Town of Newbury
Board of Fire Engineers Meeting
November 17, 2014
(The following minutes were voted and accepted at the December 15, 2014 meeting)
The monthly meeting of the Town of Newbury Board of Fire Engineers was called to order by Chief William Pearson at 19:05 hours at the Newbury Station with the following members present: William Pearson, Douglas Janvrin, Jr., Wallace Ziehler, Timothy Wareham, Robert Dash, Justin Webb, Terrence Martin, and Nate Walker.
Motion made by Timothy Wareham and 2nd by Terrence Martin to accept the minutes from October 20, 2014 as read. Motion passed unanimously.
Plans were reviewed for Newbury Kayak & Canoe at 291 High Road. The Chief will review plans with Firefighter Walton.
Captain Martin questioned who Byfield is using for ambulance back-up at night. Chief Pearson states that Atlantic is being called currently. A lengthy discussion ensued with the end result being that each Company will use Atlantic Ambulance as their back-up and Newbury will use Atlantic for their ALS.
The change in weekend coverage was discussed.
Training - Captain Webb updated the Board on PI Airport and MBTA training. Report of progress. There will be an SCBA drill on Monday night at the Newbury Station at 6:30 pm.
The annualBonfire will be on January 10, 2015. Chief Pearson will send a letter to the DEP.
Ladder 3 is not in service yet. Deputy Ziehler states that it should be in service within the next three (3) weeks. Chief Pearson states that Ladder 1 should be back in service this week.
Motion made by Justin Webb and 2nd by Douglas Janvrin, Jr. to adjourn at 19:46 hours. Motion passed unanimously. Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Douglas Janvrin, Jr.
Clerk
Board of Fire Engineers
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