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Chairperson Statement on expected conduct and decorum at Commission Meetings. The Board of Fire Commissioners welcomes you. The Board will operate with transparency and will properly post public notice and agenda for our meetings. The goal is to restore the public trust in this Board and its work. As Chair of this Board, I will run the meetings with decorum and respect, following Roberts Rules of Order. Doing so will allow everyone to be heard and for this Board to make decisions with both public and internal discussion and without confusion. Citizens comments are a part of the agenda and the District welcome it. The District asks that you identify yourself, that you keep your comments to two minutes, and that you be courteous and …show more content…

The motion was seconded by Vice Chair Greene. The motion carried unanimously. CHIEF’S REPORT: Chief Farmer stated there were 48 calls in the month of September. There were two suspicious fires, one on Gilbert Avenue and another on Walker Lane. The Fire Marshall and The Bloomfield Police are investigating these fires. Both fires have been ruled arson, so the investigation continues. BHFD received a grant check for $300.00 for computer equipment from the Firefighters Charitable Foundation. Last Month Home Depot along with Channel 8 and Kittie Company donated 48 Smoke detectors and 9 Carbon Monoxide detectors and the District will be distributing them accordingly. The 1800 Board Up contacted Chief Farmer last week regarding donating more smoke detectors. The District has new Alpine Software I pads located in the District’s apparatus. The 911 operator dispatch all information to the Ipads which receives all mapping, direction an addresses. BHFD and Bloomfield Center will remain on the UHF System. The UHF System will go through an upgrade. The cost will be around 1 million dollars. Chief Farmer stated in the past 10 years this District has not contributed to the infrastructure of the radio system. Blue Hills Fire District will have to finally contribute to the financial cost of the radio’s maintenance and upgrade. Chief Farmer stated that the District has been having issue with equipment being disconnected or

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