Meadview Meeting September 21st

Good turn out at the LMRFD fire board meeting today. I was disappointed there wasn't more support from Dolan Springs.

For those at the meeting who Ellen told this was a hate site, it's not. I try and provide accurate information, and apologize for her unprofessional conduct. We need to be able to agree to disagree without name calling.

Please if you're reading this for the first time, start at the beginning.

Someone said no volunteers have signed up in Dolan. I told them people can see the budget for training in 2015/2016 was zero, so why sign up with no money for training, and no scheduled training.


When asked if the Kingman Miner was correct that his budget dropped from 5 million dollars a year, to a little over 2 million a year.

Chief Moore said that wasn't correct, but didn't know what his own fire district budget was.

If you're new to this blog please read these important posts..

Why This is So Important to Me

Why Would Any Paramedic Move Here?

Fire Staffing is a Need, Not a Want

What You Need To Know About Two Man Response

These will give you an idea of some of the problems operating with no volunteers.

The fire district is 144 square miles, the ambulance CON is 2200 square miles. When someone in command sends OUR tax supported firefighters 50 miles out of the fire district for a sprained ankle, and your home burns down, or family member dies, how long before someone files a lawsuit?

Search for firefighter staffing lawsuits, and delayed response lawsuits. With one maybe two firefighters what's our legal and moral liability for people who die waiting for help?

I don't know, but it's something we need legal advice on. An Oregon Fire department was fined $50,000 for violating the two-in-two-out rule, getting firefighters and citizen killed.

The two in two out rule was called the most significant advance in firefighter safety in decades. But it takes 4 firefighters.

Jay