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To- Reeve Hoppms
Members of Council
From. Mac deBeaudrap, ESMC
Date- July 9th, 2003
Issue
First Fire Management Committee Meeting
Council Agenda Item #7(d)
Background
At the June 24`h County Council meeting Council gave approval for the creation of the
Fire Management Committee (FMC), to be made up of the Emergency Management
Services Coordinator and the Fire Chief and Deputy from Torrington The Chiefs and
Deputy s from the Towns of Trochu and Three Hills and the Villages of Carbon Acme
and Linden would also be invited to participate on the Committee
Discussion
On July 3`d, 2003, the Fire Management Committee met for the first time at a supper
meeting held in Three Hills I am pleased to report that there were Chiefs and /or Deputy
Chiefs represented from all Departments in the County and that the participants seemed
positive about the direction received in the Pommen report The local newspaper was in
attendance to photograph the group and make note of the importance of this occasion
The CAO outlined the roles and responsibilities of the County the Fire Chiefs/DC's, and
the EMSC and then spoke to the Terms of Reference for the FMC Each Chief was given
an opportunity to speak about concerns and current activities of their individual
departments It was evident that training tailored to the needs of the Departments was a
high priority on everyone's list
We also explored the possibility of conducting a "live fire training event" and I will be
looking into the feasibility of this in the following week
Another meeting of the FMC is tentatively set for the end of July, where we will begin
the process of establishing and implementing training, Standard Operating Guidelines
and discussing concerns and opportunities for the future
Arrangements have been made for a delegation of the EMSC and the CAO to visit the
various Councils within the County introduce the EMSC and update them on the FMC
activities
Recommendation
1) Tha ouncil e this report as information
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