not have them yet, FF Fennell, FF McElroy, FF Evoy, FF Downs. Lt Hunecke also stated that on the order he would like to buy uniform helmet shields that would work on Phenix helmets and would all use the small Velcro helmet tag now that its available through Conway Shields. The order would replace 24 Phenix helmet shields at $60 each. Motion to Approve to purchase new helmet shields not to exceed $1,500 Lt Hunecke Second the Motion FF Tabb Discussion None Members in Favor - CHF Vassios, Lt Hunecke, Lt Cochran, FF Tabb, FF Igara (phone), FF Ackerman Motion Passed d. Flash lights for coats- Lt Hunecke purposed the purchase of new Streamlight coat lights for each member who would like one. The Streamlight Survivor X is the new and brightest coat light that Streamlight offers. The model Lt Hunecke is suggesting the FFT buy is the alkaline model which uses 3 AA batteries which avoids the complications of rechargeable batteries that we experienced with the box lights. Each light is $65 each and Lt Hunecke also asked the we buy AA batteries upfront to offset the immediate increased demand of AA batteries which the city would have to pay for otherwise. FF Ackerman stated he has the older model of this flashlight with the AA batteries and is satisfied with its performance. It was also 2 FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAX BOARD MEETING MINUTES Month Date, Year stated that any cost of repair or replace of this light would fall on the individual issued the light. Motion to Approve the purchase Streamlights and batteries not to exceed $3,000 Lt Cochran Second the Motion Lt Hunecke Discussion None Members in Favor - CHF Vassios, Lt Hunecke, Lt Cochran, FF Tabb, FF Igara, FF Ackerman Motion Passed FF Igara(phone) left FFT meeting @ 08:30 FF Tabb left the FFT Meeting due to fire call @ 08:35 e. Militaur door chock- Lt Hunecke stated he found a new door stop and thought they would be great for the fire department. The Militaur door stop is a molded piece of rubber that wraps around a door and stops it from shutting. It's simply design makes it very versatile and would work on most doors we encounter. A PD sergeant has one and Lt Hunecke was able to see it work on a call. Each unit also includes a piece of paracord which can be used to loop the door knob. Lt Hunecke would like to provided 3 per member along with ordering a few for an inventory. According to the website the more you order the less you pay per unit, if the FFT orders a total of 160 it would cost 5.00 per stop. Motion to Approve to purchase Militaur Door Stops not to exceed $1000 Lt Hunecke Second the Motion Lt Cochran Discussion None Members in Favor - CHF Vassios, Lt Hunecke, Lt Cochran, FF Ackerman Motion Passed f. Mechanix Work Gloves- Lt Hunecke would like to order more work gloves for the members of the fire department. A lot of people utilize the work gloves that they have been issued but Lt Hunecke would like to order more so he can resupply all sizes needed. The Mechanix Impact glove has extra padding around the fingers and seems to be well liked by the members. Currently they are $26.96 at Menards but Lt Hunecke said he would shop around to find the best price. Motion to Approve to purchase work gloves not to exceed $1000 Lt Cochran Second the Motion Lt Hunecke Discussion None Members in Favor - CHF Vassios, Lt Hunecke, Lt Cochran, FF Ackerman Motion Passed g. Apparatus floor fans-LT Sellers read by Hunecke, Lt Sellers proposes that a fan on the bay floors would be helpful for circulating air during workouts and on hot days. Lt Sellers is looking to have 3 30” direct drive fans, one for each station, to be purchased by the FFT. Lt Cochran added that these fans would be helpful to dry gear after calls and training and Lt Hunecke stated it would be useful in the drying of hose and other equipment. Motion to Approve to purchase of 3 Fans not to exceed $1,000 Lt Cochran Second the Motion Lt Hunecke Discussion None 3 FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAX BOARD MEETING MINUTES Month Date, Year Members in Favor- CHF Vassios, Lt Hunecke, Lt Cochran, FF Ackerman Motion Passed h. Lodging and travel expenses for RIT class- Lt Skilondz read by Lt Hunecke, Lt Skilondz and FF Pierce are looking for their lodging and travel expenses to be covered by the FFT for their upcoming RIT under fire class at IFSI. They are looking for similar coverage as FDIC where the FFT covers the fuel, hotel and a peridium of $40 per person per day for food. The members are in charge of keeping all of their receipts to turn in for reimbursement. Motion to Approve to reimburse travel expenses not to exceed $1,200 Lt Hunecke Second the Motion Lt Cochran Discussion None Members in Favor- CHF Vassios, Lt Hunecke, Lt Cochran, FF Ackerman Motion Passed I. ACR Harnesses- DiClementi read by Lt Hunecke, Pm DiClementi is looking for the FFT to purchase 3 addition ACR harnesses to put on all ambulances. The new sizes would fit any size child that would need to be transported. These new harnesses are well like and would phase out the older harder to use harnesses. Motion to Approve to purchase new ACR Harnesses not to exceed $4,000 Lt Cochran Second the Motion Lt Hunecke Discussion None Members in Favor- CHF Vassios, Lt Hunecke, Lt Cochran, FF Ackerman Motion Passed IX. Good of the Order - NONE X. Adjournment @ 08:58 Motion to Approve Adjournment Lt Cochran Second the Motion Lt Hunecke Members in Favor- CHF Vassios, Lt Hunecke, Lt Cochran, FF Ackerman Motion Passed 4