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February 2010
Union County EMS Association met February 16, 2010
at 6:00 p.m. at Knotty Pine
Those present were Mick Landers, BJ Stanley, Arnie
Qualseth, Monte Parrott, Wes Skarda, & Jo Duckworth,
absent, Barbi Kirscher &
Randy Crum. Mick called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. The
minutes from the previous meeting were approved, motioned by Wes
and seconded Arnie, all in favor.
Financial Report:
BJ gave the financial
report – $2,540.43 in the checking account minus money paid to
Monte for ink cartridges and stamps. Arnie made motion to approve
financial report, seconded by Wes, all in favor, motion passed.
Old Business:
Mick discussed the FY10
EMS preparedness grant, has to be done before June 30,2010. Monies
must be spent in designated areas. Departments need to check to
see what is needed to bring pagers up‐to‐date. Arnie will
coordinate effort for radio equipment, etc. Jo stated that by
January 2013 all communications will be narrow band. BJ suggested
backboards, Mick suggested ICS and NIMS, infectious diseases, N95
masks, hand sanitizer, purchases for trailer. Training on
disinfecting after infectious diseases.
Discussion on FY09 HRSA grant –BJ talked to Sandy
about transferring money to our checking account. Sandy
said that if we were to
get audited it would be easier for her to deal with audit. BJ
motioned to transfer $5000 from HRSA grant to our checking
account, Arnie seconded, Arnie & BJ yes, Wes, Monte, & Mick nay.
Motion failed. BJ will get a hold of Lorimor about new AED and
report to the board by email if purchase necessary. BJ motioned to
leave $7500 where it is at, seconded by Wes, yes, Monte, Wes, BJ;
nay, Arnie, motion passed.
Organizations of Public Relation/Public Education
committee –Arnie motioned not to pursue committee, no
second motion failed.
Discussion tabled until next meeting.
Update from Wes on
immunization shots –Wes provided a sheet of costs and what
immunizations are needed. Wes gave brief discussion on what Des
Moines departments are doing. Robin will be willing to check on
people who have passed through her department. BJ suggested asking
departments if interested in hepatitis B and tetanus.
New Business:
Update on MCI trailer –
tabled until next meeting. Ink cartridge recycle program – Wes
will assume responsibilities. Monte got pictures of new
board member Wes and board is also interested in how many hits the
website receives.
Educational report:
Canceled Refresher class
for paramedics. Practical’s March 6,
2010 at SWCC, 7:30
AM. Anyone interested in helping, contact Cheryl. April 21, 2010
instructor work night. April 28, 2010 advisory council meeting.
Need ideas for jamboree
The next meeting will be at GRMC, March 24, 2 010
at 6:30 p.m.
BJ motioned, seconded by
Wes to adjourn at 8:16 p.m., all in favor, motion passed.
Submitted
by, Monte Parrott, EMS Secretary
January
2010
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Union County EMS Association met
January 20, 2009 at 6:15 p.m. at Afton Fire Station
Those present were Mick Landers, Jim Schaffer, BJ
Stanley, Arnie Qualseth, Monte Parrott, Barbi Kirscher, &
Wes
Skarda, absent, Jo Duckworth, Cheryl Blazek & Randy Crum.
Opening of ballots at 6:15 –
Announcement of new at large person, Wes Skarda, receiving 9
votes, Ray Ott
received 7 votes, Tate Christensen received 7. We would like to
welcome Wes to the EMS board.
The meeting was called to
order by Mick at 6:23 p.m.
The minutes from the
previous meeting were approved, motioned by Monte and seconded
Barbi, all in favor.
Financial Report:
BJ gave the financial
report – $2,540.43 in the checking account. Jim made motion to
approve financial report, seconded by Barbi, all in favor, motion
passed.
Old Business:
Brief discussion was held
on MCI plan, Mick questioned where to transport if there were an
MCI incident. Tabled to next meeting.
Organization of
public relation committee and public education committee ‐ Perry
Stover is interested in volunteering to serve on committee. Barbi
will check to see if Lorimor has a volunteer.
Discussion on HRSA
was held. Check to see if we can transfer funds from county to our
checking account. Arnie
motioned to transfer
funds, seconded by Jim, all in favor, motion passed. Ideas to
spend the $7500 HRSA funds, Arnie suggested a new AED, also
possibilities for grants for AED. Money can be spent on drills,
public education, may replace supplies on trailer. Questions arose
whether we needed that many supplies on the trailer. Mick will
talk to Jo to see if there are any ides for an MCI drill this
year. Mick will try to get the trailer to next meeting.
Discussion was held on the possibility of the EMS Board purchasing
their own trailer. BJ talked about her
computer update, it needs
repairs. She will take Jan’s old computer, and will give her
computer to the hospital. Arnie motioned to same, seconded by
Barbi, all in favor, motion passed.
Lorimor’s status with
the state had been brought up to date.
New Business:
Election of officers was
held, for Vice President, Arnie nominated Randy for a two‐year
term, seconded by BJ. Motions for nominations to cease was made,
by Arnie, seconded by Jim, all in favor, motion passed. Motion was
made to elect Randy as Vice President by Arnie, seconded by Jim,
all in favor, motion passed. Motion was made to nominate BJ for
Treasurer, seconded by Arnie, motions for nominations to cease was
made by Arnie, seconded by Jim, all in favor, motion passed.
Motion was made to elect BJ as treasurer by Arnie, seconded by
Jim, all in favor, motion passed.
Discussion was held
on immunization shots for EMS responders. Mick brought up a case
in Creston where firefighters were exposed. Firefighters were not
aware that they needed a booster shot for tetanus, etc. Mick asked
Wes to check on what boosters are needed. Wes will report on his
finding at the next meeting.
Discussion was held
on audit committee, most organizations have one. It was decided
that we don’t need one; no motion was made to proceed.
Monte brought up
about reimbursing members for expenses incurred. Monte had
expenses for cartridges for printing and stamps for EMS
nominations and ballots. Arnie motioned at the end of the month
bills should be turned in with receipts, and reimbursed, seconded
by Wes, all in favor, motion passed.
Educational report:
Refresher
class for paramedics will be the end of February or first part of
March. Practical’s February 6th
at SWCC, 7:30 AM. Anyone interested in
helping, contact Cheryl. Jamboree went well, wanting ideas on new
topics.
The next meeting will be at
Knotty Pine February 17, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. Motioned by BJ for
supper to be
included, seconded by Arnie, all in favor,
motion passed.
Mick brought up about IDPH
EMS preparedness grant. There is money left and we are able to
reapply again.
Mick
will take care of it.
BJ motioned, seconded by Wes to
adjourn at 8:27 p.m., all in favor, motion passed.
Submitted by, Monte Parrott, EMS Secretary
November 2009
Union County EMS Association met November 18, 2009
at 6:30 p.m. at Greater Regional Medical Center
Those present were Mick Landers, Jim Schaffer, BJ
Stanley, Arnie Qualseth, Monte Parrott, & Randy Crum, absent, Jo
Duckworth &Cheryl Blazek. The meeting was called to order by Mick
at 6:30 p.m. The minutes from the previous meeting were approved,
motioned by BJ and seconded Jim, all in favor.
Financial Report:
BJ gave the financial report – $2,606.74 in the
checking account. Discussion held on update of the 09 HRSA grant,
we will be receiving $7500.00 when Sandy receives money. BJ made
motion to put in checking account, seconded by Jim, all in favor,
motion passed. Members were urged to come up with ideas on use of
money.
Old Business:
The MCI Plan was tabled. Mick and Jo talked to
Luke and are trying to get paper work updated. No one has heard
anymore from Lorimor Fire. BJ said that she received an email from
state and hadn’t received any paper work from Lorimor as of then.
Lengthy discussion held on same, BJ motioned that on January 1,
2010 Lorimor should lose money if not participating in EMS,
seconded by Arnie, Ayes‐ Arnie & BJ; Nays‐ Monte, Randy & Jim,
motion failed. Randy motioned if Lorimor is revoked, money should
be divided among the remaining departments, but if recertified
they would get money out of HRSA grant, seconded by Jim, all in
favor, motion passed. Randy will talk to Ellen McCardle Woods
about Lorimor’s status with state.
New Business:
Board members pictures tabled until next meeting.
Creating a committee to coordinate public relation activities,
Randy volunteered to head up the committee if he has volunteers
from the other departments. Members will check with their
departments for volunteers. Setting up timeline for At Large
position on EMS board. Secretary will send out nominations and
ballots after December 30, 2009. Mick will check on ending dates
of term of officers.
Educational report:
January 22‐23, 2010 EMS Jamboree at SWCC. January
EMTB class at Mt Ayr
The next meeting will be at Knotty Pine December
9, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. for Christmas Party. Motioned by BJ, seconded
by Randy, all in favor. Arnie motioned, seconded by BJ to
adjourn at 7:45 p.m., all in favor
Submitted by, Monte Parrott, EMS Secretary
October 2009 (click
for printable version)
Union County EMS Association met October 21, 2009
at 6:30 p.m. at Creston Fire Station.
Those present were Mick
Landers, Jim Schaffer, Arnie Qualseth, Monte Parrott, & Jo
Duckworth, absent Cheryl Blazek, & BJ Stanley and Randy Crum. The
meeting was called to order by Mick at 6:40 p.m. The minutes from
the previous meeting were approved, motioned by Arnie and seconded
Jim, all approved. Mick talked to BJ - financial report was same
as last month because of no activity on account – $2,703.19 in the
checking account.
Old Business:
The MCI Plan was tabled. The IDPH EMS Preparedness Grant was
denied; we could appeal if we need. Some colleges and counties
received training funds; SWCC received a $10,000 grant.
Discussion held on EMS services winter preparations, hypothermia,
cold weather gear taking caution on ice and snow chances of
slipping and falling. Extra care disinfecting services from H1N1
viruses.
New Business:
November 30,
2009 department
certifications must be turned in. Discussion held on Lorimor
certification, Jo will try to talk to Luke on status of the
Lorimor service. Creston and Afton has paper work in but no
response from state yet.
Board members will have pictures taken next
meeting. Any pictures to update the display board would be
appreciated.
Bright Eyes in the Park was dropped because of too
late of notice, will try next year. Mick suggested a committee be
formed for more public awareness for the EMS services.
Educational report:
Jo said Incident Command
classes will be starting in the area, but will be in the classroom
not an online class. Jo talked about department exercises, she
must have two tabletop exercises in the next year. Would like to
have the EMS committee, law enforcement, & GRMC, all involved. Jo
will send out email to get volunteers for planning committee.
Drills will be to see if we have proper equipment for problems
that may arise.
The next meeting will be in Creston at GRMC
November 18, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. Arnie motioned, seconded by
Monte to adjourn at 7:45 p.m., all in favor.
Submitted by Monte Parrott, EMS Secretary
Septmeber 2009
Union County EMS Association met September 16,
2009 at 6:00 p.m. at Windrow. Those present were Mick Landers, Jim
Schaffer, Arnie Qualseth, Monte Parrott, Cheryl Blazek, & BJ
Stanley, & Jo Duckworth
The meeting was called to order by Mick at 6:38
p.m. The minutes from the previous meeting were approved, motioned
by BJ and seconded Arnie, all approved. BJ gave the financial
report – $2,703.19 in the checking account.. Cheryl motioned
seconded by Jim to approve the financial report, all approved.
Old Business:
Discussion was
held on changes to MCI plan. Dispatch calls hospital, then
hospital calls air ambulance, changes need to be made. Members
need to review MCI plan and make sure it is up to date and who
will respond. Mick will talk to Randy, tabled until next meeting.
The disaster trailer supplies were discussed. Mick was at trailer
with Robin, supplies will be shared, Robin will help to rotate
stock, continue to work on rotating supplies. Discussion was held
on D‐Con bed belongs to hospital in trailer now?
New Business :
Cheryl took the
IDPH EMS preparedness grant to Des Moines, required to meet with
Jo about hazard plan. If conditions of grant are met ,ideas were
backboards , radios, pagers, funding for supplies, Incident
Command training, Mick will let us know.
H1N1 preparedness for county agencies, county
health ordered N95 masks, must be fit tested, would come to
department to do same. Questions on how long you should use one
mask. Discussion held on minimizing on spreading contaminate, have
supplies on disaster trailer could help, gowns, masks, etc.
The update on 2009 HRSA grant requirements were
met, BJ will talk to Sandy, received $7,500. 2009 State protocols
are ready departments need to update. Discussion was held on Part
A money $5,052 and how it will be disbursed. Arnie motioned that
money should be disbursed per hours needed to maintain
certification by departments, discussion was held on same,
seconded by BJ, Arnie yes, Cheryl, BJ, Monte, & Jim, nay, motion
failed. Cheryl motioned to distribute monies the same as had been
in the past, allocation by March 1st
for reimbursement, seconded by BJ, Cheryl, BJ, Jim, & Monte
yes, Arnie nay, motion carried. Reassigned the treasures position,
BJ will remain treasure because she will be the SWCC
representative.
Educational report:
Jamboree September 26,
2009. Randy’s class is October 5, 2009. The next meeting will be
in Creston at the Creston Fire Department October 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Jim motioned, seconded by Cheryl to adjourn at
8:40 p.m., all in favor
Submitted by, Monte Parrott, EMS Secretary
JULY 2009
Union County EMS Association met July 16, 2009 at
6:30 p.m. at Afton fire Station. Those present were Mick Landers,
Jim Schaffer, Arnie Qualseth, Monte Parrott, Cheryl Blazek, & BJ
Stanley. The meeting was called to order by Mick at 6:30 p.m. The
minutes from the previous meeting were approved, motioned by BJ
and seconded Monte, all approved. BJ gave the financial report –
$2,703.19 in the checking account. Jan was over paid by $40.91. BJ
will pay Sandy to even her account. BJ motioned to not have Jan
pay back the overpayment, seconded by Cheryl, Ayes were Monte,
Jim, Cheryl & BJ, nay Arnie, motion approved. Jim motioned
seconded by Arnie to approve the financial report, all approved.
Old Business:
Arnie motioned seconded by
BJ to table the need to look to update the Union county MCI plan,
all approved. Tabled the disaster trailer supplies until next
meeting.
New Business :
System
development grant –Cheryl stated that some things were met and
some were not, discussion held on same, Cheryl motioned to approve
the grant, seconded by Jim, all approved. Tabled looking into the
procedure for requesting air ambulances.
Association Training grant was discussed by Mick &
read by members, Mick will sign and send in the grant. Report on
the drill for the HRSA grant, Mick gave brief discussion and Jan
said that she would send by email an After Action Report. Conesus
was that it went well.
Items from the floor: Cheryl talked about Love Our
Kids Grant, she had ideas for skateboard safety and smoke houses.
Cheryl will be glad to write the grant, BJ motioned fro Cheryl to
write the grant, seconded Jim, all approved. Mick said that Jan is
updating the files for departments and will get them to each
department as soon as possible.
Mick discussed EMS at the Fair. Jan had handouts
for kids and adults. Cheryl gave the Educational Report. There is
an individual incentive grant for $4500. Need to watch the website
for more information. For 2009 protocol changes, go to the
website.
On August 24,
2009 there will be EMTB class in Lenox and October 5, 2009
in Creston. The next meeting will be in Creston at the windrow
September 16 at 6:00 p.m.
Arnie motioned, seconded by Jim
to adjourn at 7:10, all in favor
Submitted by, Monte Parrott, EMS Secretary
MINUTES JUNE 2009
The Union County EMS Association met June 17
at the home of Cheryl Blazek. Those present Mick Landers, John
Coulter, Jim Schaffer, Arnie Qualseth, Monte Parrott, Cheryl
Blazek, BJ Stanley, and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The meeting
was called to order by Mick at 7 p.m.
The
minutes from the previous meeting were approved.
BJ
gave the financial report – GRMC got a projected with the Part B
money and BJ got stamps with what was left. Approximately $2000
left in the checking account.
There will be expenses for tonight’s meeting and
reimbursements for expenses from the last meeting. Report was
approved.
Old
Business: Disaster
trailer supplies - the MCI Supplies on trailer were checked by BJ,
who noted that the gloves will be expiring in September, and the
petroleum gauze was expired and given to the college for training.
Discussion was held regarding the gloves and BJ will be talking to
Randy at GRMC regarding rotating the gloves through hospital
stock. There was concern about the lack of body bags on the
trailer. BJ reported that the trailer was clean and neat, easy to
work in. BJ recommends rotating the gloves, and adding body bags.
Arnie suggested that anything that expires, plus batteries, be
stored in the disaster cart at the hospital that would be taken to
a disaster scene by the first ambulance that drops a patient off
at the hospital and returns to the scene. Mick suggested that only
enough batteries for flashlights in the trailer be kept in the
trailer. Arnie also suggested adding saline for irrigation, body
bags, and drinking water. Mick explained that drinking water would
be supplied by Emergency Management, as that is EM responsibility.
Arnie was asked to put a
list of items together and prices, and bring them to the next
meeting. BJ and Arnie will take care of the gloves, and BJ was
asked to count the batteries to see what needs to be replaced for
the flashlights there.
New
Business :
System development Quarterly report- Final report – Jan was
asked to send out a draft and ask for input, then compile and send
in.
Request for assistance with PAD's for the Creston High
school as far as grants , fund raising , application, etc.
Mick was approached by
faculty at the Creston High School for help in acquiring AED
funding. Cheryl doesn’t believe any further grants will be
offered. Cheryl suggested that the Greater Regional Foundation may
be willing to help with funding. The school is considering two
AEDs for the high school now, then one in the middle school and
early elementary school in the future. Other suggestions for grant
funding included State Farm, Farm Bureau, and area casinos. Cheryl
will contact the State to see if they think any future AED grants
will be offered.
Mick suggested we look into the need for updating the Union
County MCI plan. Mick suggested everyone review the document to be
prepared for the drill, and then educated their services. It was
suggested that after
the disaster drill, the plan be reviewed again, so that
anything identified in the drill that could be a problem in the
plan could be addressed.
Jan was asked to email the plan to the Board and others.
The procedure for requesting air ambulances was discussed.
There was a concern that even though the dispatch protocol states
that they request air ambulances, the dispatchers actually are
calling the hospital and asking them to request the air ambulance.
It is agreed that this is not an efficient way of requesting air
ambulances, especially in a disaster situation. Arnie moved that
his item be tabled, and John seconded the motion. This item
passed.
Drill for HRSA FY 09 grant has now been changed to June 29
at 1 p.m.
Educational report: Practical on August 27, EMT-B classes
will be held in Lenox beginning in August, Creston beginning in
September. The site visit for SWCC is July 6 and 7, and help will
be requested from various people who work with SWCC. Paramedic
class practicals will be held July 9 and 13 for practice sessions,
and July 20 and 27 for testing. Jan will send an email out
regarding the need for help. BLS instructor class will be held
October 6 and 7.
The Union County Fair begins July 18, and there will be a
kids day July 21. Jan said she could print out some UCEMS
brochures and could share some coloring pages. She will look into
getting some other safety information to hand out for kids that
day. Afton Fire Department will have a tent there, and John
Coulter will head up getting plans finalized for the UCEMSA to be
represented.
The
next meeting will be in Afton July 15 at 6:30.
The
meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
MINUTES MAY 2009
The meeting was called to order by Mick
Landers, President. The minutes from the
previous meeting were
approved.
The Financial report was distributed. All part A money is spoken
for, part B money still left, and will be discussed later.
Final
expense requests for grant funds – Part B: $300 for Website, $166
for supper, motion to spend the rest on a projector for GRMC, then
whatever is left after that to be used for office supplies. The
Contract with Web Designs by Jan was approved.
Reallocation of Coordinator duties: The
Display board will be kept at the fire station in Creston.
Submitting information for website may be done by any board member
can submit to website. The disaster trailer supplies will be
checked by BJ once a month.
New
Business: The
Functional Drill for HRSA FY 09 grant has been changed to June 18.
Randy will be talking to Jo regarding the schedule conflicts.
Items from the floor: Jim has started taking
care of the cartridge project. Thank you to Arnie for taking the
grant application to DM.
Educational
report: Practicals tomorrow night, end of June for Osceola,
Bedford later in the summer.
The next meeting date and location will be
Wed., June 17 at Cheryl’s house at 6:30 p.m.
Adjourned
at 1940.
MINUTES APRIL
2009
The Union County EMS Association met Wed., April 22, at the
Creston Fire Department. The meeting was called to order by
President Mick Landers at 1833. Those present were Mick, Jim
Schaffer, Randy Crum, Monte Parrott, Arnie Qualseth, BJ Stanley,
Cheryl Blazek, and Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator. It was noted
that the entire board was present.
The minutes from the previous meeting were approved. The
financial report was distributed and approved. Each department was
asked to note the amount left to spend, and turn bills in for
training as soon as possible. Requests that may go over the amount
specified for each department should also be turned in so that any
unused funds can be designated.
Old Business included allocation of Coordinator duties. Jan
will meet with Jim and get him started on the cartridge project in
May. Arnie made a motion to
hire Web Designs by Jan to maintain the website at $100 per year
beginning July 1, 2009. Jan was asked to bring a contract to the
Board for 3 years of
webmaster service for the Association website for $100/year, to be
paid in one lump sum. This would include domain registration and
web maintenance. The motion was seconded by Cheryl and carried.
There is no new
information on the ID System.
Mick has not yet consulted with the Auditor or attorney
regarding website advertising, so this item was tabled.
New Business included the Functional Drill for the HRSA FY
09 grant. It will be held May 13 at the Emergency Management
Office, 208 W. Taylor, Creston. As many people as possible are
requested to participate so that the MCI plan can be adequately
tested. Jan was asked to email any more information that might be
available out to the group prior to the drill.
End of year spending was discussed. Afton is requesting
funds for tables for classes at their station, with 6 tables
costing $333.85. Cheryl is going to look at the original grant to
be sure this is allowed under the training grant.
Lorimor is in need of 5 new
pagers, and is requesting funds from Part B for these. Randy and
Arnie have not acquired a quote on updating radio/pager equipment,
but will do this prior to the next meeting.
Creston Fire Department is
gathering price information on CPR and AED training materials, and
is expecting to utilize all of their allocated funds. Arnie
suggested that the Board may want to look at the way the grant
funds for FY10 are divided, to provide greater good throughout the
county. This will be discussed at a later meeting, as spending is
determined yearly.
The FY10 Training grant application was approved as
presented to the Board, based on input from the Board.
Arnie volunteered to take the application to Des Moines to
turn it in, and was told that he could turn in a bill for mileage.
BJ requested that all bills for this year’s training grant be
turned in by May 14, so that they can be finalized before the next
meeting.
The Educational report was given by Cheryl: There is an
EMT-B class in Bedford now. There will be changes in state
protocols in July, mostly verbiage, and change of epi from SQ to
IM for anaphylaxis. The stroke protocol may change, and STEMI
changes are possible. Regarding the new scope of practice, the
educational standards have been approved. Texts will be out spring
2011 and implementation is expected in 2012. According to the
standards, training hours for the different levels are: EMR - 48;
EMT - 150; AEMT - 150; P 1000-1300. It is possible that
certification practicals for EMT-B and FR will be changed in
process to fall to the training program. Another possibility is
using the National Registry practical for all levels. Cheryl
announced there are State Practicals scheduled for May 21 at 5
p.m., for the Mt. Ayr B class, and June 27, 8 a.m., for the
Osceola B class. SWCC is
scheduled for a Site visit June 23-24, and Cheryl will be
contacting some of the instructors to participate. Cheryl also
noted that SWCC applied for a grant for three more AEDs for SWCC
campus for the ag center, auto body area, and the admit building.
The next meeting will be during EMS Week, May 20, at the
Creston Fire Department, with a barbeque to be held prior to the
meeting for all Union County EMS personnel. Serving will begin at
6 p.m., and the meeting at 7:30.
The meeting was adjourned at 1955.
MARCH 2009
The Union County EMS Association met Mar. 25 at Greater
Regional Medical Center. Present were Arnie Qualseth, Cheryl
Blazek, Jim Schaffer, Mick Landers, Monte Parrott, BJ Stanley,
Randy Crum, and Jan Beach-Sickels. The meeting was called to order
at 1830 by President Mick Landers.
The minutes from the previous meeting were approved. The
Financial report was distributed. It was noted that $1000 was
moved to the checking account and the bill to Lorimor for the
vests was paid. Report approved.
Old Business included reallocation of Coordinator duties.
Items discussed were the display board the the website.
The ID System was discussed, and it was explained that
Emergency Management is leaning toward each department getting
their own ID cards
Website advertising was tabled, as Mick didn’t get to
talk to the attorney about the issue.
New Business:
a.
Functional Drill for HRSA FY 09 grant – this will be
May 13 and as many people who can be there are asked to keep the
date open.
b.
The new training grant beginning FY 2010 was explained
by Cheryl. Counties that spent all of their money will be
considered for more. The grant will be a 3 year cycle. There is a
2nd grant competitive for $10,000 for improved
education for rural areas, and a 3rd grant for rural
connection for service – about $1 million to use for test fees and
transition with the new scope of practice. The whole grant process
is going to change. The Bureau’s website will post more info.
c.
Arnie suggested county-wide training sponsored by our
group, encouraging teamwork between entities. Discussion was held
on hazmat and decon training.
d.
End of year spending – deadline for getting bills to BJ
is May 20 – our regular meeting date.
Part B – other - $1233 – let Jan know of requests or
suggestions; Randy and Arnie are to discuss the pager / radio
problems and get a quote on cost to fix the problem for
consideration of this problem. Discussed that dispatch is not
relaying information on appropriate channels for multi-entity
scenes. There was discussion on Lorimor and using Madison County
instead of Union County for dispatch, and BJ wondering why. It was
agreed there is a problem and concern. BJ will look into that.
Educational report – Fire School
April 18-19; Bedford April 2 – EMT B class; Paramedic class in
Pleasant Hill SWCC taught by Cherri Wright and Reylon Meeks;
Instructor meeting April 14; 12-lead class April 20-21 Neal Weers.
New kits for transition will be out in October. Transition
requirements will be minimal for Basics, First Responders, and PS.
More hours will be required for I85 and 99 depending on what they
want to do.
The next meeting will be April 22 at
6:30 at Lorimor. The meeting was adjourned.
February
2009
Union County
Association met Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at the SWCC Multi
Purpose room. The meeting was called to order by Mick Landers,
president at 18:25. Those present were : Mick, Jim, Cheryl, BJ,
and Monte.
The minutes from the previous meeting
were read, Stanley made a correction: 18 vests were purchased by
Lorimor at $29 instead of $17.95. Lorimor asking to be reimbursed
for the difference. Motion by Jim, seconded
by BJ all in favor motion carried.
Financial report was read – Jan
has $2,144 left of salary. BJ sent paper to Sandy for $1000.
Balance in checking account is $2,744.66.
Cheryl made a motion to approve seconded by Jim, all in favor,
motion carried.
Old Business: ID system – Jo Ann
not present, Mick talked briefly on his thought about ID system.BJ
stated that it was a good idea to talk to various departments in
Union “County about ID system. Discussion was held on same.
Website Advertising: Paper from Jan about ads on website.
Discussion was held . Motion was made by BJ and seconded by Cheryl
to table until next months meeting so Mick can talk to the County
Attorney and Sandy Hysell about liabilities. All in favor motion
carried.
MCI Trailer – storage, management, and response options: Mick took
old ES vests to trailer. Discussion was held on availability or
maybe purchasing our own trailer. BJ felt Robin should be at next
meeting. Mick will talk to her.
New Business:
HRSA FY09 Grant – Mick said that other organizations are doing a
table top drill at GRMC. Possibly May 6, 2009. Mick will talk to
them about our participation and report back.Reallocation of
Coordinators duties – tabled until next meeting when Jan can be
present.
Educational report –. March 2, 2009 EMTB
class at Osceola. March 3, 2009 instructor update. March 9, 2009
EMTB at Bedford. April 18 & 19, 2009 Fire school at SWCC
Set next meeting date and location - March meeting will be at
GRMC. Motion made by
Jim and seconded by Monte to adjourn at 19:15, all in favor motion
carried
January 2009
The Union County EMS Association met Wed., Jan. 21,
at the Creston Fire Station with the meeting called to order at 1825. Those
present were President, Mick Landers; Treasurer, Bobby Jo Stanley; Monte
Parrott, Jim Schaffer, Arnie Qualseth, and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The
minutes from the previous meeting were approved. The financial report was
distributed and approved. It was noted that the money from the previous year’s
HRSA grant has not yet been moved from Union County funds to our checking
account.
An update
on the traffic vests was given by Mick, who stated the vests are in service. BJ
stated that Lorimor spent $17.95 per vest, and these vests were not included in
the order for the other departments. There was a motion to reimburse Lorimor for
$15 each for 15 vests, by Monte, since that’s what the other vests cost. Jim
seconded the motion, carried. Mick
suggested the older non-compliant vests be moved to the disaster trailer. CFD
has 4 that will go for that purpose. Everyone concurred. Mick requested that the
trailer be added to the agenda for next month.
The ID System was tabled since Jo Duckworth
was not present to discuss the project.
The
By-Law change proposal was read, and the requirements have been met to vote on
the change. The changes were approved by unanimous vote.
The HRSA
grant requires a drill, either functional or full-scale, to receive the $7500.
It was voted to accept the contract and discuss it at the next meeting.
The
website was discussed, and Jan said she had someone request to advertise on our
site. Jan was asked to find some
more info, develop some guidelines, so we could discuss it again.
Election results were announced and Arnie Qualseth was elected to begin a new
term as an at-large member, effective immediately. The election was tied and
this was broken by a coin toss. Jim
Schaffer was voted to fill the vacancy on the Board. There is one year left on
the term.
Election of officers was held.
Mick was re-elected as President, and Monte was elected Secretary.
Reallocation of the Coordinator duties was discussed, and Jim was
appointed, after volunteering, to take care of the cartridge recycling program.
The educational report included the upcoming Jamboree, and other classes,
all listed on the website.
Mick issued a reminder to that certification renewal time is here.
The next meeting will be Feb. 18 at 6:30, location to be determined.
Meeting adjourned at 2015.
Minutes - November 2008
The
Union County EMS Association met Wed., Nov. 19, at the Afton Fire Station with
the meeting called to order by President Mick Landers at 1830.
Present were Mick Landers, Jim Schaffer,
Monte Parrott, BJ Stanley, and Jan Beach-Sickels. It was noted that Cheryl
Blazek gave her proxy to BJ.
The financial report was given by
BJ Stanley, Treasurer, and approved.
Discussion was held on
purchase of vests for compliance with safety regulations that become effective
November 24. Various styles of vests were discussed, and numbers being requested
were: Creston Fire, 22; GRMC, 6; Afton Fire, 15; and Lorimor requesting none at
this time, as they have already purchased vests. Discussion on purchasing took
place, then BJ moved not to purchase any vests with Association funds. The
motion died for lack of a second. Monte Parrott moved to purchase 45 vests, 207
style, for use by GRMC, Afton and Creston Fire. The motion was seconded by Jim
Schaffer. After further discussion the vote was: Jim and Monte, AYE; BJ and
Cheryl (by proxy), NAY. The tie vote was broken by Mick, who voted AYE. The
motion carried. Mick will complete the order for the vests. Monte moved to take
the money out of the checking account. 2nd by Jim. Discussion held
regarding paying for part of it through the $1000 in the County fund and the
rest through the checking account. Vote: Jim, Monte AYE; BJ, and Cheryl’s proxy
NAY; tie broken by Mick, AYE.
Passed. Discussion on having the $1000 in our County account moved to the
checking account. Motion passed to pursue this, BJ will do this. BJ questioned
getting reimbursement for Lorimor who already purchased the vests. She was asked
to bring a bill for consideration at the next meeting.
The new
mailing address for the Association is 208 W. Taylor St. in Creston. This is the
same address as UC Emergency Management. Jo Duckworth has agreed to keep a box
at her office for UCEMS mail.
The discussion on the county-wide
identification system was tabled until EMC, Jo Duckworth could be present.
The Homeland Security FY 09 grant was on the agenda, but since the EMC is not
present, Mick will forward the informational email to the Board with discussion
tabled until the next meeting.
The upcoming election was
discussed. The Coordinator was directed to mail the call for nominations Dec. 26
and use dates as in letter presented as a sample. Nominations will be due
January 5, ballots will be mailed January 9, and ballots will be due January 21,
prior to the beginning of our regularly scheduled meeting. Motion passed to have
nominations and ballots sent to the Coordinator’s address, but then to change
the letterhead to reflect the Association’s new
address.
A By-law change proposal was presented as follows:
Current:
1.
Board of Directors
-
The Board of Directors
shall consist of one representative from each of the Service Members,
and two at-large representatives elected from the Active
, Affiliate,
or Associate Membership.
i.
The Service Member representative shall be the Director/Chief of the Service
Member, or a representative appointed by the Director/Chief of the Service
Member.
ii.
At-large representatives will be elected by the Active, Affiliate and
Associate Members at the end of each calendar year, with term of service to
begin the following January. Term will be for two years.
-
A proxy may be given voting rights of a Director by written notice of
that Director.
-
It shall be the duty of the Board of Directors to conduct all business
of the Association, to be guided by the decisions, actions, statements
and positions of the Association.
Note: Our By-Laws state:
Service Programs based
outside Union County, but who provide care in Union County per assigned
territories, shall be considered Affiliate Members of the Association. Affiliate
Members shall not be entitled to make motions, vote or hold office. However,
they shall have the right of the floor at meetings upon the request of one
Director and may serve as members of the Association’s Committees.
This contradicts what we had under Board of Directors heading. Removing the word
Affiliate clears up this contradiction.
Proposed:
Delete words stricken, and ADD:
d.
Vacancies: In the event that a member of the
Board of Directors becomes ineligible to hold a seat on the Board, and this
ineligibility continues for more than 60 consecutive days, that seat will be
deemed vacant.
i.
If this
Board Member is a Service Member representative, that Service Member shall
appoint a new representative to the Board. Sixty days need not elapse for a
Service Member to appoint a new representative.
ii.
If this Board Member has an at-large seat on the
Board, the seat will be filled by nominations and a vote by the membership
present at the first meeting after either of the following takes place: 60 days
has elapsed, or a written resignation has been received.
1.
When ineligibility is determined, the Board
Member shall be notified of the intent to fill the seat as stated above.
2.
Intent to fill a vacant seat will be placed on
the agenda of the appropriate meeting.
3.
If the Board Member becomes eligible within 60
days of ineligibility, steps to fill the vacancy will halt and the member shall
remain in his or her seat.
4.
If ineligibility occurs within 90 days of the
expiration of the term, the seat will be filled at the next regular election.
5.
Expiration date of the term of the vacant seat
will not change.
Note: Examples of how ineligibility could occur are a change in residence or
job, or expiration or loss of EMS certification. It is important that all seats
remain filled, in order to conduct the Association business.
The proposed changes were approved unanimously. As directed by by-laws,
the proposed changes will be voted on by the membership present at the January
meeting, and if approved, will then become effective. The Coordinator was
directed to send a copy of the proposed changes to the membership with the
election ballots in January.
There was discussion on member status as it relates to the Board position
held by Brett Weis, whose EMS certification has expired. Monte indicated that
Brett verbally indicated to him that he wants to be replaced on the Board for
now. With no formal resignation, and no method of filling the position indicated
in the current by-laws, no formal action will be made at this time.
The MCI supplies that in the public health trailer were discussed and the
group was asked to consider feasible ways of checking supplies and rotating them
to avoid expiration.
The upcoming educational opportunities were listed.
The
cartridge recycling program has been transferred to a different company with
better pay-out for cartridges. Cartridges will need to be collected and given to
the Coordinator to send in. The Board was asked to refer to the list distributed
at the previous meeting for cartridges that are accepted.
The
Coordinator reported that the quarterly report was submitted for the System
Development Grant. She was asked to send a copy to the Board members.
The next meeting will be January 21, 2009 at the Creston Fire Station at 1830,
and ballots will be counted at 1815.
The meeting adjourned at
1935.
Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator
Minutes - October 2008
The Union County EMS
Association met Wed., Oct. 15, at BJ Stanley’s house in Lorimor. The meeting was
called to order by President Mick Landers at 1835. Those present were Mick,
Cheryl Blazek, BJ Stanley, Monte Parrott, and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The minutes from the
previous meeting were approved. The financial report was distributed and
approved.
The $1000 from
the HRSA grant has been received. There was discussion on where to keep the
funds, and it was voted to keep the money in the county’s fund until it what it
will be spent on is determined.
The possibility of getting a post office box was discussed, with prices
as follows: 3X5” box is $38/year; 5X5” box is $54/year. Concern was expressed
regarding ongoing cost and not knowing if our funds would continue to cover the
charge over the years. There was discussion on utilizing Emergency Management’s
address, as offered by EMC Jo Duckworth, and then picking up the mail there,
which wouldn’t cost the Association anything.
Cheryl moved that we utilize the EM office for our address, leaving the
treasurer’s address on the mailing address for bank statements. After
discussion, Cheryl amended the motion to say the EM office address would be
adopted as the official address of the Association. Mick will talk to Jo and
distribute the address to the group if she is still willing to do this for us.
The ID System was discussed,
but the EM was not available for report. Mick reported that other areas that he
has talked to, the representatives report that ID’s are used primarily for
security reasons within their own region and not just for disaster services.
Consensus was that ID cards would be useful, and should be multi-purpose, and
not labeled as disaster cards.
The checking account was
discussed, with the concern voiced that there is a charge for two signatures to
be required on the checks. However, other problems have been resolved. Designing
a method of “checks and balances” to verify the account was discussed. Online
availability was discussed and will be utilized – the treasurer will share the
password and ID with the President and the President will verify the bank
balance monthly to compare to the treasurer’s balance. This will alleviate the
need to require two signatures.
The new protocols published by the IDPH – Bureau of EMS were distributed,
including summaries, changes, and recommendations.
Changes in requirements for
vest usage were brought up, and the Coordinator passed out information on
requirements and from a salesman from Fire Guard regarding the possibility of
purchasing vests. It was decided that each Board member would take the
information to their respective departments, and the Coordinator will email more
information regarding the purchase of vests and a decision will be made at the
next meeting.
The
upcoming election was noted, with the offices of secretary and president coming
up for election this year, as well as the at-large position currently held by
Jim Schaffer.
It was
suggested that the Board begins the process of a by-law change, to allow for a
procedure for declaring and filling a Board vacancy.
Jan was asked to prepare something and set dates for election mailings.
A survey received regarding
change in Scope of Practice was distributed with a request to fill out and bring
back to next meeting.
The
educational report was given by Cheryl. She gave a report regarding the changes
in scope of practice. Cheryl is on the QASP committee.
SWCC has EMT practicals coming up in November and February, there will be
a Confined Space class in January,
Jamboree January 23-24, Refresher in
February, Day on the Hill January 29, and an EMS Instructor class that she is
taking recommendations for. New clinical and field contracts will be going out
soon. She also mentioned possible STEMI protocol changes, and possible changes
in triage protocols to MASS from START.
For the cartridge recycling program, Jan asked that everyone try to look
at the cartridges they collect to be sure we can send them in. Jan was asked to
send everyone another list.
The next meeting will be November 19 at the Afton Fire Station at 6:30
with chili being served.
The meeting was adjourned at 2015.
Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator
Minutes - September 2008
The
Union County EMS Association met in regular session on Wed., Sept. 17, 2008, at
Southwestern Community College in Creston. Those
present were Mick Landers, Jim Schaffer, Cheryl Blazek, Randy Crum, Monte
Parrott, Jo Duckworth, and Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator. The meeting was
called to order by President Mick Landers at 1833. The minutes of the previous
meeting were approved. The financial report was tabled due to absence of the
treasurer.
Jo Duckworth,
Emergency Management Coordinator, was present to discuss the Emergency Responder
ID system, with the goal of obtaining input from the Association regarding what
is preferred to be on the cards, who would be issued cards, and what the cards
would be used for. After discussion, Jo was asked to question other counties to
see what they are doing.
Discussion was held on changing the checking account to a different bank.
The Association has experienced problems with Great Western Bank, and
there is a charge to require that two signatures be required on checks. No one
offered a preference of what bank to use, but it was suggestion that we look
into other banks’ offerings regarding checking accounts. Mick will investigate
and report at the next meeting.
Discussion was held on establishing a permanent address. It was decided
to acquire a post office box in Creston so that the Association can have a
permanent address regardless of who is President. This will benefit the
Association in maintaining consistency throughout changes in office, and who is
utilizing the address. Mick will arrange for a post office box and report at the
next meeting.
There was
discussion on reallocating the System Coordinator’s duties throughout this
current year, as that position will be lost with the conclusion of the grant at
the end of fiscal year 09. Some of the duties that the Coordinator has assumed
are filing quarterly reports on the System Development Grant, collecting,
sorting, and shipping cartridges for the fundraising project, storing and upkeep
of the display board, maintaining agendas and minutes of the meetings, assisting
with special events as requested, and upkeep of the website.
The Coordinator was asked to make a list throughout the year of her
duties so that others could be trained in assuming those duties.
Randy provided an update on
the MCI supplies and the storage of the supplies. There has been no further
communication from Public Health regarding when we are moving the supplies out
of the trailer. Randy stated that he had explained to Public Health that the
grant that was used to acquire the trailer had the stipulation that it would
house disaster supplies. He will check again and find out where Public Health
stands on this issue. He is also going to discuss the issue of whose trailer it
actually is and what insurance coverage might be on the supplies since we have
about $8000 in supplies in the trailer.
Discussion on an EMS scholarship was held. Cheryl stated she brought it
up for discussion but is okay with not pursuing the issue at this time, and
others agreed to drop the subject unless someone wanted to revisit the issue at
a later time.
Cheryl
announced that an EMS Instructor Update will be held October 7, and the
Mini-Jamboree will be September 27.
Adjournment was at 2015.
Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator
Minutes - August 2008
Union County EMS Association met for a
regular meeting Wed., Aug. 20,
2008, at 6:30 p.m., at the Creston Fire Station.
Callled to order at 1832 by Mick Landers, President. Also present were Board
Members Jim Schafer, BJ Stanley,
and Monte Parrott; Jo Duckworth,
UCEMA, and Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator.
Minutes were approved
as written.
Financial report - $ in checking account is
$2772.80. Account has been transferred to BJ and Mick’s names. HRSA funds we
spent $5472 – spent all but $1885.52 and that was transferred into the checking
account. HRSA funds went toward START/ JumpSTART classes, treasurer’s computer,
and other. BJ was asked to provide a
monthly update of spending in the various grant monies and accounts.
System Development Grant FY 09, part A allocations were discussed. A total of
$4504 is available for training. A
motion was made by Schafer to divide the training funds equally among the four
departments, with the provision that at the April meeting the Board will make a
decision on how to spend remaining funds.
Motion was seconded by Parrott and carried.
Jo
Duckworth, new Emergency Management Coordinator, was present, and voiced her
appreciation of being included in our activities. She told the group that when
the final reports are in from the disaster drill, she would bring the results to
the Board for further discussion on improvements that can be made as identified
in the comments. A few comments
were shared regarding the drill, and recommendations will be made at a later
date so that a decision can be made on further training needs.
The System Development Grant FY 09 contract was discussed and is due right away
to be signed and submitted. Cheryl
Blazek’s name is on the contract, as it was there on the original contract, and
she was treasurer at the time of original submission. The Board decided to keep
Cheryl’s name on the contract since it is Sandy Hysell’s signature. Motion by
Jan’s salary was discussed, and will be $5434 for this fiscal year, with $1228
in “other,” this according to the original grant.
Discussion on
permanent address for UCEMSA was held. A variety of options were discussed
regarding what to use. The Board was asked to discuss options with their
departments.
Update on County Fair public awareness event was
that there were about 120 children that went through the Safe House. The first
aid kits were also popular. BJ will get the display board from Monte for
Lorimor’s Watermelon Days September 13, and Mick voiced wanting the board for
Creston Fire Department’s open house in October. Jan will get supplies to BJ so
that she can add new pictures to the board.
There is no new
information on the MCI trailer update. Getting our own trailer was discussed,
and the logistics of having our own trailer. The Board was asked to discuss
options with their departments. Currently, taking the trailer out to the various
departments for orientation is not an option since the trailer is owned by
Public Health. Mick will try to talk with Robin Sevier at Public Health, and if
needed, we will ask for the item to be placed on an agenda at one of their
future meetings.
Tactical worksheet committee update – Creston
Fire Department recently took some incident command training and acquired
command boards, and that department may not be interested in using individual
incident forms for tactical command. Lorimor had no formal feedback, and Afton
would be happy with either set of forms that were presented for consideration.
Forms will be printed for each of the departments as requested.
Jo mentioned that Emergency Management will be getting a system for creating ID
cards, and will bring more details to the Board after it is ready to go.
Discussion on SWCC EMS scholarship was held. Mick talked with Cheryl regarding
the need, but more information is still needed. This will be discussed again at
the next meeting.
Final HRSA grant report was discussed. Motion was made by Parrott and seconded
by Schafer, that the report will be submitted as distributed unless GRMC
Ambulance becomes compliant by August 22. The Board regrets this necessity, but
if GRMC is included in the final numbers, the entire county suffers with the
loss of grant funds. With GRMC not being included, UCEMSA is eligible for the
HRSA funds this year of $1000, and future grants that will be announced next
year.
Jan signed the Association up with Ecycle Group after the previous recycling
organization we dealt with apparently is no longer existent. A shipment is ready
to go and hopefully we will see more return financially from this company. A
list of the cartridges that will be accepted was distributed to the Board.
Jan was asked to form a list of the duties that she performs so that when the
System Development Coordinator position no longer exists, other people are ready
to take over those duties. This information is requested to be available by
December of this year to allow ample time for preparation. Board members who are
not officers may be requested to complete more duties. Also decisions will need
to be made regarding office equipment and other supplies that the Coordinator
currently has.
The year-end report was distributed and the Board was asked to look closely at
the final column, the goals for the grant project, so that our strategic plan
can be updated at the next meeting.
The next meeting date is September 17 in Lorimor. Exact location will be
announced, but will probably be at BJ’s house, at 6:30, with supper provided.
Adjourned at 2010.
Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator
Minutes - July 2008
Union County EMS Association met July 16 at
the Greater Regional Medical Center conference room July 16, 2008. The meeting
was called to order at 6:35 p.m. by
President Mick Landers. Present were Monte Parrott, Landers, Randy Crum, Jim
Schaffer, and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The minutes from the
previous meeting were read and approved.
There was no financial report due to the absence of the Treasurer.
A report on spending was given by the
Coordinator as much as possible. BJ Stanley, Treasurer, was contacted by phone
and will send a report as soon as possible.
The way that
bills for expenses through the college are submitted was discussed. Cheryl would
like for departments to pay the college for the training expenses rather than
the county paying the college for EMS personnel. This would make it easier to
track what has been paid and help credit be applied to the correct accounts.
The office supplies are in and will be distributed after the meeting.
The Union County Fair was discussed, with the Safe House scheduled to be on the
grounds July 22, on the southwest corner
of the fairgrounds, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. UCEMSA
will have a display. Jan will help set up, will bring a pop-up gazebo, coloring
books, first aid kits, and the display board. Mick will provide a table. Anyone
who can help with the Safe House or display area are asked to be present.
The request for assistance for the preparedness booth through public health was
discussed and anyone can offer to help if they want, but UCEMSA will not be
participating officially due to lack of availability.
The
START class was discussed and certificates were distributed. It was taught by
John Coulter due to a last minute cancellation by the original instructor.
Part A money was discussed and Cheryl’s submission of a suggestion of a
scholarship for a person not affiliated with a service, since funds are not
available for them unless they are affiliated (through regular training funds).
This was discussed at length, with consideration of how much benefit the county
would see from non-affiliated personnel. It was felt that the departments can
use their funds to sponsor affiliated personnel who will become members of their
service and work in the county. It
was decided to ask for more information regarding numbers of people who inquire
about this, and some suggested guidelines for what Cheryl has in mind. The item
was tabled to get more information.
Next meeting will be
Aug 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Creston Fire Dept.
Jan will send
out a copy of the year end report to everyone.
Meeting
adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
Jan Beach-Sickels
Minutes - May 2008
The UCEMS Association met May 21, 2008 at
Afton Fire Station.
The meeting was called to order by
President Mick Landers. Minutes of the previous meeting were tabled. Financial
report was distributed by Bobbi Jo Stanley.
HRSA requirements
were discussed. Each department director is to get the required information to
Jan by August 1, to include the number of EMS personnel on their roster, and how
many of those people have completed START, JumpSTART, ICS 100 or 200, and NIMS.
All bills for training funds must be turned in by June 23 to BJ. Part B funds
were discussed and it was decided to purchase another computer for use by the
Coordinator, to replace the one that has quit working. Office supplies for the
departments and stamps will also be purchased.
The START /
JumpSTART class will be held June 25 in Afton with Cherri Wright as instructor.
The disaster trailer that Public Health owns was discussed, as Robin Sevier has
indicated that she was under the understanding that it was a temporary
arrangement that we maintain disaster supplies in it. Randy will look into this
and let us know at the next meeting what the situation is.
The
System Development grant was approved and the Part A money will be $4504, with
Part B being reduced, as expected, to $6667.
The county fair
will be July 20-23 and the Association will participate in a display and booth
on July 22. Please let Monte know if you can help.
Next meeting
will be in Lorimor July 16.
Jan Beach-Sickels
Minutes - March 2008
The Union County EMS Association
met Wed., March 19 at GRMC in Creston. The meeting was called to order at 1832
by President Mick Landers. Those present were Landers, Monte Parrott, Brett
Weis, Cheryl Blazek, Bobby Jo Stanley, and Jan Beach-Sickels. Randy Crum arrived
at 1845.
The previous minutes were approved as written.
The Education Report was given by Cheryl. The EMT-B class in Creston
didn’t go forward, as not enough students, and there are no other EMT classes
pending at this time. There will be EMT practicals scheduled. Fire school will
be April 26, and there is a class on ethanol and Amtrak April 15.
The Financial Report was distributed.
Old business: Update from the tactical worksheet subcommittee was
given, and forms were distributed for consideration. Each department is
encouraged to look them over, decide what they like and don’t like, what is most
useful to them, and let Jan know of changes requested.
New business: This year’s HRSA grant is for $1000 and requires that
at least 90% of the EMS providers on the rosters in the county have completed
START, JumpSTART, NIMS Awareness, and ICS-100 or 200. Departments are encouraged
to meet this requirement as soon as possible. The NIMS and ICS-100 and 200 are
available online, with links to the classes on the website. Jan was also asked
to email the links to the members. Cheryl was asked to set up two classes for
START/JumpSTART.
Items from the floor: Cheryl suggested getting an
Excel/Office program for the Association, as our current treasurer doesn’t have
the needed programs to complete the required business of the Association. After
discussion, it was decided to pursue the purchase of a laptop with the needed
software installed.
The next meeting will be April 16 at the Creston Fire Station, 6:30.
Meeting adjourned at 1935.
Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator
Minutes – February 2008
The
Union County EMS Association met Wed., Feb. 20, 2008 at Afton Fire Station.
Those attending were: Mick Landers, Bobby Jo Stanley, Monte Parrott, Jim
Schaffer, Cheryl Blazek, Gary Hansen, & Jan Beach-Sickels. The minutes from the
previous meeting were approved.
Monte Parrott was introduced as the new representative from
Afton FD.
Education report – March 10 – EMT-B class starts at GRMC.
April 26 Fire School at SWCC. Ice Rescue class that was held recently was
considered a success and has stirred up interest in additional equipment and
supplies that will be carried by UC FDs. Possibility of a mass drill going on in
May, more information later. March 4 is EMS instructor update, ICN.
Financial report – distributed. There was an error in where
the $ was sent to for All-Med but it has been corrected and paid. Reminder to
turn in bills for training.
Old business:
HRSA grant (last year’s) – all the
supplies came in, I have pumps for the vacuum splints, vests and tarps for Afton
and Lorimor.
Update from the tactical worksheet
subcommittee – still working.
Update on ICS training subcommittee –
working on a class for tabletop, will report later.
MCI trailer supplies – it was
suggested that we put a presentation together to present to the Board of
Supervisors to introduce them to what the trailer is and what it’s for – Public
Health, Emergency Mgmt board, 911 board, etc.
System Development Grant – 2nd quarter report was
sent in (January).
New business:
The website account was combined with Jan’s other accounts. This
will save the Association about $73 a year and doesn’t change the management of
the account at this point. If at a later date, the Association wants to transfer
it to a separate account, that can be done.
System Standards Grant –BJ moved to drop the pursuit of the grant, 2nd
by Monte, passed. No grant application will be made.
Items from the floor
HRSA grant for this year – four classes – each department needs to
get copies of their roster and certificates for the classes for each person on
the roster to the next meeting.
Next meeting date
March 19 at 6:30 at GRMC.
Meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.
There was a presentation from Afton, briefing us on the Afton
operation.
Minutes – January 2008
A special meeting of the
Union County EMS Association was held at noon Saturday, January 26 at SWCC with
a shortened agenda after cancellation of the regularly scheduled meeting due to
weather. Those attending: Mick Landers, Gary Hansen, Randy Crum, BJ Stanley,
Cheryl Blazek, Jim Schaffer, and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The previous meeting’s
minutes were approved.
Ballots were counted for
election of the at-large position on the Board and Brett Weis was re-elected to
the Board. Election of officers was held for Vice-President and Secretary/
Treasurer. Randy Crum was elected Vice President and BJ Stanley was elected
Secretary/ Treasurer.
There was no education or
financial report.
The Minimum System
Standards grant was discussed and the Board voted that Union County should
apply. Randy Crum is committee chairman and will work with Jan to organize the
grant application process.
The next meeting will be
Feb. 20 in Afton at 6:30.
Adjourned at 12:20.
October 2007
The Union County EMS
Association met Wed., Oct. 17 at the Lorimor Fire Station The meeting was called
to order at 6:05 p.m. by President Mick Landers. Present were Landers, BJ
Stanley, Jim Schaffer, and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The previous meeting's minutes were approved. There was no formal education
report, but Jan announced upcoming educational opportunities including the IEMSA
Conference in November.
There was no official financial report but the Treasurer did inform Mick
that the carry-over funds the funds had not yet been transferred to the
Association checking account. A report will be presented at the next meeting.
Supplies have been ordered through All-Med with use of HRSA grant funds.
Some supplies have come in and we are still waiting for the rest of the order.
We now have our own account.
There was a report on the Preparedness Fair that UCEMS participated in with
a display. We also handed out first aid kits.
The update from the tactical worksheet subcommittee was that there are 3
sheets ready for consideration and revision. The committee will continue to work
on additional forms.
There was discussion regarding AED updates. CFD has one updated now and one
that still needs updated. It is still unknown if public access AEDs located in
Creston have been updated, and if Afton’s AED is updated. There was also
discussion on laws and rules regarding AED use, public access, and transport
laws.
The System Development Grant- 07/08 Contract has arrived, and will be
signed and sent in; part B is 50% of the original amount. Part A is a slight
increase from last year..
The display board was discussed regarding storage and use. It was decided
that it will be used only at non-alcoholic functions, for activities of the
departments in the county, with the departments responsible for good judgment in
its use. The Coordinator will store it for the time-being and will be able to
taylor the display to the needs of the department planning to display it.
The next meeting date - 3rd Wednesday of November – is the night
before Thanksgiving. With no pressing business, it was decided that the next
meeting will be the regular meeting in January. Mick encouraged subcommittees to
continue to work on their projects.
The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Following the meeting, a presentation from Lorimor, briefing us on the
Lorimor Operation, was given by BJ.
Minutes Sept. 2007
The Union County EMS
Association met Wed., Sept. 19 at the Creston Fire Department. The meeting was
called to order by President Mick Landers at 1805. Present were Landers, Randy
Crum, Jim Schaffer, BJ Stanley, and Jan Beach-Sickels. The agenda was corrected
to note that the next meeting is in October, and the November meeting is not the
next meeting.
The previous meeting’s minutes were approved as written.
HRSA funds from the 07 grant were discussed. The list previously approved
was discussed and the order will be placed as soon as possible. We will also add
a triage vest to the order per discussion and vote.
Training funds from Part A of the grant were discussed. The
possibility of adding SWCC as a recipient of part of the funds was discussed.
Cheryl Blazek arrived at the meeting. Several opinions were voiced on the matter
of how the training funds are spent. At a previous meeting Cheryl had requested
that SWCC be considered as a recipient of part of the funds. At the last meeting
a motion was made and later withdrawn that would have included SWCC as an equal
recipient of funds. After discussion on this matter, Cheryl withdrew her
original request. A motion was presented by Cheryl Blazek and seconded by Randy
Crum that the training funds would be divided equally among the four service
programs in Union County to follow the grant guidelines, with any amount that is
left at the end of the FY to be dispersed by the Board after needs are presented
and reviewed.
Education report – Mini Jamboree will be Sept. 29
Financial report – no formal report. An invoice will be presented to
have funds left from last year transferred to the checking account.
Expenses paid out of pocket by the coordinator were discussed, and it
was approved that reimbursement could be made from the checking account as long
as the expenses had been approved and the receipts were presented.
The Preparedness Fair was discussed. Carole Borland described what
would be presented at the Fair. The members were encouraged to be present, as
our Association will have a booth.
Incident Command training was discussed as part of the follow-up on
the after-action report from our disaster exercise. A committee was formed to
plan for training to involve Union County and neighboring counties. Randy,
Cheryl and Jan will work on this committee. A committee was assigned the task of
developing a draft of the tracking tools that the county services can use at
major incidents. The committee members are Mick, Gary Hansen, and Jan.
There is an open house at the Creston Fire Department Oct. 10 from 5
– 8 p.m.
The AEDs previously received through grants were discussed. The
Lifepak 500s have been found to have a software malfunction that causes the
machine to reprogram itself to a different level of joules than is standard. The
CFD has received notice and will be getting an update to correct this. Other
departments that have a LP500 could borrow this update once it arrives. Board
members are asked to check with anyone who is known to have an AED regarding
what type of AED they have, and Jan was asked to place an article in the
newspaper so that we can take the lead in getting the AEDs in Union County
updated to the new standards.
Mick suggested that each time a department hosts the meeting they
give a brief tour and overview of what their department has. The next meeting
will be October 17 in Lorimor.
Minutes, Aug. 2007
The Union County EMS Association met August 29,
2007 at Southwestern Community College. The meeting was called to order at 1805
by President Mick Landers. Attending were Cheryl Blazek, Carole Borland,
Landers, Brett Weis, Gary Hansen, and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The previous meeting's minutes were approved.
The education report included an EMT-B Flex Course, EMT-B class
beginning in October, Mini Jamboree Sept. 29, and an ice rescue class, all
through SWCC.
Comments on the proposed system standards are due by Sept. 21. For
more information, visit the Bureau’s website.
There are scholarships for EMS courses available through IEMSA and
anyone interested is encouraged to apply. The deadline is in October.
The financial report was distributed. It was moved, voted on and
passed, that the $1400 from last year’s unspent HRSA funds would be transferred
to the Association checking account.
The HRSA grant was discussed. There were problems in getting a final
answer on whether or not the funds had to be spent by Aug. 31, but it was
decided that we would not spend the funds until they had been received. A list
of items has been compiled and a quote has been obtained. The list was adjusted
to remove the black tarps and vests, and add pumps for the vacuum splints. After
the money is received, the items can be ordered. The Association is also
applying for its own credit account with All-Med.
A report on the status of the FEIN for the Association was given. We
do have a number and this will be kept on file.
The PIO class was held with 12 participants, two from Union County.
Though we did not meet the minimum 15 participants due to several cancellations,
the Homeland Security grant funds will still be utilized for the cost of the
course according to Vicki Feidler at Iowa Central College.
The Preparedness Fair has been changed to Sept. 22, and will be held
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in room 180 of SWCC. The disaster trailer will be
displayed, along with other specialty vehicles on the circle drive. A schedule
for attending the UCEMS booth will be made at the next meeting.
The improvement plan that was part of the after-action report
following the disaster exercise was discussed. It is planned to develop tracking
tools that would be user friendly and specific to the needs of Union County.
Communications were discussed, and it was decided that more thought on problem
solving of this issue is needed.
The training grant was brought up and discussion on how the funds
would be spent. Gary Hansen moved that the funds be split five ways between GRMC,
Lorimor FD, Afton FD, Creston FD, and SWCC EMS Training Program. The motion was
seconded by Weis. After discussion,Hansen withdrew his motion and asked that the
matter be tabled and that spending of the funds be discussed at the next
meeting.
To help improve attendance, a regular meeting date was decided upon.
The Association will meet on the 3rd Wednesday night of each month.
The next meeting will be Sept. 19 at the Creston Fire Department at 6 p.m.
Minutes July 2007
The Union County EMS Association
met July 24, 2007 at the Creston Fire Station. The meeting was called to order
at 6:05 p.m. by President Mick Landers. The previous meeting's minutes were
distributed and approved as submitted. Present were Landers, Gary Hansen, Cheryl
Blazek, Carole Borland, BJ Stanley, and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The Education Report included the SWCC Mini Jamboree Sept 29; PIO class
Aug. 25-26; trench rescue Aug 11-12; and EMT-B class Lenox online/classroom
beginning Aug. 28.
The Financial Report was distributed by Cheryl and approved as
submitted.
The HRSA grant was discussed and the goal is to finalize spending of
HRSA funds (if necessary prior to Aug. 30).
Regarding the PIO class, everyone is asked to spread the word about
the class and its importance. Jan was directed to put an article about the class
in the paper and make a brochure to distribute. She has already notified
neighboring counties and had a flyer sent out on the list-serve through the
Bureau.
The System Development grant for FY08 will be $4504 for Part A.
Submission of bills was discussed and it was agreed that all bills should be
turned in to Cheryl by the director/chief of the department, as the bill must be
approved by the department chief prior to reimbursement. Bills should not be
turned in to Sandy Hysell. Cheryl mentioned that there is a need for training
equipment for the training program if there are funds available.
The contract for the Coordinator for Part B of the funds was discussed
and Jan was approved to continue as Coordinator. Discussion was held on
approaching the Board of Supervisors regarding a position for a county EMS
coordinator.
Carole mentioned that Wellmark has a $10,000 grant that may be useful
to the Association and should be looked into.
Distribution of Office supplies and Public Education materials was
made. A display board was purchased and each department is asked to submit
action photos, department photos, or other items for the board.
Discussion was held on the proposed EMS System Standards.
The next meeting will be set and members notified.
The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
May 2007
The Union County EMS Association met May 16,
2007 at the Creston Fire Station. The meeting was called to order at 1905 by
President Mick Landers. Those present were Landers, Cheryl Blazek, Gary Hansen,
Bobbi Jo Stanley, Sarah Johnson, Jim Schaffer, Carole Borland, Randy Crum, and
Jan Beach-Sickels. The previous meeting's minutes were approved.
Cheryl Blazek gave the Education report. She stated she needs better
attendance at the advisory committee meetings, as she would like more input on
the programs offered and upcoming conferences. The PS class is scheduled to
start May 31, and three practicals are scheduled – June 7, 5:00 p.m. and June 9
in Creston for EMT-Bs; and in Red Oak June 12 for EMT-B.
Cheryl also gave the Financial report, which was distributed to each
person present. All training expenses must be turned in to Cheryl by the June 13
so she and Sandy Hysell can get things balanced. Whatever is unspent at that
point will either go to other departments who had expenses higher than the
allotted funds for their department, or to SWCC for training aids.
The HRSA grant Medical Resources list is due the end of the month.
All departments have now turned this in.
The After Action Report (draft) will be e-mailed to the Board and
will be discussed at the critique meeting. All bills for drill expenses need to
be turned in as soon as possible.
The HRSA grant was discussed regarding how to spend the funds we
will receive. Additional MCI supplies were discussed, with all departments
needing more triage tags and scene management supplies. Jan was asked to
assemble a list of possibilities for purchasing supplies, and website addresses
were shared with the group so the Board could be looking at possible additions.
Dates were chosen for the PIO class and Jan will contact the
instructor to finalize a date. SWCC will host the class and a small fee will be
charged for out-of-county attendees, with Union County residents being able to
attend at no charge.
System Development grant spending of Part A & B funds was discussed. The
first item discussed was Lorimor’s paging situation. Lorimor is currently paged
through Madison County. According to Lorimor’s EMS Chief, 75% of calls are in
Madison County, not Union County, but when the call is in Union County there
seems to be a 7-10 minute delay in getting the call transferred over to Union
County. Their radios are not always able to get radio transmissions from Union
County. There was a consensus that this seems to be a dispatch problem, and not
an equipment problem that could be solved with our funding.
It was reported that there is a possible problem with paging being
discontinued by FCC on the frequencies that we currently page on. County
departments that need more pagers should hold off purchasing new pagers until we
know what kind of pagers may be required.
Departments needing office supplies should get their list to Jan or
Cheryl.
The critique for the disaster drill will be held at the next meeting,
June 13, at Afton. Our goal will be to revise the disaster plan as needed based
on findings from the drill.
The fundraiser at Hardee’s will be May 24 (during EMS week) and each
department is asked to be represented. The hours are 5-8 p.m. We receive 20% of
the sales and each department will have flyers to distribute for the event.
Items from the floor: Jan, Mick and Cheryl will do the next year’s
grant application that is due by June 4.
Carole Borland reported that the 800 mghz radio that Public Health
had is in dispatch now, and dispatch can contact all the hospitals, public
health, EMAs, all of region 4, helicopters, etc. with that radio.
Submitted by Jan Beach-Sickels
March 2007
The Union County EMS Association met March 6,
2007 at SWCC in Creston. The meeting was called to order by President Mick
Landers at 1807. Present were Mick, Gary Clear, Gary Hansen, Brett Weis, Jim
Schaffer, Carole Borland, and Jan Beach-Sickels. Laryl Vandenburg arrived at
6:30 p.m.
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved.
The Education report includes Paramedic Specialist/Bridge Course
starting March 27; FR online and EMT-B classes in progress; Confined Space
Rescue April 21-22 in Mt. Ayr; Trench Rescue April 28-29 in Creston; Grain Bin
rescue May 5 in Creston.
The Financial report was distributed and corrections were noted.
Discussion on how to utilize the Part B funds listed as “other” was
held and Jan was asked to present details at the next meeting of how it could be
used under grant guidelines. She will also talk to the Lorimor department to see
if they are satisfied with their paging and radio system, as the grant outlined
plans to create simultaneous paging capabilities for all Union County Services.
This part of the grant will be placed on the agenda for the next meeting.
The HRSA grant requirements were discussed. The next incentive next
deadline is March 31 when the Disaster Preparedness Training Report is due. All
EMS Directors are asked to bring the report to the next meeting, or turn in to
Jan by that date so the report can be filed on time. The Resources Report will
be due May 31 and each department should turn this in to Jan by May 20. The
drill report has to be in by Aug. 31 which should not be a problem since our
drill is in April.
The disaster drill is scheduled for April 25 at the East Union High
School. It was decided to prepare a letter from the Association that EMS
providers in the county can present to their employers, encouraging the
employers to allow the EMS/Fire personnel to participate in the drill. Jan
reported having met with Roger Nurnberg, Carole Borland, Wilma Perrin, and Mick
Landers this morning for grant planning. The group will be meeting again March
13, and Jan is meeting with East Union School staff March 9.
Decontamination supplies for disaster preparedness was discussed and
Mick distributed a list of suggested supplies. He reported that a propane space
heater with a fan is $3400 to $3800, so an alternative type of heater was priced
instead. The portable space heaters with propane bottles are forced air
heaters. The bottle would be outside the tent but heater blows into tent. The
concern of carbon monoxide building up was considered low risk, as those being
treated shouldn’t be in the tent long, and the decontamination will be
monitored. All prices are from Farm and Home in Creston. After discussion, Gary
Hansen moved to double the items on the list. Mick suggested that some items
would be adequate without being duplicated. Gary amended his motion to
increasing specified items by double and approve the purchase. Jim seconded the
motion and the motion passed unanimously.
There were no items from the floor.
The next meeting was set for March 21 at 6:00 p.m. at Afton. It will be
a special meeting to discuss the drill and grant issues. Reports (training,
financial, etc.) will not be given. Everyone was reminded that the training
reports will be due by that date.
Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator
Minutes January 2007
The Union County EMS Association met Jan. 30, 2007. The
meeting was called to order by President Gary Clear at 7:00 p.m. at the SWCC
Multi-purpose Room. Those present were Gary Clear, Gary Hansen, Brett Weis, Mick
Landers, Sarah Johnson, Jim Schaffer, and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The previous meeting’s minutes were approved. Announcement of the
election results for the at-large position was made, and Jim Schaffer was
elected to the Board for the ensuing two year term. Jim accepted the position
and is present.
Educational opportunities coming up include an on-line First Responder
course beginning in February, the next paramedic program beginning in late
March, an EMT-B class beginning in March in Mt. Ayr, and other classes which can
be found on the website.
The Financial report was tabled until next meeting.
Election was held for the offices of President and Sec/Treas. Cheryl
Blazek was elected Sec/Treas and Mick Landers was elected President.
The HRSA grant requirements for this year were read. The first item on
the list, due January 31, 2007, is that all services are entered into the
Bureau’s System Registry, which is done, as it was a requirement for renewal of
service authorizations. The next requirement is due March 31 and all services
are encouraged to begin now to collect training information on their members
regarding NIMS, and any of the ICS classes that have been completed. An
inventory of medical assets is due in May, and the functional exercise must be
completed by August. The Coordinator was asked to send a reminder to the
services of the requirements.
The System Development grant requires a quarterly report due January 31
and it will be forwarded to Board members as well.
The upcoming Disaster Drill was discussed and Gary Hansen will talk to
Steve Clark at East Union High School regarding their willingness to participate
and dates available. The Coordinator will follow-up and obtain those dates,
notify the Board, and a date will be chosen.
Items from the floor included:
Discussion on the possibility of CFD using HRSA grant funds to purchase
a heater for the decontamination unit that can be utilized in a mass casualty
incident requiring decon. They are also in need of towels and gowns. Mick stated
that the community has been making donations for some of the needed supplies,
but estimated the heater would be at least $500. Gary H. suggested that Mick
bring figures to the next meeting so that the best choice could be made for the
heating unit. The decon unit is a 25 person trailer.
It was suggested that triage tags be added to both the disaster trailer
and the decon trailer. All of the county response units carry the tags, but
having them in the trailer as well was considered a good idea. The Coordinator
will take care of ordering for the trailer and for the upcoming drill.
The concern of county training funds being used to pay for training for
EMS students who do not finish or pass the class was discussed. It was suggested
that the Association have a policy on not dispersing funds for EMS classes until
the student had passed. After discussion, the Board stated that they didn’t feel
that was the Association’s place; however, it is strongly suggested that the
individual services look at their local policies and assure that EMS students
are responsible for their own training costs if they do not finish or pass the
class they enrolled in. Gary H. and the Coordinator both have forms they use for
this situation and this will be shared with others in the group.
The next meeting date will be set by the President and the Coordinator,
location to be announced.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
Jan Beach-Sickels,
Coordinator
Minutes October 2006
The
Union County EMS Association met October 10, 2006 at GRMC. Attending were Gary
Clear, Gary Hansen, Brett Weis, Mick Landers, Carole Borland, and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The previous meeting's minutes were approved.
The Education report included discussion on a PIO Class. Carole
Borland reported that our Hospital Region through HRSA is looking at setting one
of these up also. It is possible that Roger Nurnberg is also looking into this
through Emergency Management. Carole will get some instructor info to our group.
There was concern whether the instructor will be multi-faceted to work with
public health and public safety. We will try to work together to share the
sponsorship of a class in February or March of 2007.
Financial report was distributed. The HRSA grant report, including
equipment update was given. The Public Health / Disaster trailer was “toured”
and discussion was held concerning how we would get it to the scene when needed.
Also we discussed the possibility of taking it to the different services for
orientation. Public Health has designed the trailer so that it can be utilized
to give mass vaccinations if needed, with a bench for patients to sit on,
shelves, and refrigerator. It was suggested that whenever the trailer goes out,
there is a clerical person to be in charge of tracking what’s in the trailer and
what is distributed.
CERT training will begin soon. There has been a good response for
registration. Carole has the equipment to make identification badges so that we
can begin that process. This allows us to put information on the ID that the
county Ids don’t allow for, such as medical qualifications.
Carole will start giving reports on Hospital and Public Health HRSA
activities to our group to aid in communication between our groups.
Mick reported that there are
4 people getting training on weapons of mass destruction. Team purpose is to
neutralize the threat of the substance. The four from Creston are Mick, Gary
Thompson, Eric Shawler, and James _______. There are also four from Harlan, and
several from Council Bluffs. The closest team will go to the area affected by a
WMD situation.
The System Development grant arrived and our association was approved
for the third year of the plan. Gary will have Sandy sign it and send it in
tomorrow.
There was no further business. The next meeting will be held in
January unless something occurs to require a meeting prior to that. The date
will be announced. It was noted that election of one at-large member and
election of officers of the Board will be held in January.
Minutes
September 2006
The Union
County EMS Association met September 26, 2006 at Barbi Holtry’s home in Lorimor,
with a barbeque prior to the meeting provided by the hostess.
The meeting was attended by Brett Weis, Gary Clear, Gary Hansen, Mick
Landers, Barbi Holtry, and Jan Beach-Sickels. The previous meeting’s minutes
were approved. The Education report was that there is a B class and an I85 class
beginning next month in Creston. The Financial report was not available. A
report on the HRSA grant was given, including an equipment update. All of the
ordered equipment has not arrived yet. There has been no communication received
yet from the State on the System Development grant for the current fiscal year.
Items from the floor – thanks to Barbi for meal. The next meeting
date was set for Oct. 10 at GRMC, with the hope that a tour of the disaster
preparedness trailer can be done.
Minutes
August 2006
Union County EMS Association met Aug. 1, 2006 in the conference room at GRMC in
Creston. President Gary Clear called the meeting to order. In attendance were
Clear, Randy Crum, Brett Weis, Gary Hansen, Cheryl Blazek, and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The minutes from the previous meeting were approved.
Cheryl Blazek gave the Education report. She reported that the site visit
at SWCC went well and that the Bureau’s representative, Joe Ferrell, had good
things to say about the training program. SWCC received approval for three
years, the maximum number of years possible. Cheryl also said that the advisory
committee and instructors can expect more activities based on recommendations
from the Bureau. Upcoming educational opportunities are the Mini-Jamboree
September 23, and an EMT-B class starting in Creston in October.
Cheryl also gave the Financial report, and it has been confirmed that we
get to keep the incentive money earned by completing the HRSA grant requirements
this year! The money still has to be used in compliance with the grant’s
purposes, but it doesn’t have to be spent by the end of Aug. Cheryl also
distributed a corrected financial report, as the wrong balance was on last
month’s report. This was verified by Gary Clear. The financial report was
approved
The table top disaster drill was held July 10, and Jan distributed a report
on the drill.
Public Information Officer training update is that the course is $2000, and
we will try to set up a regional course which consists of 2 days. It was decided
we need more info.
Ideas for HRSA funds were discussed, for the funds that must be spent by
the end of August. A PEPP class was discussed, Afton would like a laptop
computer, and Randy suggested pediatric training equipment. Mick Landers (not
present but provided input outside the meeting) suggested additional supplies
for the trailer if needed. It was decided that all proposals for spending be
submitted to Jan or Cheryl by Aug. 17 and then final decisions would be made by
e-mail communications.
Regarding the System Development Grant, we have not received official word
on the coming year yet.
The next meeting was set for September 26, 2006 at Lorimor, with a barbeque
prior to the meeting at 6:30.
Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator
Minutes – May 2006
The Union County EMS Association met May 31, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. at the SWCC
Multi-Purpose Room. Gary Hansen, V-P, called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.
Others attending the meeting were Randy Crum, Cheryl Blazek, John Coulter, Betty
Wallace, Mick Landers, Barbi Holtry, and Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator.
The minutes from the previous meeting were approved.
Cheryl gave the Education report. There will be an EMT-B class starting in
Bedford in June; a Creston class in October; the current Paramedic Bridge class;
Jamboree upcoming in September. She also noted that SWCC EMS Training Program is
scheduled for a site visit by the EMS Bureau in July. Other items noted: Ray
Jones, former Bureau Chief is having serious health problems. Criminal
background checks of SWCC EMS students will be done starting in the fall.
According to a report downloaded, UC is 75%-99% NIMS compliant.
Betty reported that SWCC’s AHA Training Center has been approved for 2
more years.
Financial report - need bills by June 16; lists of supply needs to be in
by June 19. The financial report was approved.
The table top disaster drill is scheduled for July 10. It was decided to
have the drill in conjunction with an evening meal. The coordinator is to make
arrangements for both, with the group’s first choice for a location being
Charlie’s and second choice The Windrow, both in Creston. HRSA funds allow for
meal and travel costs as well as costs for the drill. It was voted that the
coordinator choose the incident for the drill and invite the appropriate
players, so that the group will drill on a surprise event. A table top drill kit
will be constructed and expenses involved in this were approved.
Public Information Officer training update was that there has not been a
class set yet. Cheryl will see if an instructor is available for a class prior
to August 30, the deadline for the HRSA grant.
There will be a START class in Afton June 19. This class is free for UC
EMS members, $20 for non-members, and tuition includes a shirt. John will check
on getting pizza from Caseys.
The MCI Plan has been turned in and we are waiting for notification of
approval so that it can be submitted. The plan must be sent in by June 30th
to receive the HRSA incentive money.
There was discussion on this years System Development Grant. Requests for
office supplies should be in by June 19.
There was a request from John Coulter regarding EMS Instructor class
tuition of $395. He requested half to full funding from training funds for the
tuition. In discussion it was noted that UC is in need of more instructors, and
Cheryl indicated a recommendation for John had been made. Gary H. and Randy both
indicated that funds left from their training money could be used for that
purpose, and that John’s tuition should be paid in full. Randy also mentioned
that he had a staff member who may be interested in an instructor class. He will
look into the possibility of him also enrollilng.
Lorimor has a bill for $1818 for 3 B students, but may be able to split
the cost for those students into two grant years. CFD and GRMC still have bills
to turn in for training. Bills should be in to Cheryl by June 16.
Update on request from GRMC regarding ropes and harnesses was that the
equipment would not be allowed under the HRSA grant guidelines. Randy explained
reasons for wanting to add these to their truck, and stated that they intend to
purchase the equipment and do the training involved to use it safely.
After bills for training are turned in, Cheryl was given permission to
utilize funds left for equipment that the training program needs.
A date has not been set for our next meeting, as communication will be
through e-mail in June, and will be possible at the START class in Afton if
necessary.
Meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator
April 2006
The Union County EMS Association met Tues, April 19, 2006,
at SWCC Multi-Purpose Room. Gary Clear called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Present were: Clear, President; Gary Hansen, V-P; Cheryl Blazek, Sec-Treas.;
Mick Landers, and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The minutes from the previous meeting were approved. The
Educational Report and Financial Report was given by Cheryl. The Association now
has a bank account at Great Western Bank, opened with incentive money received
last year by timely completion of grant components, and money received from the
cartridge recycling project. The paperwork for the Federal ID number was
reviewed and Cheryl and Gary C. will take care of attaining the number.
The System Devleopment Grant was discussed, and the
application renewal must be in by May 1. The group reviewed the goals of the
original grant, and decided the application will state the continuation of those
goals.
The HRSA grant was also discussed. If we meet all
requirements of the grant, we will receive $4021. GRMC sent a list of items that
they would like to request from those grant funds, including rescue training,
harnesses, ropes, and other supplies. After discussion it was decided to request
someone from that department be present at the next meeting with an itemized
list, including estimated cost, so the group can make a more informed decision
on this funding request. Two projects already designated through the HRSA grant
are START classes and a PIO class. The START classes will be free to Union
County EMS Providers and $20 per person for those not in that category. The
group chose a shirt design for the START shirts. There was discussion on the PIO
training, and whether the group wanted an informal class that everyone could
take, or the official two-day course. It was decided that the 2-day course is
what is needed for NIMS compliance, and that many entities in the community and
surrounding areas will likely need to send people to the class also. The cost of
holding the course is estimated at $2000, so to make the class affordable we
would need several participants. HRSA funds would be used for Union County EMS
personnel who take the course.
Jan gave a report on the Virtual Functional Exercise that
was completed last week. Written information will be available after the review
of the exercise is held later this week.
A proposed brochure to promote I.C.E. (In Case of Emergency
– cell phone contact) was distributed. Revision suggestions were made and Jan
will revise and print the brochures for distribution during EMS week.
The MCI plan, which the committee revised and approved, has
been turned in to Emergency Management and we are awaiting approval. This plan
must be in by June 30 to receive part of the HRSA grant. We also have to hold a
disaster drill by August 30 to receive another designated portion of the grant.
We set the drill, which will be a table top drill, for July 10, beginning at
5:30 p.m. Supper will be served. Suggestions for scenarios are requested.
Mick presented a request by his Chief that we hold
quarterly CEH classes, and suggested topics such as pediatric emergencies,
START, trauma, and medical emergencies. This matter will be reconsidered, since
our previous offerings have not been well-attended. We do have START classes
scheduled for May 17 and June 19.
Each department should get their requests for office
supplies to Jan prior to the next meeting.
The next meeting is set for Wed., May 31, in the
Multi-Purpose room of SWCC Arts and Wellness Center at 6:30 p.m. Supper will be
provided. All EMS providers are welcome to attend.
Jan Beach-Sickels, System Development Coordinator
March 2006
Union County EMS Association met Thurs., March 30, 2006 at
the Afton Fire Station, with meeting time delayed by one hour due to weather.
The meeting was called to order by Gary Clear, President, at 7:35 p.m.
The minutes from the previous meeting were approved.
Education report was given by Cheryl who reported that
National Registry is changing to computer testing in 2007, with pilot testing in
Iowa this June and July. There will be a site in Creston for testing.
Unfortunately, the fees are much higher than the current method, but the fees
are set by NR, so there is nothing we can do.
Cheryl distributed the financial report.
Discussion was held on data collection, use of Fire House
or other software, and the importance of data collection for statistical and
grant writing use.
There was discussion on the disaster drill that will be
held according to the requirements of the HRSA grant. It was agreed that the
committee must get the plan finished first before setting details on the drill.
There was a suggestion to do a table top drill this year and a full drill next
year.
Public Information Officer training was discussed. It was
agreed that it is needed, and the Board voted that the Association should
sponsor a class, and have the Coordinator set one up. Cheryl offered to assist
with getting the class arranged.
A START class is also a need, and the Board voted that the
Association should also sponsor this, with special attention to the new triage
tags that were purchased for all of the departments in the county.
Items from the floor that were discussed were:
Mick suggested departments in Union County consider
restructuring the numbering system in the county to better identify who and what
the numbers stand for.
New BLS standards, and AEDs and how they will be updated to
the new standards.
Cartridge recycling – plastic bags can still be used. Laser
cartridges are now being accepted again, and boxes are shipped to New York,
where we should receive more money for the laser and inkjet cartridges, and cell
phones.
The committee working on the MCI plan will meet April 4 at
GRMC in Creston at 6 p.m.. The next meeting of the Association will be at 6 p.m.
at Cheryl’s office, Arts and Wellness Center of Southwestern Community College,
April 17.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator
January 2006 Minutes
The Union County EMS
Association held a regular meeting Tues., Jan. 31, 2006, at the Greater Regional
Medical Center in Creston.
The meeting was called
to order by Gary at 6:36 p.m. Present were President, Gary Clear; V-P Mick
Landers; Secretary-Treasurer, Cheryl Blazek; Board Members Dennis Cheers and
Gary Hansen; Carole Borland, GRMC Public Health, and Jan Beach-Sickels,
Coordinator.
The minutes from the
last meeting were approved as read.
Cheryl gave the
Education Report: There will be a P to PS bridge course starting in March;
Thermal Imaging class Feb. 1; EMT-B class going on in Creston now; Afton FFI
class starts Feb 27; FFI class going on in Bedford now; Lamoni FFI class is
coming up; Instructor update by ICN March 14; evaluator update March 16 by ICN.
Feb 4 and 25 will be EMT
practicals; Jamboree went well, there are t-shirts left.
Cheryl will be going to
Ohio Feb 15 for National Registry test writing sessions. The Bureau has enacted
a system registry for renewal on line. June/July of this year will be pilot
testing of the computer testing for FR and B’s. Since it is a pilot, if the
students don’t pass, it won’t count as an attempt; if they do pass they will
know right away.
EMS Day on the Hill Feb.
1, Leadership Conference; Counties can join IEMSA for $100, free registration
for one person at the preconference management session. Trauma system funds got
completely cut – we will lose a person at the Bureau if new funds aren’t found;
rural AED funds are being cut and block grant is being reduced.
Cheryl distributed the
financial report to those present.
Election of the At-Large position held by Dennis Cheers,
whose term is up, was held by counting ballots received. Brett Weis was elected
to the term. He was contacted by phone and accepted the position. phone
Election of officers of board was held. The terms of the
Vice President and Treasurer are up. Gary Hansen was elected Vice President, and
Cheryl Blazek was re-elected Treasurer.
Cheryl suggested to the
group that a Scholarship for EMS training be created with training funds. This
will be considered and discussed again at the next meeting.
The HRSA grant was discussed. Cheryl sent the paperwork
in and verified that it was received. Some details are known to be different
this year. The grant is for $4021, with similar guidelines for spending as last
year. However, there is a $1250 incentive payment for submitting a NIMS
compliant mass casualty plan by June 30, and another $1750 incentive payment for
conducting a qualified drill by August 30 using the plan. Cheryl and Jan will be
attending a meeting in Indianola Feb. 3 and will have more information on the
grant requirements after that. The information will be passed on to the rest of
the Board. Members are encouraged to check out HAN – Health Alert Network - and
participate in it.
Upcoming Virtual Functional Exercise begins March 30, and
will run for 15 business days. The drill will revolve around pandemic flu and is
expected to start slowly and get heavier by the third week. This drill will be
by communications only – fax, phone, and emails. Jan will be the initial contact
for EMS in Union County for the drill.
Knowing that we will be required to do a disaster drill
in order to receive the HRSA incentive money, we decided to try and begin plans
by the next meeting. A planning committee will begin working on the EMS MCI
plan, starting with the current pertinent section from the EMA county-wide plan.
The planning committee will meet Tues., Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the Creston Fire
Department.
Jan relayed information on Triage Tuesdays to the group.
This entails using the triage tags for all patients on Tuesdays – to get
everyone used to using the triage system and the tags. It was suggested that for
an area like this in which call volume can be light, this may want to be done
for a week every quarter, or in some other way. Jan will forward the link to the
information to the Board members for further consideration.
Jan reported that she
has met with Wilma Perrin Neighbor, Carole Borland, and Roger Nurnberg,
regarding disaster preparedness in the county. One topic being discussed is
issuing identification cards to people in the county who may be needed in the
event of a disaster. The current ID’s don’t say (and can’t) the level of
training or the type of certification the person holds. We also have no list of
those who have disaster cards. Developing our own system would allow us to
verify qualifications, track those who have cards, and provide for more control
and security over disaster response. Region 4 is purchasing a new ID card system
and we hope to be able to bring it to Union County to begin the process after it
is in service.
Public Information Officer training was discussed, since
one of the requirements for NIMS and for disaster preparedness is having a
public information officer. We are looking at having a PIO class and would like
each department to send one or more people to the class to learn about being a
PIO. Each department is asked to consider who they may want to send to the
training. Information is being sought on cost, time involved, and whether or not
grant funds may be available for the costs of the class.
Fundraising report was given by Jan. The Association has
earned $52.60 from the cartridges. The first check has not arrived yet.
Currently, GRMC is on board with the project, and bags are located at Wal-Mart,
Copy Plus/US Cellular, the Courthouse, and SWCC Adult Ed.
The Hardees fundraiser
is on hold until their new manager arrives. We may try to do the fundraiser
during EMS week.
Items from the floor
included: IEMSA-sponsored legislative issues, which were mentioned by Cheryl.
There are several items being addressed by the House and Senate and they are
listed in a brochure Cheryl passed around. EMS Day on the Hill will be Feb. 1
and this is an opportunity to discuss the items with the legislators.
The next meeting will be
Thursday, March 30 at 6:30 at Afton.
Meeting adjourned at
8:10 p.m.
Respectively submitted,
Jan Beach-Sickels
November 2005 Minutes
The Union County EMS Association
met at the Afton Fire Station on Nov. 29, 2005. Those attending were Gary Clear,
President, Mick Landers, Vice President; Cheryl Blazek, Secretary-Treasurer;
Board Members Gary Hansen, Randy Crum, and Barbi Holtry; Roger Nurnberg,
Emergency Management; John Coulter, Randy Flaherty, Jared Otten, Carole Borland,
and Jan Beacy-Sickels, Coordinator.
Gary Clear called the meeting to order at 1840.
The minutes were approved as corrected. The previous minutes had indicated that
Cheryl had replaced a battery in a laptop purchased partly with UC EMS funds,
but that replacement has not been done yet.
The Education report was given by
Cheryl. There is an EMT-B class starting Jan. 16 at GRMC in the classroom –
Randy Crum will be teaching the class. NIMS will be held Nov. 30-05; EMS
Jamboree will be January 20-21, 2006. Practical exams are scheduled for – Dec.
17 and Feb 4.
Cheryl distributed a copy of the
Financial report to everyone. The report was approved.
The HRSA equipment update was
given by Jan. Everything that was ordered has arrived. The MCI trailer is not
ready yet; the floor is being done, then it will be separated into a front
office and storage area in the back. Mick suggested that once the trailer is
done, it be taken to the different departments for orientation to the trailer.
Carole Borland, who works with the project at the hospital, agreed that this
could occur.
Mick explained the triage tags that have been
distributed to each department. The tags are new, include hazmat (contaminated),
as recommended by the Bureau of EMS. The tags are compliant with standards, and
go along with START triage and privacy standards. Jan will put together a
PowerPoint for departments to use in orientating their staff on the tags.
The reflective vests were distributed. They are
lime green because of a fairly new DOT recommendation which states that for
areas over 35 mph, lime green is the required color. Orange is okay for less
than 35 mph.
The upcoming election process was
discussed. Jan will send out call for nominations, followed by ballots, within
a time frame to allow two weeks for each step, and ballots being in prior to the
next scheduled meeting.
Roger led a discussion regarding
responses to the Thayer area, and the responses of Murray, Lorimor and Afton
departments as first responders for GRMC Ambulance. The situation was discussed
by all involved. This group has no decision making authority on the matter.
Roger will let the directors of the affected services know of the next city
council meeting in Thayer, so that the matter can be decided there.
The Afton department was thanked
for the chili supper provided prior to tonight’s meeting.
The next meeting date was
scheduled for Tues., Jan. 31, 2006, at Greater Regional Medical Center, at 6:30.
Exact location will be announced.
Meeting closed at 1930.
Jan Beach-Sickels
Coordinator
Minutes September 2005
The Union County EMS Association met
Sept. 28, 2005 at the Lorimor Fire Station. President Gary Clear called the
meeting to order at 1900. Present were Gary Clear, Gary Hansen, Dennis Cheers,
Cheryl Blazek, Barbi Holtry and Jan Beach-Sickels. Minutes from the previous
meeting were read and approved.
The education report was given by
Cheryl Blazek. Items mentioned were the upcoming EMS Mini Jamboree later this
month. She also talked about Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, with NAEMT
collecting donations that will go to EMS providers directly affected with damage
from the hurricane. There were over 300 families displaced by the hurricane.
Anyone interested in donating can visit
www.naemt.org for more information. NAEMT is donating the administration
costs, so 100% of the donations go to relief. Those interested can also
volunteer to go south and help – check the website for details on this. Carnival
Cruise donated a ship for emergency responders to stay on while there for relief
efforts.
Ray Jones, EMS Bureau Chief, is
retiring January 19. On-line system registry is ready to go. All students will
have to register for a classes on-line through the state. Of the 274 EMS
services, 268 now have internet access. Look for more use of on-line features.
Cheryl also encouraged everyone to
join IAEMSA by explaining some of the purposes of the organization. The IAEMSA
conference coming up soon and flyers will be out soon.
The NIMS matrix for incident
command is available on line and can be arranged for in-house training. This is
a requirement per Homeland Security. The HAN system is a computer based system
in which alerts go out for public health. There are three levels, high, medium
and low. High alert sends a phone call and email, medium alert sends a message
by pager and email, and low alert sends email. It is being integrate into a
variety of public health agencies, and they are working to try and get EMS
involved, which is difficult because of the volunteerism aspect.
EMT-B class is starting in Creston
in January, two nights a week at the hospital. Oct. 4 there will be an
instructor update at the college. There will be an EMT practical Oct. 22.
Financial report summary was
distributed. Next meeting we will need to decide on how to utilize the grant
funds. Equipment needs a dollar to dollar match. No word on HRSA grant for this
year yet.
We discussed the $100 we are
supposed to get from the incentive money. Cheryl and Gary C. will get together
and open the bank account. We decided on First National, because it will be
accessible in Afton and in Creston.
Discussed the HRSA funds from last
fiscal year. Most of the ordered items have arrived and CFD has graciously
allowed the shipments to be delivered there. Some of the supplies have been
taken to the hospital for storage until the MCI trailer is ready. Vacuum
splints, backboards and pediatric immobilization devices, and other items have
been dispersed to county services. Next meeting we will review the triage tags
and what is in the trailer.
Gary C talked about the table top
drill that was in August. The exercise was a drill with terrorists doing
something to Nebraska power, which eventually affected Union County with loss of
power. During the drill, they actually made calls for shelters and other needs,
and found that shelter locations have no generators. There were other areas that
they found were not really ready as well. It was a good learning tool. The
search is on for funds for generators and helping places that could likely be
shelters get prepared. Gary said overall it was a good exercise. They learned
that in this area we are efficient in taking care of each other, and have less
need for shelters than some other places because people are willing to take
someone else in.
Jan presented two fundraising
ideas. The first is to set up a night a fundraising night at Hardee’s in
Creston. We put out flyers, and Hardee’s donates a portion of sales for the
designated night to the Association. The other idea is to set up a system of
collecting used printer cartridges and cell phones. There are two companies that
supply all the needed materials and pay cash for the empty cartridges and phones
that are no longer being used. This is a fundraiser that would be continuous and
would not involve selling anything. Phones that may be eligible for the domestic
abuse project would be taken there instead. Both projects were approved. Jan
will proceed.
Miscellaneous business: One of the
laptops that Union County EMS bought had the battery go dead,
and the college
paid for a new one. Cheryl felt this was appropriate since the college EMS
instructors utilize the computer, but she encouraged the group to consider a
plan for repair/ replacement of different items.
Meeting adjourned at 2020.
Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator
Corection made at November meeting: SWCC
has not yet replaced the battery but plans to. JB
Minutes – July 2005
Union County EMS Association met
July 11, 2005 at the Creston Fire Station, with the meeting called to order by
Mick Landers, VP, in absence of president Gary Clear. Attending were Mick
Landers, Cheryl Blazek, Gary Hansen, John Coulter, Mike Baker, Roger Nurnberg,
and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The minutes from the June meeting were approved
as read.
The Education Report was given by Cheryl. She
passed out a list of upcoming classes and reported on the recent meeting of the
EMS Advisory Committee. The committee discussed EMS student and class policies
and several changes will take place beginning immediately. Changes include a new
payment policy which will require that students pay for books upon receipt of
the books, and a set time for students to pay tuition in full. Students will now
have 3 weeks to drop from class before fully responsible for tuition. FR’s will
have 5 weeks to pay their tuition in full; EMT-B’s will have 8 weeks; and Iowa
P’s will have 18 weeks to pay. The time for completing clinical and all other
requirements of the class is also being changed. FR’s will have 30 days; B’s 90
days and P’s 180 days to finish all class requirements. Criminal background
checks are being considered prior to the students going into clinical settings.
NR will be starting computer based
testing and details are being worked out. The I85 may not be offered through
SWCC anymore. The class had a poor pass rate, and this is common throughout
Iowa. Site visit will be coming up at some point. The fall Jamboree will be
September 24. For the January jamboree, the committee decided not to get shirts
and will have a different item for participants instead. Finally, Cheryl is
working on reorganizing the advisory committee, and hopes to add representatives
from each county that SWCC serves.
FYI, the EMS Bureau has moved.
Most phone numbers remain the same. The next National Scope of Practice draft is
ready to be viewed by following the links at
www.emsscopeofpractice.org .
The Association was notified that
our System Development grant was approved for continuation for the next fiscal
year, with 3% less on Part A (training funds) and the same about for Part B that
we received last year. The financial report from FY05 was distributed. All
funds under Part A were spent, and we spent all but $1340 left on Part B. HRSA
money available is $7676, to be spent by August 30.
The coordinator was asked to leave
the meeting temporarily while the members discussed her work-for-hire contract
being renewed. When asked to return to the meeting, she was informed that the
members had voted to renew her contract and she accepted.
The HRSA money and acquisition of disaster
supplies was discussed. Jan is to review with Randy Crum at the hospital and
also discuss the rotation of supplies which will outdate, and storage of certain
supplies. She was also asked to talk to Wilma Perrin, the hospital, and service
directors, to further assess needs. When a final recommendation of the supplies
to order is ready, the Board will be e-mailed for approval, and the order will
be placed. Suggestions for additions to the list are telescopic flags, gazebos,
markers for areas, green flashing light for each department to mark the incident
command post.
The Coordinator distributed a draft of a
county-wide CQI plan for review by the departments. After review, the plan will
be presented to medical directors for review, amendments and approval.
The bank account with the $100 bonus for
on-time reports will be opened and a Federal ID number will be applied for.
The Year-End System Development
report was distributed for review prior to the report being sent in. Members
were asked to forward questions to the Coordinator as soon as possible, as the
report will be sent in within the next two weeks.
Roger reported that there are
Homeland Security conferences coming up. He also said that he received
information on blast injuries to distribute to departments.
There will be no meeting in August
and the next meeting date will be set at a later date for either September or
October. The Coordinator was asked to recommend a date for the next meeting at a
later time.
Meeting was adjourned at 7 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator
Minutes from June 15, 2005
The Union County
EMS Association met June 15 at SWCC Multi-Purpose Room, with the meeting
convening at 5:35 p.m. Present were Gary Clear, Gary Hansen, Cheryl Blazek,
Dennis Cheers, Mike Baker, Todd Jackson, and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The minutes from the previous
meeting were approved.
Jan reported that the on-line
CEH’s were not getting much participation as of yet. The group recommended to
continue and allow more time for EMS personnel to begin utilizing the site.
Cheryl offered to take service
patches or other small memorabilia to leave at the World Trade Center site as a
memorial when she travels to New York in an upcoming trip. Anyone having
something they would like to have placed at the site should contact her.
The financial report was
distributed. Funds remaining in the education fund were discussed. Cheryl moved
that the remainder be used to pay for EMT-B training for Afton members, seconded
by Dennis, passed. The RFA for the System Development Grant has been submitted
and we are waiting to hear the status of the grant for next fiscal year. Cheryl
also reported that she reconciled their financial records for the grant funds
and both had the same figures. The group discussed the $100 bonus for on-time
reports, which can be used any way the Association sees fit. It was moved by
Todd, seconded by Gary H., and passed, that we open a checking account for
miscellaneous expenses of the Association. Jan will check on a local bank that
offers free checking. We will also look into acquiring a Federal ID#.
The HRSA grant was discussed. We
are to receive $7676 for the primary purpose of disaster preparedness. The money
must be spent by August 30, 2005. Jan was asked to put lists together for
disaster kits for each service, a plan for use, and a plan for rotating items
which expire. She will e-mail the proposals to the Board for consideration and
discussion. The final decision for spending will be made at the next meeting of
the Association.
System Development Part B funds remaining in this
year’s grant fund were discussed. Todd Jackson reported that he was given a
quote of approximately $2500 for six new pagers, $500 each for reprogramming
pagers belonging to CFD and GCH Ambulance, and $500 for reprogramming in the
dispatch department at the LEC, for a total of $4000. The purpose of this
reprogramming and pager update is to allow simultaneous dispatching, something
deemed essential by the Association. Gary Hansen presented a quote of $1397 to
purchase a handheld radio and repeater for Afton. This would allow Afton EMS
personnel to communicate with the transporting ambulance service without having
to return to the truck to use the radio. The grant funds that can be utilized
for communications include 10% of the Salary/Expense line, which is $2173, and
the remainder of the “other” funds, or $3027, for a total of $5200. After Afton
radio/repeater expense, $3803 is left. The group voted to utilize the funds in
this way and Todd was asked to contact his pager contact to see if the pagers
and reprogramming could be done for that amount. All bills must be in to Cheryl
B. and Sandy Hysell by June 23.
Mike Baker was presented with a
certificate of appreciation and an acrylic Star of Life for his dedicated
service to the Association over the past several years. Others will be honored
at future meetings.
The next meeting will be July 11,
2005, at the Creston Fire Station, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator
Minutes from May 17,
2005
The Union County EMS Association
meeting was called to order by Mick Landers, Vice President, in the absence of
the Association President, at 6:08 p.m. Present at the meeting were Mick, Cheryl
Blazek, Dennis Cheers, Laryl Vandenberg, Gary Hansen, Carrie Kleckner, and Jan
Beach-Sickels.
Cheryl read the minutes from the
previous meeting. They were approved as read.
The Website was discussed. On line
education is up and running, has worked well, but the certificates did not print
correctly and will be adjusted. The continuing education hours received from
on-line courses are considered optional hours by the Bureau rules, therefore
there will be no cost involved and no need for the college to issue the
certificates. It was decided that the classes will be kept on the website for a
time following the month it was active so that people who completed the test can
review the answers.
The education report was given by
Cheryl. There are plans for a possible B class in Lenox, and a P class on
campus, in the fall. The new Scope of Practice is now on the website, and
everyone was encouraged to review the changes. There was discussion on
incorporating changes into the training at future meetings.
The financial report was
distributed by Cheryl. She also announced that the Association received a $100
bonus for getting reports in on time; she is waiting on a phone call back from
Steve Poole regarding what we can use it for. Cheryl suggested promotional
items.
The grants were discussed. The RFA
was sent in for the system development grant, and we will hear June 1 whether or
not the grant will be continued. The HRSA grant has been approved, but the
signed copy has not been received yet.
There will be money not spent from
portions of the present year’s grant. There was discussion on using some of the
money that will be left to purchase a radio for Afton and update the pagers. We
will check on needs and how we can reallocate funds. There is also training
money to spend. It was decided that all bills should be brought to the next
meeting or turned in prior. If a department doesn’t submit bills to spend the
funds allocated to it, that money will be shifted to another department. Jan was
asked to send a notice out to each department regarding this decision.
The HRSA grant funds were
discussed. There was discussion on a disaster trailer and/or medical equipment,
triage tags, and Mark I kits. Jan will send a needs assessment out to the
departments, and lists and prices will be collected.
It was decided not have continuing
ed after meetings again until fall.
Bylaws discussion tabled.
Next meeting will be June 15,
Wed., 6 p.m., at SWCC. Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Following the meeting Jan
presented a 2 CEH class on Treatment of Burns, with 7 people attending: John
Coulter, Jerry Nurnberg, Jim Schaffer, Mick Landers, Carrie Kleckner, Jim Krantz,
and Roger Cheers.
Minutes of Union County EMS Association April 18, 2005
Gary Clear, President, called the meeting of the Union
County EMS Association to order at 6:02 p.m. Those present were: Gary Clear,
Gary Hansen, Mick Landers, Cheryl Blazek, Dennis Cheers, Jim Krantz, Roger
Nurnberg, Barbi Holtry, Roger Cheers and Jan Beach-Sickels.
The minutes from the previous meeting were
approved as read.
Discussion on the Association Web site
concerned the on-line continuing education aspect of the site and the fees
associated with providing CEH’s to those who participate. It is desired that
Union County EMS members could receive these CEH’s at no charge, and that the
Association can fund the project. Cheryl Blazek, representing SWCC, suggested
that we do a trial period to test the idea and get an idea of how much work will
be involved to award the CEH’s. After a trial, fees will be discussed. This was
agreeable to the group and Jan was directed to get a self-study class on line
for trial.
Education report by Cheryl included Rope Rescue
April 22-24, and that B classes are being held in Creston, Osceola, Corning and
Bedford, in case anyone needs to audit a class for hours. It was also reported
that an Instructor class may be held early next year through a combination of
classroom and ICN instruction for new EMS Instructors.
Roger Nurnberg talked about the NIMS (National
Incident Management System) and how all EMS providers, as well as Fire and Law
personnel should be taking classes offered, as it will be mandated in the
future. Classes are available through grants.
Financial report was distributed and the amount
of training funds used by Afton will be corrected and e-mailed to the group.
Continuing education was discussed and Medical
Emergencies and Paramedic Assist Skills will be taught after the next
Association meeting.
Grant availability was discussed. The RFP for
the System Development Grant is due May 2. Cheryl will complete the form,
acquire the needed signatures and send it in. This was voted on and passed. The
HRSA grant application was not received as it was supposed to be, and will go in
late. Cheryl will report to the group after knowing if we will get the grant. If
the Association is awarded the HRSA grant, there will be $7676 available for
training, equipment and other purposes, and will need to be spent by August.
Discussion was held on the By-Laws,
particularly that it is not mentioned who votes on matters of business of the
Association. Discussion on whether all active members should vote, or only the
Board, on business matters. One motion died without a second, and Gary Clear
appointed Mick Landers and Gary Hansen to work with Jan on determining feasible
options that are to the benefit of the Association and its relationship with
both the members and the government entities we may work with on grant and other
opportunities.
CQI was discussed in regards to run report
audits. Forms were distributed for use if a form is not in place. Jan will meet
with the individual departments to help get a CQI program started.
Items from the floor:
Board members and Service Members needing
office supplies for Association business should put in a request to Jan, or may
purchase the supplies and present a bill at the next meeting or to the
treasurer.
Mick requested a flyer be mailed to Service
Members as a reminder of the next meeting.
The next meeting of the Association will be
held May 17 at 6 p.m. with Continuing Education to follow. The meeting and class
will be held at the Creston Fire Station.
Meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m. and after
refreshments provided by the Afton Fire Department, continuing education was
held. The topic was Documentation for the Non-Transport EMS Provider, and 8
people attended.
MINUTES MARCH 10, 2005
A special meeting of Union County
EMS Association was called to order by Mike Baker, Chairperson, at 7 p.m. March
10, 2005. Attending were Barbi Holtry, Gary Hansen, Mike Baker, John Coulter,
Cheryl Blazek, Mick Landers and Jan Beach-Sickels.
Motion to approve the minutes from the previous meeting was
made by John, 2nd by Cheryl, carried.
Ballots for the election to the Board were
counted with Gary Clear and Dennis Cheers being elected to the Board as at-large
members. Dennis was contacted by phone and accepted the position, and arrived at
the meeting shortly after. Gary was unable to be reached, and his acceptance is
assumed based on the accepted nomination.
Election of Officers of the Board
was held. Officers elected are as follows:
President – Gary Clear
Vice-President – Mick Landers
Secretary / Treasurer – Cheryl
Blazek
In the absence of the new president, VP Landers
assumed leadership of the meeting. He thanked Mike Baker and John Coulter, as
did others, for their long and dedicated service to the Association.
Discussion on spending training
funds was held. For training costs to be reimbursed, bills should be turned in
to the service director. If the service director approves the bills, they will
be turned in to the UC EMS Treasurer who will turn it in to the Auditor for
reimbursement. Mick requested Cheryl to get a copy of the training funds
availability, and the rules for spending to him. Cheryl will e-mail that
information out as soon as possible so that everyone will have the information.
Discussion was held on continuing
education classes to be held throughout the county. It is hoped, as part of the
county-wide education plan, to offer a continuing education class once a month
with the departments taking turns hosting the class. Gary offered to host a
county wide continuing education class April 18. Mick requested that a flyer be
mailed to the departments, and the class will be posted on the web site. The
next meeting of the Association will be held at 6 p.m. prior to the class, and
the class will begin 7 p.m. The topic will be Documentation (geared primarily
for non-transport services) and will receive formal education hours. Afton Fire
Dept. will provide food.
Cheryl distributed information
about IEMSA, and talked about the importance of membership. She would like to
give a presentation about IEMSA at an upcoming meeting.
A financial report was not
available; Cheryl will email it out.
Discussion on a standard report
form was held. Gary shared Afton’s report, which we have reviewed at a prior
meeting, with Lorimor. Our goal is to have consistency in reporting and
information passed on to the tiering agency for non-transport services. There
was also brief discussion on minimum data set for patient records, and Jan will
be working with Firehouse in the non-transport services to set required and
non-required fields, keeping all non-transport services consistent, while
meeting minimum standards.
The new Web site is up and the
address is
http://www.unioncountyems.com In the near future continuing education
opportunities will be available on-line, with certificates being mailed from
SWCC. Jan will work with Cheryl on fees and this will be discussed at the next
meeting. The plan is to offer a different topic each month. Pictures of the
Board will be added to the site, as will current events as received by Jan.
Upcoming events were announced.
Afton Fire will host their annual pancake supper April 2 beginning at 5 p.m. at
the Fire Station. EVOC class will be held in Mt. Ayr March 21 and March 24, with
the driving session April 9. The Creston Volunteer
Fireman’s Dance will be held at the Eagles ballroom, with
the band Cross Country, March 12 from 8:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Discussion was held about the possibility of a
fund-raiser, or asking for dues from each department, for an Association account
separate of the grant funds. This will be further evaluated.
Motion to adjourn carried, meeting adjourned at
8:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jan Beach-Sickels, Coordinator
Minutes from Jan. 31, 2005
The Union County EMS Association met Jan. 31,
2005 at the Multi-Purpose Room of SWCC Adult and Continuing Education.
The meeting was called to order by Mike Baker,
Chairman. Present were: Mike Baker, Mick Landers, John Wonderly, John Coulter,
Roger Nurnberg, Ruth McDowell, Randy Flaherty, Gary Hansen, Cheryl Blazek, and
Jan Beach-Sickels.
Motion to approve the minutes of the previous
meeting was made by Mick Landers, second by Gary Hansen, approved.
The draft of the By-Laws was reviewed and
discussed. Changes suggested are as follows:
Section III, 1,
sentence one, to read: “Individuals certified as EMS Providers who are
affiliated with a Service Member shall be considered Active Members of the
Association.” Motion by Landers, second by Blazek, carried.
Section III, 2:
Delete … “or State Training Program Authorization” from the paragraph. Motion
by Landers, second by Hansen. Roll call vote held, motion failed.
Section IV, 1, a,
ii, last sentence to read: “Term will be for two years.” Motion by Coulter,
second by Blazek, carried.
Section III, add:
“5. State Certified EMS Providers residing in Union County but not affiliated
with a Service Member will be considered Associate Members.” Motion by Landers,
second by Coulter, carried.
Section IV, 1, a,
last sentence to read: “… and two elected at-large elected from the Active,
Affiliate and Associate Membership.” AND Section III, 1: Delete last
sentence. Motion by Hansen, second by Coulter, carried.
Section IV, 2,
Change “Executive Committee” to “Officers.” Delete Section IV, 2, a and b, and
replace with “a. Members of the Board of Directors will elect Officers.” Change
Section IV, 2, c, to: Section IV, 1, b, and change Section IV, 1, b, to Section
IV, 1, c. Motion by Coulter, second by Flaherty, carried.
Section IV, 4,
change second sentence to read: “The Chair of all committees shall be a member
of the Board of Directors.” Motion by Landers, second by Coulter, carried.
Hearing no
further discussion or recommended changes to the draft, Coulter motioned to
accept the amended By-Laws as final, second by Flaherty, carried.
The education report was given by Blazek.
Upcoming classes were announced as follows:
Feb. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, Paramedic Refresher
Course
Feb. 17, EMT-B class begins in Creston
Feb. 21, Mandatory Evaluator Update
Feb. 26, Montgomery County EMS Conference, Red
Oak
March 1, EMS Instructor Update
March 3, Mandatory Evaluator Update (need only
attend one)
March 8, Storm Spotters Class in Creston
March 12, EMT-B practical exam
April 9-10, Tech I Rope Rescue
April 23-24, Tech II Rope Rescue
Blazek also noted that the EMS Day on the Hill
is approaching. It will be held Thurs., Feb. 3, from 7-9 a.m. at the State
Capitol.
Nurnberg reported several grants that are
available for training, exercises, and other uses, all needing to pertain to
Homeland Security issues. Any Union County EMS member that attended the EMS
Jamboree Jan. 28 and/or 29, attended courses that fall in the covered category,
and may be reimbursed for registration fees by requesting such from Nurnberg.
Any suggestions for grant use are welcome. Flaherty suggested a Bomb Awareness
class, and this will be looked in to.
A brief report on the cumulative service survey
results was given by Beach-Sickels. The discussion on the prehospital reports
was tabled. Beach-Sickels stated she will be doing prearranged site visits to
each department within the next month. She also reported that she will soon
begin to arrange for county-wide education opportunities.
Topics from the floor: Add to next meeting
agenda, decision on how to spend the training funds. Concern was expressed that
GCH Ambulance has had no representative at tonight’s and the past two meetings.
Their input is needed.
The next meeting will be held Thurs., March 10,
at 7 p.m. at the Multi-Purpose Room of SWCC Adult and Continuing Education.
Election of officers will be held. Prior to that time, “call for nomination”
forms will go out to the Association membership for the 2 at-large Board
positions. Deadlines will be kept short, at 1 week, to return nominations. Then
ballots will go out to the membership, also with a 1 week return deadline.
Motion by Landers to adjourn, second by Cheryl,
carried, and meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
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Minutes Nov. 22, 2004
Union County EMS Association met
Nov. 22, 2004 at the Multi Purpose Room of Southwestern Community College in
Creston. Present were: Chairperson, Mike Baker; Cheryl Blazek, SWCC; John
Coulter, Afton Police Dept.; Rick Piel, Union County Sheriff; Randy Flaherty,
|Murray First Responders; Mick Landers, Creston Fire Dept.; Gary Hansen, Afton
Fire Department; Roger Nurnberg, Emergency Management; and Jan Beach-Sickels,
System Development Coordinator.
October minutes were read and
approved.
A proposed UCEMS logo was
approved. The logo can be used with a black or navy “Iowa” and yellow letters,
or with a yellow “Iowa” with navy letters, depending on the background. Jan will
develop a letterhead with the new logo, for use by the Association.
The second draft of the proposed
By-Laws was reviewed. After long discussion and concerns it was decided to
discard the draft and start over, searching out by-law models that may be
helpful. Jan will work on this and will e-mail a new draft to the group.
Cheryl gave the Education report,
and distributed a list of upcoming EMS educational programs offered by SWCC. She
also discussed the Scope of Practice model and National Blueprint for Rural EMS.
These can be viewed and commented on at www.scopeofpractice.org. Cheryl also
informed the group of the Public Hearing by ICN that will be held Dec. 6 for
approval of Rule Changes in the State EMS Laws.
Department surveys were collected.
Copies of the surveys were distributed to those who have not yet received one.
There was no financial report.
A pre-hospital report form was
distributed, for possible approval as a county-wide data transfer form. Gary
expressed concern that he had just ordered a large quantity of new department
forms, approved by the Medical Director. A copy of this form was given to Jan.
She will be talking to GCH Director and the forms will be discussed at the next
meeting.
Next meeting will be held in
January, with the date to be announced.
Respectfully
submitted,
Jan Beach-Sickels
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UNION COUNTY EMS ASSOCIATION MINUTES
Oct 2004
Union County EMS Association met Mon., Oct. 18, 2004
at the Multi-Purpose Room, SWCC in Creston. Present were Sandy Hysell, Union
County Auditor; Todd Jackson, Creston Fire Department; Sarah Johnson and Luke
Johnson, Lorimor First Responders; Rick Piel, Union County Sheriff; J.V.Wonderly,
Creston Police Chief; Roger Nurnberg, Emergency Management; Gary Hansen, Afton
Fire and Rescue; Cheryl Blazek, Southwestern Community College; Mike Baker,
Chairperson; and Jan Beach-Sickels, System Development Coordinator.
Mike Baker called the meeting to order and introduced
the newly hired System Development Coordinator to the group.
The draft of the by-laws was discussed by the group.
Changes were suggested and the draft will be amended accordingly. The new draft
will be emailed with the next meeting’s agenda, and will be finalized at the
next meeting.
Jan shared a list of goals with the group. She will be
setting up meetings with each department within the next 2 months. Department
surveys will be e-mailed to each department head.
A new Union County logo was displayed for comment. Law
Enforcement needs to be added and a revised logo will be created and presented
at the next meeting.
A mission statement was created by the group: “Mission
Statement of the Union County EMS Association: To promote and enhance the
quality of care, professionalism, and teamwork of those who deliver emergency
medical care throughout Union County.”
Jan distributed contact information. Email address:
uc.ems.sdc@ll.net Cell phone: 641-344-3020; Home phone 641-333-4333.
Department information was collected from those
present. This included names, EMS certification level, department status, email
addresses and phone numbers of the department members, as well as contact
information for the department heads.
There was discussion regarding the shortage of the flu
vaccine, and the possibility of the emergency medical providers in Union County
receiving the vaccine. Roger Nurnberg will discuss this at a meeting with
Public Health tomorrow and will contact the various departments if any further
information is obtained.
Next meeting will be Mon., Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. at the
Multi-Purpose Room at SWCC. Meeting notices, agendas and other related
information will be distributed by email, as preferred by the group.
Meeting closed at 8:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jan Beach-Sickels
System
Development Coordinator
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