2021 July Agenda Minutes

AVENEL BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

Thursday, July 22, 2021 

AGENDA MEETING 6:00 P.M.

 

DEAN C. MANENTE, BOARD PRESIDENT

 

• Personnel

 

• Fire Prevention Bureau.

 

• See F.O. report.

 

• Training.

 

• No report

 

• Year End Stipend.

 

• No report.

 

• Annual Budget / Workshop Hearing(s).

 

• Map Books.

 

• See F.O. report.

 

• Personnel Appointment

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            Other –

            Asked Fire Official about school in the fall going back to the normal Fire Prevention routines

 

JOHN M. MITCH, 1^ST VICE PRESIDENT

 

1. Hydrants. No Report

 

2. Insurance (Comprehensive, Health, Life, etc.).

 

• No Report

 

3. Work Crew.

 

• No report.

 

4. Website.

 

• Updates being added to website

 

5. Medical.

 

• No Report

 

Other

• The light boards for the Marquis have come in. Carl Gurney will come to change.
• Spoke briefly about benefits

 

 

KEITH ADDIE SECRETARY (Excused)

 

• Radios have been programmed

 

BRUCE MIZAK, 2^ND VICE PRESIDENT

 

• Ladder inspections have been done
• Running into a few AC issues in the engines
• 5-2 had a relay that didn’t work. Waiting on a part
• 5-3 compressor was changed out
• PM still needs to be done on the Ladder Truck
• Adam’s coat came back. Waiting on a few more.

 

GREGORY CZOCH, TREASURER

 

• Buildings and Grounds.

 

• Fire Alarm System.
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• Sprinkler System.
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  • Keyless entry system.
    • No report.
  • Security Camera system.
    • No report.
  • Lawn Maintenance.
    • Summer maintenance will be done
  • Snow Removal.
    • No report.

 

• Radio Room Upgrades.

 

• No update.

 

Other.  –

 

• Roof has not been started yet. Will start tomorrow morning. They are 4 days past their completion date
• Rob Snowfield had a couple of issues at 105 Avenel St.
• Hose on apparatus floor seems to be filling with water.

 

      4.   Communications / Correspondence.

 

CORY SPILLAR, FIRE OFFICIAL

• Imminent Hazard issued; Enterprise 1245 St. Georges Ave. failure to maintain a working fire alarm system after 18 day reinspection.
• 5-3-7 passed on – line training – Retrofit 2 sessions
• Knox Key status (note – Board and Bureau agreed to limit keys to as minimal as possible in 2014 after 2013 Chief lost key and we hired more inspectors and keys were removed to give them.
• 5-3-7 out of town on vacation 7/13 – 7/20
• 5-3-8 out of town on vacation 7/21 – 7/24
• Juvenile Fire Setter update – Chris
• Map Books – Chris
• Pre – Plans – Danny
• Solar Panels – Frank

 

AYMAN ELBAYAR, FIRE CHIEF 2021

• Fire Calls for June
• Chief and Fire Fighter Matt Mizak met with Comm. Addie regarding Facebook posts. Meeting went well and protocols have been established.
• Sept. 10 there will be a 20year 9-11 event at Woodbridge High School. Requesting an Engine.
• August 15 will be the Township Officers picnic at Avenel Park.
•  Still trying to get the 2 new Firefighters enrolled into the Fire Academy.
• Met with Colonia Fire Depts. Officers and Chief regarding the protocols changing in 2019. They were not aware of the changes and would like to go back to the originals.
• Met with Dist. 1 Chief Golden on July 19 regarding a shared services program to respond to parts of their District as automatic aid
• Chief met with District 5 Captains to discuss the possible Shared Service Agreement with District 1.
• Township Officers will be holding the E Town Drill in District 5 in October.
• Indian Business Association will be having a parade, would like an Engine. They would like to celebrate First Responders.
• Hillsboro Firefighter passed away. Would like to bring an Engine for the funeral.

 

FIREFIGHTER, MATT MIZAK

• Asked about the new Exec. Order signed by Gov. Murphy regarding changing incident command protocol.

 

DAVID EIDSON, BUSINESS ADMINISTATOR (Excused)

• No report

 

PUBLIC - No public present

 

 

Meeting Ended at 7:05 p.m.