Annual Report 2016 Page 1

SJFD Annual Report 2016 Page 1

St. James Fire Department Fiscal Year Ending A NNUAL R EPORT June 30, 2016

A MESSAGE TO O UR MEMBERS Inside this issue: Department control maintenance A MESSAGE TO OUR MEMBERS expenses. Chief’s Report & 2 Current Members This was another great year for The developer is proposing a Assistant Chief’s the St. James Fire Department. donation of land that could be 3 Report The following reports by Chief used as a site for an additional fire Dahill and his officers’ will high- station. The station would house EMS & Fire an ambulance and a pumper. A Operations 4 light the Department’s accom- plishments. study to determine the feasibility Financial Report 5-6 Your Board has ten members, of constructing this station is all of whom are voting members. presently on going. Current Board of Your Board and Department Directors & 7 Seven are elected by you, the Annual Meeting members. The Town and the are determined to stay ahead of POA each appoint a member. the curve as our town and fire dis- Board of Directors 8-9 The chief of the Department, trict continue to grow. Candidates who is appointed by the Board Contact Information 10 annually, is also a voting mem- John Young & Pictures ber. The elected members serve Board President three year terms. The Board pro- St. James Fire Department, Inc. Mission Statement vides the necessary resources to the Department so that it can The St. James Fire Department, Inc., is a meet its objective, that is, to pro- non-profit, tax exempt tect and serve you. volunteer organization established to provide fire Volunteers who coordinate prevention and protection, and participate in ground cover as well as Emergency Medical Services to and phone book sales provide a residents of the Town of significant amount of the funds St. James and the St. to the Department. The Town of James Rural Fire District, as defined by North St. James has been and will con- Carolina and Brunswick tinue to be the major source of County officials. Further, we have a mutual aid revenue for the Department. The agreement with all other cooperation the Department re- Brunswick County fire ceives from the Town is out- departments, which defines mutual support for standing. A dedicated group of fire incidents. volunteers who maintain the building and grounds help the

SJFD Annual Report 2016 Page 2 CHIEF’ S REPORT

It is with much pride that I state that the St. James Fire Depart- continue as an “all volunteer” department. In order to ment is completing its 17th year of service to the Town of St. maintain an “all volunteer” status, we do need residents of James and the surrounding communities. Since its inception in our fire district to consider joining the department so that 1999, we have developed a highly trained, experienced cadre of we can continue to deliver emergency services. If you are “all volunteer” Firefighting, EMS and Fire Police personnel. We interested in finding out about how you can serve, please continue to serve The Town of St. James, the Arbor Creek com- contact us at 253-9990. Prior experience in emergency munity and commercial and residential areas on Southport - services is not a pre-requisite; we will train you. Supply Road and Midway Road. We receive and provide mutual In recent years we have seen a dramatic increase in our aid to our neighboring emergency services departments includ- population and it appears it will be continuing in the fu- ing Oak Island, Yaupon Beach, Southport, Sunset Harbor and ture. For that reason we will be looking to to what our Bolivia. We also partner with Brunswick County paramedics for Department must do in order to keep up with this growth. medical emergencies. We must be proactive to meet our future needs. Our 5 During the past year we were given a “ratings” inspection by year plan will reflect what we think is needed in the up- the NC Office of thr State Fire Marshal. We were last inspected coming years. about 15 years ago. I am proud to say we improved our rating, In closing, I extend an invitation for you to visit the going from a 5 to a 3 (lower is better). This rating is no accident, firehouse to see our equipment and facilities and meet but is due to the hard work of all the membership. your volunteers. I would be very happy to answer any The inspector, who spent an entire day examining records, questions you may have and always look forward to chil- commented that our town and citizens should be proud of the dren visiting us to see the “Big Red Trucks.” service provided by our volunteers. I am very grateful to have 80 dedicated firefighters, EMT’s Feel free to call us at and Fire police who provide their services 24 hours a day, every 253-9990 to arrange a day of the year. tour. This past year we have responded to over 504 medical emergencies and 200 fire related emergencies. Fire police responded to all emergencies within the plantation and Arbor Creek and John Dahill provided traffic control for many events. Chief, I am extremely proud that we have never failed to respond to St. James a call and I do not expect that to change. Our call volume has Fire Department increased approximately 20% with our membership numbers staying about the same during the year. We have experienced several retirements that have been offset by new members and

CURRENT VOLUNTEER MEMBERSHIP

Asst. Chief John Allison, FF/RT Asst. Chief Harry Einbinder, Bruce Kupper, FR Tom Pelton, FF Bob Andrews, FF EMT David Lanzi, FR Lawrence Phelps, EMT Morris Beavers, FP Maggie Finnerin, EMT David Laughton, FR Don Poczik, FP Tom Bednarczyk, FF Capt. Jack Foggo, FF/RT Jim Lesher, MR Lt. Dawn Quabeck, EMT Lt. Bill Bell, EMT George Freeman, FP David Lippincott, FP Vince Rocco, FF Scott Boyer, FF Tim Gedemer, FP Mike Lopez, FF James Rutledge, FF Vincent Cala, FP Barbara Gregory, EMT William McKenzie, FP Jim Sconyers, FF/RT Jim Carey, FF/PIO John Gregory, FF Thomas Milner, FR Eric Stettner, FF Debra Chiarllo, FR Lt. Bob Hardison, FF/RT Steve Montee, FP Larry Strayer, EMT Woodie Clookie, FF Dick Hart, FP Jay Murray, EMT Richard Strukel, FF Anthony Coviello FF Capt. Carol Hazelton, EMT Lt. Bob Nelson, FF James Taylor, FR Lt. Jim Crum, FP Joe Hertz, FP Chris Nicholas, FR Ed Thompson, FF Chief John Dahill, FF Bob Hilinski, FF Bonnie, O’Brien, EMT Buzz Thornton, FF Kirk Davis, FF Tom Hlavac, FF George O’Brien, EMT Nat Tolar, FP Lt. Karen Deegan, EMT Don Howard, FP Lt. Joe O’Brien, FP David Trogdon, EMT-P Harry DeHaven, FP Paul Huber, FF Ralph O’Brien Lt. Gene Trombley, FF/RT Steve Dillon, FP Bob Jenkins, FF Dennis O’Connor, EMT I John Vandegrift, FP David Doe, FF/RT David Johnson, FR Peach O’Gorman, EMT Richard Venezia,EMT Brian Donohue, FF Ken Kidd, FF/RT Bill Paglione, FF Lt. Cindy Willard, EMT Bob D’Reaux, EMT Susan Klotz, EMT Richard Palmer, FF Earl Williams, FP Lynn Dutney, FP John Koenig, EMT Jude Panetta, FF Steve Wilson, FF Capt. Bruce Edwards, FF/RT Frank Kostainschek, FF Joe Pedone, FF John Young, FF/EMT

FF=Firefighter; RT=Rescue Technician; MR=Medical Responder; FR=First Responder; FP=Fire Police; P=Paramedic SJFD Annual Report 2016 Page 3

FIRE OPERATIONS

A volunteer organization is a bal- However good on line training ancing act when it comes to mem- is it is no substitute for hands bership. On the minus side, we lose on training. Which is why you people to retirement every year. On see us out in the neighbor- the plus side, we have new mem- hoods on Monday evenings bers join . and Wednesday afternoons all Training is an on going scenario. It year . is not just for the new members. Our firefighters log over 4000 We train twice a week every week, hours of training each year, a on Monday nights and Wednesday tribute to their dedication. afternoons. We train at the station, The welcome mat is out for in your neighborhood, or outside the new recruits. gate. No experience necessary! Hands on training is supplemented with classroom training. Provided by our officers, BCC, and other outside John Allison agencies, courses such as Hazard- Assistant Chief ous Materials, CPR, and Technical Fire Operations Rescue have proven to be a invalu- able and essential to our training. Firefighters with an internet connec- tion have access to over 1,000 training modules in Target Solu- tions, our on line training system. The system is also used to track in house training, tracking subject matter and hours logged by each trainee. We have found the on line system to be an efficient tool as we move forward in making our training effort simpler yet more productive.

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EMS OPERATIONS

Your SJFD Emergency Medical Ser- for our community members, instructing them vices team consists of 29 dedicated men in the life saving techniques of “Hands Only and women holding credentials ranging CPR”. We provide our community with the from First Responder to Medical Respond- materials necessary to utilize the “Vial for Life” er, (EMT) Emergency Medical Technician, program, where your pertinent medical history to EMT Intermediate & Paramedic. We is readily available should you be involved in a have lost some very dedicated well trained medical emergency. The vial informs emer- members this year, but our recruitment ef- gency responders as to your prior medical his- forts have successfully resulted in a num- tory, medications you are taking, allergies and ber of new members who are in various other important lifesaving information. We stages of the certification process. This provide rehabilitation services at the scene of team ensures emergency medical re- all structure fires and major accidents, thus in- sponse to our community 24 hours a day 7 suring the well-being of the firefighters fighting days a week. The ST James Fire Depart- the fire and addressing the accident. We have ment acquired a basic life support ambu- been called to provide rehabilitation services lance in 2007 and since that time your and CPR in neighboring communities because EMS squad members have responded to of our experience in those areas and our abil- 3571 calls in our service area. We re- ity to insure sufficient numbers of trained per- spond to a myriad of medical emergencies, sonnel to accomplish the task. ranging from cardiac arrests to lifting assistance. Just this fiscal year alone, our am- Please consider joining with us in providing bulance has responded to 505 calls. medical emergency services to your community. The department provides all necessary It is Brunswick County procedure to send equipment, assists you as you pursue your a County ambulance and a Fire Depart- credentials and provides all continuing educa- ment ambulance to any medical emergen- tion necessary to maintain your knowledge, cy when a fire department is equipped with skills and certification. a transport ambulance. Our community is fortunate in that we have such an ambulance and trained crews. St. James can Harry Einbinder often transport a patient requiring move- Assistant Chief ment to a hospital emergency room allow- EMS Operations ing the County ambulance to be available for Advanced Life Support calls.

Beyond what is considered traditional emergency response, the St. James EMS squad provides other services to our citizens as well as our neighboring communities. We have provided a certified crew and ambulance to be available at major community events, thus insuring wherever a large gathering is taking place we are available in the event of a medical emergency. We continue to conduct workshops

SJFD Annual Report 2016 Page 5 F INANCIAL R EPORT

The St. James Fire Department’s financial reports, ly by the Department’s Board of Directors. The mort- which follow, are prepared internally and presented in for- gage on the building is the only outstanding long term mats we believe give a clear picture of the Department’s indebtedness. financial position and operations. The Department is indebted to the many volunteers The Department’s financial records are audited annu- who worked on the ground cover and telephone directory ally by an Independent Certified Public Accountant. The projects which contributed a record $46,400 for YOUR Statement of Financial Position, below, is presented as it Department. It is also grateful for the many individual appears in the audit for the fiscal year ending June 30, and memorial contributions received 2016. A copy of the audit can be obtained upon request. during the year. Additionally, the auditor prepares quarterly compilation reports of deposits, disbursements and bank reconciliations Jim Gear for submission to the County Finance Office. SJFD Board Treasurer The Budgeted Financial Plans for fiscal years ending June 30, 2016 and 2017 follow. The current year’s plan is updated and reviewed month-

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION June 30, 2016and June 30, 2015 2016 2015 Assets Current Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents 287,508 236,998 Receivables 14,080 36,679 Prepaid Expenses 26,878 5,331 Total Current Assets 328,466 279,008

Fixed Assets Land 702,685 702,685 Building 1,037,567 1,037,415 Equipment 499,169 489,019 Vehicles 1,687,567 1,697,568 Total Fixed Assets 3,936,836 3,926,687 Less Accumulated Depreciation -2,262,259 -2,130,808 Net Fixed Assets 1,674,577 1,795,879

TOTAL ASSETS 2,003,043 2,074,887

Liabilities and Net Assets Current Liabilities 40,416 36,036 Long Term Liabilities 517,336 550,376 Total Liabilities 557,752 586,412

Net Assets Undesignated Reserve 1,377,784 1,426,610 Board Designated Building Improvements Reserve 28,226 23,226 Temporarily Restricted - Firemen's Relief Fund 39,281 38,639 Total Net Assets 1,455,291 1,488,475

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 2,003,043 2,074,887 SJFD Annual Report 2016 Page 6

BUDGETED FINANCIAL PLANS FYE June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016

2017 2016 2016 2016 BUDGET BUDGET ACTUAL % RECEIPTS Town of St. James Service Fee 192,900 190,800 190,817 100.0% St. James Rural Fire District Fees 54,000 51,000 53,520 104.9% Brunswick County Ambulance Stipend 28,600 28,600 28,600 100.0% Ambulance Transport Billings 15,700 19,000 16,511 86.9% Contributions (Unrestricted) 4,000 3,000 8,623 287.4% Grants 1,000 1,000 2,400 240.0% Insurance Recoveries 0 0 Interest Income 500 700 841 120.1% Special Events Revenue 38,000 31,000 46,386 149.6% Town of St. James Capital Funding 0 0 0 Transfer from SJFD Reserve 0 10,200 10,200 100.0%

TOTAL RECEIPTS 334,700 335,300 357,898 106.7%

DISBURSEMENTS Administration 5,100 5,300 5,184 97.8% Building Maintenance 23,000 40,000 19,468 48.7% Capitalized Assets 21,200 15,000 10,150 67.7% Debt Service - Building and Vehicles 53,500 53,500 53,484 100.0% Fuel 6,600 8,000 4,750 59.4% Insurance 45,700 44,400 43,007 96.9% Physical Exams and Inoculations 4,000 7,500 4,274 57.0% Professional Fees 26,500 16,600 14,513 87.4% Radios, pagers 9,300 9,000 10,030 111.4% Repairs Repairs-Equipment 3,400 3,900 3,374 86.5% Repairs-Vehicles 25,000 21,000 16,294 77.6% Repairs-Certification 7,500 5,000 6,148 123.0% Supplies EMS 15,000 17,500 20,553 117.4% Fire 24,200 36,000 29,365 81.6% Fire Police 6,000 2,000 2,130 106.5% Office 5,000 3,500 9,676 276.5% Training 8,500 7,500 9,655 128.7% Travel 1,000 1,000 0 0.0% Utilities and Telephone 21,200 18,500 17,341 93.7% Volunteer Appreciation 23,000 20,100 23,281 115.8%

TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS 334,700 335,300 302,677 90.3%

SJFD Annual Report 2016 Page 7 Current Fire Board of Directors

Elected Members Appointed Members John Young, President John Dahill, Chief of Department Joan Madsen, Vice President Wayne Deutscher, Town Representative Jim Gear, Treasurer Jerry Iverson, POA Representative John Schroeder, Secretary Walle Johansen, Facilities Roger Nejes Don McGuire

ANNUAL M EETING

Notice of Annual Meeting, St. James Fire Department, Inc. Each person 18 years of age or older who owns property in the St. James Fire District or the St. James Rural Fire District, as designated by Brunswick County and the State of North Carolina, is entitled to participate in the affairs of the Corporation. Each person is entitled to vote for three members on the Board of Directors. The annual meeting will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., at 3628 St. James Drive (the firehouse), in the Town of St. James.

Notice of Election for Board of Directors, St. James Fire Department Inc. An election will be held on Friday November 11, 2016 from noon to 7:00 pm for three vacancies on the Board of Directors. John Young, Don McGuire, Roger Nejes and Don Cunningham have submitted their names for consideration. The results of the election will be announced at the annual meeting beginning at 10:00 am on November 12, 2016. Absentee ballots will be available October 24. Ballots may be requested from the St. James Fire Department, pick up or call 253- 9990. A “Get To Know Your Candidates” has been scheduled for Wednesday November 2 at the “Fire House” from 4:00pm to 5:00pm. Biographies of the candidates appear on the following pages.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANDIDATES

4370 Gauntlet Drive St. James, NC 28461 Phone 253-9866 e-mail [email protected]

JOHN YOUNG

Objective I would like to use my “prior life” experience and my experience as a member of the Department and Board to help the Department plan for the future.

Employment As Corporate Treasurer of two multi-national corporations, Both of which had revenues in excess of $1billion, I had the responsibility of managing cash, establishing and adhering to budgets, financing projects, dealing with banks and directing a staff of professionals.

As a Senior Financial Officer at a university in Connecticut, it was my responsibility to arrange and manage the university’s debt. During my tenure at the university, I arranged $100 million of financing of various projects.

Education Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration from Pace University

Volunteer experience Founding member of the Brunswick County Community Foundation-Treasurer- 4 years Member of Finance Committee Sacred Heart Church - 8 Years Member of St. James Fire Department -16 years Volunteer Southport Rescue Squad-7 years Member St James Fire Department Board -12 years Treasurer- Vice-President-President

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANDIDATES

Roger F. Nejes 2846 St. James Drive 253-4904 [email protected]

Over the years, Mr. Nejes has held numerous responsible positions in professional, civic, and community organizations. In St. James, he is cur- rently serving as a member of the St. James Fire Department Board for the last seven years and has served as Chairman of the SJFD Five Year Plan committee and the By-Law revision committee as well as the rescue truck procurement committee. He served as a member of the St. James POA Finance Committee for eight years, including three years as Chair- man. He previously served as treasurer of the Men’s Golf Association for two years and as a member of the POA Transition Committee for six 6 years. Mr. Nejes was one of the founders of the St. James Military Ap- preciation fund and served as treasurer for ten years.

In Pittsburgh, he was active in the Financial Executives International (FEI) Pittsburgh Chapter (240 members) Board of Directors serving as Chapter President and all Board offices. He also served on the Business School Advisory Boards of Duquesne University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania as well as the Valley Brook Country Club Board of Directors. In Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, he served on the town Recreation Com- mission, Franklin Lakes Sports Association Board of Directors, as Base- ball Commissioner, and as a junior football coach for nine years. In Old Lyme, Connecticut he served as a member of the Old Lyme Fire Depart- ment for ten years including eight years as Purchasing Agent. He also served as a member of the Old Lyme Town Pension Committee and the Old Lyme Taxpayers Association Board of Directors, including two years as President.

Mr. Nejes graduated from the State University of New York, Maritime College, (Bronx, NY) with a Marine Engineering degree. Mr. Nejes began his career at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics as a nuclear submarine design engineer. He received an MBA degree, majoring in Fi- nance, from the University of Connecticut in 1971. He held to various planning and financial management positions at Electric Boat and later at Todd Shipyards Corporation in New York City. He retired from his position as Sr. Vice President Finance and Administration and CFO for L. B. Foster Co. in Pittsburgh, PA in 2001.

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Donald A. Cunningham 4107 South Lagoon Ct St. James, Southport, NC 28461 910-253-8165 [email protected]

Born: Philadelphia, March 31, 1939

Education: Cheltenham Township High School Graduate Temple University, Bachelor of Science, Communications Major

Military Service: U.S. Army, Information Specialist Ft Hood TX 1961-63 Armed Forces Korea Radio Camp Casey Korea 1963-64

Employment History: News Writer: WFIL TV Philadelphia, Pennsylvania News Reporter/News Anchor WLYH TV Lancaster Pennsylvania Station Management: Program Director WLYH TV Lancaster-Lebanon, PA Station Management: Program Director WTAJ-TV Altoona, Pennsylvania Station Management: Program Director WOWK-TV Huntingdon, WV Station Management: Program Director WPXI-TV Pittsburgh, Pennsylva- nia News Reporter/Editor: KQV All-News-Radio, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Owner Chain of 3 Video Stores, Pittsburgh PA

Fire Department Experience: Active Department St. James Fire Department: 4 years Active Department Elkins Park Pennsylvania Fire Department: 4 years St. James Pine Straw Sales: Routing Chair 4 years

Volunteer Activities: St. James American Legion Post 543: Executive Committee, JAG St. James Model Yacht Club Inner Coastal Model Railroad Club St. James 1st Thursday Men’s Book Club: Chair Brunswick County Newcomers Club: Executive Board, News Letter Editor Brunswick County Encore Club Brunswick County Civil War Roundtable

I am a ten year resident of St. James and, for several years, served an active member of the fire department. I value and appreciate the sacrifices made by our volunteer firefighters and their families. I am eager to help support that effort.

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Don McGuire 4301 Brigatine Lane SE, 253.0482, [email protected] Personal Information Married to Cheryl for 22 years. Moved to St. James in 2007. Education Alfred State Tech Alfred N. Y NY Division of Fire Safety NETC Emmitsburg, Md. Certified Emergency Manager Professional Experience 1960-1978- Career firefighter State of N.Y (Except for Active Duty in US Army) 1978-1980- Chief Bureau of Fire and Safety Rockland Psychiatric Center, Orangeburg, N.Y. 1980-1981- Director State Bureau of Safety and Security, Office of Mental Health, Albany, N.Y. 1981-1994- Director of Emergency Services Rockland County, N.Y. Developed and implemented plans and procedures for response to emergency events at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant 1990-1994 Chief of County Hazardous Materials Response 1994-2008- Director of Emergency Services, Charles County Maryland Coordinated the implementation of $21 million county wide 800 MHz communication system and $3 million Emergency Operations Center Implemented Charles County Career Emergency Medical Service Coordinated and implemented a FEMA Type 1 County Hazardous Materials Response Team Coordinated and promoted mutual aid plans for County fire, rescue and police agencies 2008- 2013 - Disaster Assistance Reservist, FEMA Deployed to federally declared disasters in a number of southeastern states as Operation Spe- cialist 2011-2015 - Served as Emergency Services Liaison for Brunswick County, NC Recent Community Service 2008- Present - Volunteer for Town of St James Emergency Response Team advisor 2008- Present - Volunteer for SJFD ground cover delivery 2011- 2015 - Member of Firewise Committee 2011- 2013 - Commander of St James American Legion Post 543 2013 – Present – Serve on SJFD Board of Directors 2015 – Developed 2016-2021 SJFD Five Year Plan 2016 – Present – Chairman of SJFD Building Station II Committee I am running for the SJFD Board of Directors because: From the onset of my professional career of over forty-eight years in public safety I have been involved with volunteer and career fire and emergency medical services. During my fourteen years as the Emergency Services Director in Charles County Md, I represented the Charles County Commissioners on the Charles County Fire and EMS Board. I believe I have the back- ground and experience to maintain, and move forward, our current outstanding emergency services. A challenge in St James’ future will be to maintain our volunteer status for as long as we can. By continuing to identify and implement cost effective programs and resources we can continue our excellent current services. I have the highest regards for our St James Fire Dept and am committed to that excellence.

SJFD Annual Report 2016 St. James Department

36 28 St. James Drive Southport, NC 28461 Phone: 910-253-9990 Fax: 910-253-9991 Email: [email protected]

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