<p> Queen City Area Association of Fire Chiefs</p><p>Meeting Minutes 03-11-10</p><p>President Travis Trent called the meeting to order at 1153 hours.</p><p>Members in attendance: Chief Stacy Winters Ash Grove Fire, Jon Trent Nixa Fire, Roy Kirby Battlefield Fire, RandyVillines Springfield Fire, David Pennington Springfield Fire, Chief David Hall Springfield Fire, Darren Roberts Southern Webster County Fire, Chief Scott Cranford Southern Webster County Fire, Chief Chip Covey Pleasant View Fire, Chief Jerome Schiman Strafford Fire, Travis Trent Logan-Rogersville Fire and Chief Dennis Reynolds Ozark Fire</p><p>Jerome Schiman motioned to accept the minutes from the previous meeting as presented, David Hall seconded the motion. Motion passed without opposition.</p><p>Due to absence of Secretary, Dennis Reynolds asked to take minutes for the meeting.</p><p>Treasurer’s Report Travis Trent stated that Chief Duane Compton was absent and therefore a Treasurer’s Report was not available.</p><p>Department Reports Ozark- Dennis Reynolds reported their Station #3 was opened as a resident’s stations providing partial coverage for the South end of their district. He also reported they have taken delivery of their ’93 E-One pumper from Jon’s Mid-America and it is in service.</p><p>Ash Grove- Nothing to report</p><p>Nixa- Jon Trent stated that the Nixa Fire District is currently restructuring since the loss of two of their administrative staff. Asst. Chief Duffy assumed the role as the new 9-1-1 Director of Christian County and Asst. Chief Newberry has accepted the position of Fire Chief for the Battlefield Fire District.</p><p>Battlefield- Roy Kirby report the induction of Chief Bryan Newberry will commence March 17th at 1300 hours and everyone is invited to attend. He also reported that Battlefield is currently hosting an EMT class on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. All CEU training is free of charge and schedules were provided to those in attendance.</p><p>Springfield- David Pennington reported that concrete for the new burn tower has been poured and they are expecting the project to be completed shortly. Once the construction is completed, Train-the-Trainer classes are expected in April. Tentative dates are April 8th,9th,10th and the cost is $100 per student. Springfield- (continued) David Hall reported that funding for a classroom at Station #6 (Battlefield Rd) has been arranged. He also reported that recruit testing is underway for their vacant positions. He stated over 550 applicants responded to the announcement. Written exams had been conducted and he is expecting to test approximately 60 in the physical exam. Hall also said there have been some concerns regarding code violations at the Springfield Empire Fairgrounds. Recently a demolition derby was held indoors without sprinklers, without ventilation and in violation of charter rules. He said any fire service related event in Springfield has to involve the Springfield Fire Department (as written in Charter). Doing this prevents code violations like the ones noted during the derby. Another fire department apparently was providing protection at the time. Hall also stated there are several training opportunities coming up in Springfield. Driver/Operator, Intro to Tech, Fire Officer 1 and Instructor 1 are expected soon. Jon Trent further stated that several of these classes are sponsored by the Greene County Fire Training Association. The Greene County Training Association has scheduled their Regional School for October 8th-10th. Jon also stated Shaping the Future is scheduled as well as many other classes and emails would follow.</p><p>Pleasant View- Nothing to Report</p><p>Strafford- Jerome Schiman reported on several training opportunities with OTC and at Strafford. Strafford currently has Search and Rescue Props as well as Burn Props open for everyone as long as it is scheduled. Jerome also stated the Strafford Mobile Cascade Unit is available anytime. Strafford is currently hosting a Fire Officer 1 class and will be hosting Fire District Board Training on June 5th. Strafford is expecting to host Fire Officer II Train-the-Trainer and Instructor II in the summer. Also Bev and Mary will be retiring this year.</p><p>Logan-Rogersville- Travis Trent said LR has seats available for the “Let’s Survive” class hosted this weekend at their Station #1. He said LR is about half-way through their FF1&2 class which ends in May. OTC has announced that soon High School Seniors will be allowed to take FF1&2 classes across two semesters at their campus. OTC still needs instructors for Tuesday and Thursday Classes.</p><p>OLD BUSINESS- Nothing to Report</p><p>NEW BUSINESS- David Hall announced that HB680 (Spiller Pay) was heard. Several people attended the hearing. Few of those attended were in favor and mostly represented the private businesses interest. All others were fire and emergency services representatives which spoke strongly against the bill. Good news thus far.</p><p>NEXT MEETING- May 13th at Coyote’s Adobe Café</p><p>David Hall motioned to adjourned, Scott Cranford seconded. Motion passed without opposition. </p>