Central Iowa EMS Directors



Central Iowa EMS Directors

Monday March 26th, 2007

Meeting called to order by Frank Prowant at 1830. Altoona was thanked for providing the site as well as the meal.

Approval of Minutes: Minutes from the January meeting were approved as written.

Treasurer’s Report: No report

Guest Speakers: Sam Patterson was represented from the Community Training Center at Mercy. Stated he has ACLS programs available for $75 for renewals and $150 for provider classes. Books may be checked out from Emergency Management through Steve Noland at 286-2107 and must be returned or the department will be billed for the books. Sam also offers BCLS and PALS. For class information, Sam may be contacted directly at 643-7488.

Education Committee – Meeting monthly. This group is interested in facilitating a process to create core programs to meet the greatest need, including ACLS, PEPP renewal, PHTLS and offering an NAEMT refresher 2x/ year. Next education committee meeting 4/18 at 1300 at the Ankeny Fire Department.

Metro Trauma – Reylon reported Metro trauma is again requesting trauma alerts not be requested. The hospitals will call them given the report provided by EMS personnel.

Metro ED – Diversion policy from the VA was provided to all attendees.

MMRS – 2005 grant period has been closed. Purchases of a generator for Grandview and the EOC were the outcomes.

Member Counties:

Jasper – Met with all EMS directors in February. Assistance to Firefighter Grant was obtained and a toughbook and software were purchased for all ambulances in the county. Newton – will be offering a test this fall for full time firefighters.

Madison – In the process of looking at changing all protocols for Madison County.

Polk – MCI – there will be a drill on 4/17 at Camp Dodge.

Polk County Fire Chiefs – Reylon reported Polk County Dispatch will be changing all EMS requests to Teams cards to make it easier for dispatchers. These will also include NIMS terminology for consistency. Should be a seamless system for EMS.

Old Business:

• NDMS Exercise – Matt Klein reported the tentative dates are 7/12 or 7/19-21. It will be dependent upon when the C130 arrives from Minnesota and is available.

• There will be a tabletop exercise at the VA on 6/15 from 1300-1600, and will include the NDMS and DMAT teams.

New Business:

• CIEMSD (Yahoo Groups) – Check your spam files to make sure you are receiving the e-mails from this group.

• Arterial lines – the state is going to be questioned as to whether paramedics can monitor arterial lines in transit.

Announcements./ Other matters

Upcoming Training –

• Grinnell will be offering an ACLS class this weekend.

• Altoona will be offering an EMT-B class this fall.

• Pleasant Hill will be offering a paramedic bridge class

Hirings:

• Ankeny has a chief’s position open, as well as paid on call positions.

• Altoona is hiring a full time captain’s position for EMS

• Urbandale is hiring 2-5 paramedics/ firefighters

• Windsor Heights will be hiring 5-6 part time personnel as they are going to be staffing the station 10 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Recognitions

• Windsor Heights will be housing their new fire truck Monday April 2nd at 1800-2000 hours.

Meeting adjourned at 1925 hours.

Next Meeting: Pleasant Hill Fire Department – May 21st, 2007 at 1830 hours.

Respectfully Submitted:

Reylon Meeks

Acting Secretary

2007 Dues Payments

Boone County Paid

|Boone FD |X |

|Ogden FR | |

|Boone County Hospital |X |

|Pilot Mound fire/rescue | |

Dallas County Paid

|Adel fire/rescue |X |

|Bouton fire/rescue | |

|Dallas Center rescue | |

|Dallas Co. EMS | |

|DeSoto fire/rescue | |

|Dexter EMS |X |

|Granger EMS |X |

|Minburn rescue | |

|Perry fire | |

|Redfield EMS | |

|Van Meter fire/rescue | |

|Waukee fire/rescue |X |

|Woodward FD | |

|Dallas County Hospital |X |

Jasper County Paid

|Baxter rescue |X |

|Colfax FD |X |

|Kellogg FD | |

|Lynnville EMS | |

|Mingo FD | |

|Monroe FD | |

|Newton FD |X |

|Prairie City Ambulance |X |

|Reasnor FD | |

|Sully FD | |

Madison County Paid

|Earlham rescue | |

|Madison County Hospital |X |

|St. Charles fire/rescue | |

|Truro fire/rescue | |

Marion County Paid

|3M Knoxville | |

|Bussey FD | |

|Clay Township fire/rescue | |

|Columbia fire/rescue |X |

|Indiana Township FR |X |

|Knoxville fire/rescue | |

|Knoxville raceway ambulance | |

|Melcher Dallas fire/rescue | |

|Pella community ambulance |X |

|Pleasantville EMS |X |

Marshall County Paid

|Albion FR | |

|Clemons/St. Anthony FR | |

|Ferguson FR | |

|Gilman FR | |

|Haverhill FR | |

|Laurel FR | |

|Liscomb FR | |

|Marshalltown FD | |

|Marshalltown paramedic service | |

|Melbourne FR | |

|Rhodes FR | |

|State Center EMS | |

|Green Mountain FR | |

|LeGrand FR | |

Polk County Paid Paid

|Polk Co Communications | | |132 FW FD |** |

|Polk Co EMA | | |Altoona FD |X |

|Polk Co. Medical Examiner | | |Ankeny FD |X |

|Metro Trauma | | |Bondurant EMS |X |

|Iowa Health Systems, Life Flight, Lutheran, IMMC|X | |Clive FD |X |

|Mercy Hospital, Mercy One, Capitol |X | |Delaware Township FD | |

|Broadlawns Medical Center | | |DSM FD |X |

|Bureau of EMS | | |Elkhart FR | |

| Fraser Medical Services |X | |WDSM EMS |X |

| Grimes FD |X | |WDSM fire/ems | |

|Northern Warren FD |X | |Johnston FD |X |

|Pleasant Hill FD |X | |Midwest Ambulance Service |X |

|Polk City FD |X | |Mitchellville FD |X |

|Prairie Meadows | | |Windsor Heights FD | |

|Runnells FD | | | | |

|Saylor Township FD |X | | | |

|Urbandale FD |X | | | |

Story County Paid Paid

|Mary Greeley Medical Center | | |McCallsburg FR | |

|Story County Medical Center | | |Mobile Intensive Care Service | |

|Cambridge fire/rescue | | |Nevada fire/rescue | |

|Collins fire/rescue | | |Roland FR | |

|Colo fire/rescue |X | |Slater/Sheldahl FR | |

|Gilbert FR (Westory) |X | |Story City ambulance | |

|Huxley fire/rescue | | |Story County Medical center | |

|Kelley FR | | |Zearing FR | |

|Maxwell FR | | | | |

Warren County Paid Paid

|Carlisle fire/rescue |X | |Milo fire/rescue |X |

|Hartford fire/rescue |X | |Norwalk FD |X |

|Indianola FD |X | |St. Marys fire/rescue |X |

|Lacona fire/rescue | | |Virginia Township fire/rescue |X |

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