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Cumberland Fire Department Safety Committee Meeting September 7, 2009 Don Dunn, Daron Winters, Chris Ratliff, Shannon Adams, Chuck Koelker Discussed possible light duty jobs in the department. Suggestions included: hydrant mapping, inspections, updating SOG’s, updating switchboard information, inventories. Recent problems with communications apparently have been caused by the temporary move of the dispatchers to the County Public Safety Building in Mexico Farms. The Union is still looking for a refrigerator for the apparatus room and a small freezer for Sta. 2. Inspections have been placed on a disk in the laptop on the Command Unit. This should lessen the delay pulling up information on an incident. Discussed mandatory fall protection for anyone in the bucket of Truck 1. The current ladder belts used with turnout gear and SCBA are very restricting. The committee feels that they would limit mobility too much. Therefore, we recommend not any change until more information is gathered on the risks. No new injuries were reported at this time. Our radio communications are very limited inside of the new hospital. Western Maryland Health System is aware and working on the situation. After some testing by some members, it is recommended when using SCBA place the portable mic against the voice amplifier and talk in a normal voice. Radio transmissions are more clear when used this way. The committee recommends that ambulance crews get into the habit of not bringing the cot inside homes. This will prepare crews for the power lift cots which are about 20 pounds heavier. The committee needs to pick up member from C Crew to replace Jon Hamilton who resigned. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 1 at 0815 hrs.
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