Monday, April 27, 2020
Standard Newspaper Dolan Springs fire chief arrested, charged with domestic violence
DOLAN SPRINGS – A tiny fire district headquartered in the rural community of Dolan Springs is under new leadership while its fire chief has been suspended following his arrest. It was announced late Monday morning that firefighter/paramedic Steve Winn is serving as acting Chief of the Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire District (LMRFD).
Sunday, April 26, 2020
I Don't Have a Personal Problem with Chief Bonnee, I Have a Professional Problem with Chief Bonnee
Some people have said I have a personal problem with Chief Bonnee.I don't. I have a professional problem with Chief Bonnee.
I'm sorry for the family problems Chief Bonnee is suffering at this time. It's sometimes difficult to deal with family and tempers can flair. I hope Chief Bonnee and his family solve their problems in a timely manner.
I don't like that Chief Bonnee makes decisions based on personality rather than training and experience or the law, but I don't dislike Chief Bonnee.
I'm sorry for the family problems Chief Bonnee is suffering at this time. It's sometimes difficult to deal with family and tempers can flair. I hope Chief Bonnee and his family solve their problems in a timely manner.
I don't like that Chief Bonnee makes decisions based on personality rather than training and experience or the law, but I don't dislike Chief Bonnee.
Chief Bonnee on Administrative Leave after Arrest
Chief Bonnee on administrative leave after arrest for assault, disorderly conduct, and domestic violence LINK to Minutes
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Fire Chief Tim Bonnee Arrested for Assault, Disorderly Conduct, But NOT Domestic Violence... Why
Fire Chief Tim Bonnee was arrested for Assault, Disorderly Conduct, and Domestic Violence on April 23rd 2020
Question: WHY wasn't he arrested for Domestic Violence rather than disorderly conduct and assault?
UPDATE
I just added
Arizona Court Record on arrest 04/25-2020
Mohave County Jail Roster 04/25-2020
UPDATE
I just added
Arizona Court Record on arrest 04/25-2020
Mohave County Jail Roster 04/25-2020
Timothy Dean Bonnee
Arizona Court Record
04/25/2020
MCSO Jail Roster 04/25-2020
Timothy Dean Bonnee
Friday, April 24, 2020
Are LMRFD Ambulance Crews Fudging Response Times?
R415 the LMRFD ambulance was paged for a call around 06:12 this morning. The Dolan station crew advised they were in route at that time.
I was sitting on the front porch drinking my morning coffee, so I thought the ambulance would go by in a minute or so since I'm just a mile from the fire station.
I sat there drinking my coffee and nothing, minutes went by and nothing. I went and made another cup of coffee and returned to the porch. Still nothing so I figured I missed them going by and continued to sit there watching a pair of hawks nesting in our tree.
I was surprised to see the ambulance going by mile post 4 on Pierce Ferry at 06:24. If they were in route at 06:12 why did it take them 12 minutes to drive one mile?
In Route means the station doors are open and you're actually responding, not that you're just rolling out of bed and you'll get dressed and get going when you feel like it.
The Emergency Medical Services & Trauma System uses the data they receive from dispatch logs to judge EMS response times including the time it takes to get dispatched and the ambulance response times.
I understand we live in a rural area but the average EMS response time in the US is 7 minutes. In rural areas the median response time is 14 minutes from 911 call to arrival on scene.
The fact it takes the LMRFD ambulance crew 10 minutes just to leave the fire station is unacceptable.
Brain death occurs at about 6 minutes in a cardiac arrest. With the LMRFD crews taking 10 minutes to leave the fire station if you had a heart attack nextdoor at the Chamber of Commerce you'd be dead by the time they arrived only a few feet away.
I was sitting on the front porch drinking my morning coffee, so I thought the ambulance would go by in a minute or so since I'm just a mile from the fire station.
I sat there drinking my coffee and nothing, minutes went by and nothing. I went and made another cup of coffee and returned to the porch. Still nothing so I figured I missed them going by and continued to sit there watching a pair of hawks nesting in our tree.
I was surprised to see the ambulance going by mile post 4 on Pierce Ferry at 06:24. If they were in route at 06:12 why did it take them 12 minutes to drive one mile?
In Route means the station doors are open and you're actually responding, not that you're just rolling out of bed and you'll get dressed and get going when you feel like it.
The Emergency Medical Services & Trauma System uses the data they receive from dispatch logs to judge EMS response times including the time it takes to get dispatched and the ambulance response times.
I understand we live in a rural area but the average EMS response time in the US is 7 minutes. In rural areas the median response time is 14 minutes from 911 call to arrival on scene.
The fact it takes the LMRFD ambulance crew 10 minutes just to leave the fire station is unacceptable.
Brain death occurs at about 6 minutes in a cardiac arrest. With the LMRFD crews taking 10 minutes to leave the fire station if you had a heart attack nextdoor at the Chamber of Commerce you'd be dead by the time they arrived only a few feet away.
Emergency Medical Services Response Times in Rural, Suburban, and Urban Areas
Emergency medical service units average 7 minutes from the time of a 911 call to arrival on scene. That median time increases to more than 14 minutes in rural settings, with nearly 1 of 10 encounters waiting almost a half hour for the arrival of EMS personnel. LINKThursday, April 23, 2020
Chief Bonnee Says We Don't Need Ham Radio Operators for Emergency Communications
Chief Bonnee says we don't need ham radio operators for emergency communications
Mohave County Emergency Services Thinks Differently
Mohave County's Ham Radio License WC7AAQ
Mohave County Emergency Services Thinks Differently
Mohave County's Ham Radio License WC7AAQ
Sunday, April 12, 2020
There's shortage of volunteer EMS workers for ambulances in rural America
NBC News Article
We live on the most dangerous section of the most dangerous highway in America
US-93
It's not uncommon for the LMRFD ambulance to take over an hour to respond. The golden hour to get a patient
to the hospital is stretched to it's limit here.
From the NBC News Article
“As the population in these communities shrinks, you’ve got a
finite pool of people who are willing to volunteer,” said Wayne Denny, chief of
Idaho’s Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and Preparedness.
EMS volunteer work requires hours of initial training that costs
hundreds of dollars, even at the most basic levels. In North Dakota, for
example, emergency medical responders need 50 to 60 hours of training to learn
how to drive an ambulance and assist with basic CPR and first aid. Those
classes can cost at least $600, which must be shouldered by the unpaid
volunteer.
Inside the collapse of America's emergency medical services.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
I'll bet Chief Bonnee $100 that his lack of knowledge in communications puts us all in danger
I'll bet Chief Bonnee $100 that his lack of knowledge in communications puts us all in danger and I can prove it if the fire district will send a verification email.
A fire chief needs to have knowledge in a vast number of areas besides firefighting and EMS, especially how communications systems work.
One of Chief Bonnee's main concerns should be communications, especially communications during a major event when cellular systems are overloaded.
Without communications the fire trucks and firefighters are very limited on what they can do. Their radios would only work radio to radio, basically line of sight without mountain top repeaters.
Without someway to gather information on damages ,who's sick or injured and need help and then disseminate that to outside agencies, so we can't get that help.
It doesn't take much to overload a cellular systems because they're built for normal daily traffic, an earthquake in California or bridge collapse like in Minnesota quickly overloaded their cellular systems making them worthless for first responders.
BUT the government does have priority phone access for public safety agencies.
When Chief Bonnee first took over I asked if the station phone and cell phones used by firefighters were registered with WPS the Wireless Priority Service. He ignored me like he did with most communications problems I spoke to him about.
I'll bet Chief Bonnee $100 that he didn't register his cell phone with the Wireless Priority Service.
That means in a major disaster rather than having priority access to the cellular system, his chance of making a call on an overloaded system is the same as yours, slim to none...
We Can't bet Lives on an Inexperienced Fire Chief
A fire chief needs to have knowledge in a vast number of areas besides firefighting and EMS, especially how communications systems work.
One of Chief Bonnee's main concerns should be communications, especially communications during a major event when cellular systems are overloaded.
Without communications the fire trucks and firefighters are very limited on what they can do. Their radios would only work radio to radio, basically line of sight without mountain top repeaters.
Without someway to gather information on damages ,who's sick or injured and need help and then disseminate that to outside agencies, so we can't get that help.
It doesn't take much to overload a cellular systems because they're built for normal daily traffic, an earthquake in California or bridge collapse like in Minnesota quickly overloaded their cellular systems making them worthless for first responders.
BUT the government does have priority phone access for public safety agencies.
When Chief Bonnee first took over I asked if the station phone and cell phones used by firefighters were registered with WPS the Wireless Priority Service. He ignored me like he did with most communications problems I spoke to him about.
I'll bet Chief Bonnee $100 that he didn't register his cell phone with the Wireless Priority Service.
That means in a major disaster rather than having priority access to the cellular system, his chance of making a call on an overloaded system is the same as yours, slim to none...
We Can't bet Lives on an Inexperienced Fire Chief