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AR! EL LADDER TRUCK COMMITTEE The committee will make a visit to Andover Fire Department this week. ALARMS SOG Chief Kaplcr reviewed the results of the meeting. A written SOG will follow. FEMA GRANT UPDATE The Department will request $147,000 for such items as a thermal imaging camera SCBA and RIT equipment, The Department is considering requesting a mobile cascade system, however, this is a new feature to the Department and might be something FEMA is not interested in financing. Officer Streich will hand out copies of the grant at the business meeting for firefighters to review and critique. The Department has spent $57,121.39 of the 2001 FEMA grant. Items yet to be received are thc truck, topper, code books, hearing impaired equipment and lock boxes. The Department's fugal shopping and having fewer buildings than budgeted for has made it possible to make the lock boxes available free of charge. The lock boxes will be purchased directly frown the manufacturer. Also, the Department will have approximately a balance of $6,500 - $7,000 to purchase investigation equipment, two generators, coveralls or respirator equipment. o, Keys were replaced in the lock boxes already installed. FIRE PREVENTION/INVESTIGATION UPDATE Officer Streich has completed the building re-inspections. The City will sponsor a Safety Camp for 120 - 4th and 5th grade students July 16 and 17, 2002. It is in the planning stages at this time. There will be 45-minute sessions on such topics as guns, fire, drowning, bike safety and traffic safety. Officer Streich reviewed the ongoing investigations. MAIL BETWEEN STATIONS Ideas of how to transport mail from station to station were discussed. FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS/FEBRUARY 5, 2002 Page 2 of 5