Runs

For the month of October 2008

• New Miami 31 from 48 last month
• St. Clair Township 46 from 59 last month
• Seven Mile (mutual aid) 0 from 3 last month
• Trenton (mutual aid) 0 from 1 last month
• Hamilton (mutual aid) 0 from 2 last month
• Madison (mutual aid) 0 from 0 last month
• Wayne (mutual aid) 1 from 2 last month
• Ross (mutual aid) 0 from 0 last month

Monthly Total: 78 from 115 last month and 109 for October 2007

2008 totals as of the end of the month

• New Miami 415
• St. Clair Township 488
• Seven Mile (mutual aid) 10
• Trenton (mutual aid) 9
• Hamilton (mutual aid) 10
• Madison (mutual aid) 2
• Wayne (mutual aid) 14
• Ross (mutual aid) 1

YTD Total: 949 from 884 at this time in 2007

Training

Training conducted during the month:

October 2008 – various dates – Basic EMT Refresher

Upcoming Trainings:

November 20, 2008 – Radio Procedures, QA, Run Documentation

Incidents

There were no reportable incidents during the month of October

The member injured in the wet floor incident in June is still currently off work.

Safety

During the month of October informal training was held on “Scene Safety”. The department is compliant on all vehicle checks and inspections.

Membership

Member Zach Short is currently on Military Leave.

Member Sandie Cheek is currently on Medical Leave.

Member James Crim is currently on Personal Leave for Paramedic School.

Member Marci Gasteneau has an approved shift waiver for limited shifts due to school obligations.

New member Paramedic Teri Meade has completed her probationary training and is actively running shifts as a second.

Paramedic Ben Barnes remains in probationary training and is running under supervision.

Hiring process status:

• Nicole Taylor – EMT Basic – Awaiting initial interview
• James Gray – EMT Basic – Background check completed, waiting on second interview
• Matthew Sparto – Trainee – Background check completed, waiting on second interview
• Terry Shilling – Trainee – Background check completed, waiting on second interview
• Nicole Anderson – EMT Basic – Awaiting initial interview
• Charles Kimbrell – Trainee – Awaiting initial interview.

Our current staffing is:

• Paramedics: 9
• Intermediate EMTs: 3
• Basic EMTs: 9
• Trainees (non-certified): 6

Total Members: 27

Total Certified Members: 21

Effective Certified Staffing: 16 (3 leave, 1 waiver, 1 probationary)

* Note that for a 30 day month it requires 20 certified members reliably running 6 volunteer shifts in order to properly cover the first out squad.

We are pleased to report that all active certified members (waivers and leave non-withstanding) completed at least the required shifts for the month of October.

Extra thanks goes to the members pulling additional shifts above and beyond the call. Of special note:

Members serving at least NINE shifts (3 or more extra):

• Adam Dunaway
• Teri Meade
• Brett Procaccini
• Dan Schwartz
• Donna Lucas

Members serving at least TWELVE shifts (twice the required number of more):

• Dennis Bubemyre
• Jennifer Schwartz
• Steve Weigold

Operations

Department shift coverage was less problematic during the month of October. Sub-par certified member performance improved but we are still dependent on members pulling extra shifts due to leave and staffing issues. There were no out of service periods, and only one period of approximately 4 hours when staffing was down to one available EMT. No runs were given to other agencies as a result of the shortage.

Efforts continue on the planning for a new squad vehicle. During the month of October, sales presentations occurred as noted:

• October 22 – McCoy-Miller/Marque
• October 28 – Horton, rescheduled due to last month’s storm

At this point, all scheduled demonstrations have been completed. Specifications have been received on all demo units for review, and we are beginning the process of developing our department specification.

Public Relations

During the month of October the squad attended the numerous New Miami and Edgewood football games. One unit was present in New Miami handing out candy for Trick-or-Treat on Thursday and both units were staffed and present in St. Clair Twp handing out candy.

Meetings

In the course of department operations, members attended official meetings as follows:

• October 6 – St. Clair Township Trustees Meeting – Chief Steve Weigold
• October 22 – Community Leaders Meeting – Edgewood – Chief Steve Weigold

Grants

There has been no significant grant activity during the month of October to report.

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