I Had a Meeting with Chief Winn over a Week Ago

 I met with Chief Winn about volunteering over a week ago. He had to do some checking so we'll see what happens. 

I gave the chief a copy of my training (see below) including training with NACFD in 2018. If the problem is trained volunteers, I have more training and more current training than any of the current volunteers. So we'll see how interested Chief Winn is in getting volunteers, or if we need to look at something different. 

Montana Law Enforcement Academy
Basic #32 Bozeman, Montana
 
Washington State Basic Law Enforcement Equivalency Academy
Washington State Criminal Justice Training Center Olympia, Washington. The basic POST equivalency test previously POST certified officers.
 
Basic Intelligence Processing
Washington State Narcotics Investigators Association by Seattle Police Department Narcotics unit
 
Counter Intelligence & Surveillance
Washington State Narcotics Investigators Association, training by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. 
 
Special Weapons and Tactics
Park County Montana by U.S. Forest Service Special Agent John Walker.
 
Officer Survival
Spokane Police Academy, training by Federal Bureau of Investigation
 
U.S. Air Force's SERE Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape school at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane Washington
 
Search and Seizure
Idaho State Police training Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
 
Interviewing and Note Taking
Latah County Sheriff's Department, Moscow, Idaho Training by Federal Bureau of Investigation
 
Aircraft and Marine Smuggling
Washington State Narcotics Investigators Association meeting, training by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 
 
Marine Smuggling
Washington State Narcotics Investigators Association meeting, training by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
 
Aircraft Smuggling
Washington State Narcotics Investigators Association meeting Training by Dale Lent, investigator for the Mohave County Sheriff's Department, Kingman Arizona.
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Chemical Agent Training
Course in Mace and other chemical agents taught by Smith and Wesson Company and the Adams County Sheriff's Department at Ritzville Washington
 
Narcotics Screening and Identification
Course taught by the Adams County Sheriff Department, Ritzville Washington. 
 
PR 24 Baton Training
Park County Sheriff Department., Livingston Montana.
 
Quick Kill Instinctive Shooting
Course taught by the U.S. Army at the army firing range Fort Lewis, Washington.
 
 
Medical/Fire Training
 
2018 Training by Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 Standard First Aid/CPR/AED 8 hours
 
2018 American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR and AED) Program KRMC was the training center
 
2018 Nationally Certified Emergency Medical Responder 80 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District   EXPIRES SOON
 
2018 EVOC Emergency Vehicle Operation 6 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 First Responder Orientation 16 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 Emergency Communications NACFD Radio System Dispatch -
 
2018 NACFD Safety Orientation 2 hours – Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 Incident Rehab 2 Water Tender Operations 2 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 Type 6 Engine Operations 6 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 Exterior Structural Firefighting 7 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 Hazmat First Responder Operations 16 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 Hazmat First Responder Operations-Decon 8 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 Fire Emergency Support Responder Training Phase I 22 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 L-180 Human Factors in the Wildland Fire Service 1 hour - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 IS-100 Introduction to the Incident Command System 3 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 NWCGS-110 Basic Wildland Fire Orientation 2 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 S-130 Wildland Firefighter Training (Classroom) - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 IS-130 Wildland Firefighter Field Exercise 8 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 RT-130 Refresher Wildland Firefighter Annual Classroom 16 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 IS-131 Type 1 Firefighter 16 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior 4 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 IS-200b Emergency Management Institute - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
2018 IS-200d Fundamentals of Emergency Management - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
NWCG S-110 Basic Wildland Orientation - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
NIMS 700 National Incident Management System 3 hours - Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire District
 
 
EMS Training
 
Older Training
Industrial First aid with CPR
16-hour course taught by the American Red Cross, Spokane Washington
 
Standard First Aid
8-hour course taught by the American Red Cross, Spokane Washington
 
First Responder Montana
40-hour course taught by the Park County Sheriff Department, Livingston Montana
 
CPR Instructor Spokane Washington American Red Cross CPR
 
Basic Life Support for the Professional Rescuer
10-hour course taught by the Park County Sheriff Department at Livingston Montana
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
16-hour course taught by Daniel Freeman Paramedic School, Inglewood California
 
Mobile Intensive Care Unit Paramedic Training
I attended Daniel Freeman Paramedic School the first nationally-accredited Paramedic program in California. My 960-hour paramedic training program including training at USC Medical Center’s C-Booth, Martin Luther King Hospital, and Cedar Sinai Hospital
 
Washington State Emergency Medical Technician
80-hour Basic EMT Training, Spokane Washington
 
Rural Emergency Stabilization of Critical Patients
8-hour course taught by Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane Washington
 
Basic Fire Fighting
Taught by the Spokane Fire Department, Spokane Washington at the city drill tower
 
American Red Cross, Damage Assessment Assessing damage to buildings and structures, the number of people needing help, 
 
Defensive Driver Training Course
Taught by officer Reed McNally, Bullhead City Police Department completed on 2/26/2003

 

It Looks Like Chief Winn Really Understands the LMRFD and it's Problems

 I read the minutes of the LMRFD Board meeting and agree with Ellen, Chief Winn get's it... 

I agree with what Ellen says in her post so here it is....

Ellen Reh-Bower

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Posted by Ellen Reh-Bower to the Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire District EXPOSED Facebook page

The new LMRFD Chief, Steve Winn, comported himself well at the Board meeting Friday. He appeared knowledgeable and informed in the reports he gave. He made a lengthy and successful argument to the Board for grant matching funds of $15,000 - $20,000 for a grant submitted by prior Chief Tim Bonnee and accepted in part. It was for some high tech fire equipment beyond my comprehension. I recommend asking Chief Winn for details on that.

The only complaints I heard about Chief Winn was that he does not show up for fire calls, and Meadview coverage was down since he became Chief to 8 days in August, from the historical 10-15. Chief Winn expounded on the difficulty LMRFD has had, historically, manning the station in Meadview. He explained that because all but 1 of the fire/EMS personnel are P.O.C.’s (part time), with full time positions in other Fire Districts, the LMRFD takes a back seat to their primary employers’ needs. Those needs have been ramped up due to COVID-19 and extensive fires, Chief Winn explained.

Personnel availability has also historically been a loyalty issue, with individuals loyal to a Chief rather than the citizens of the LMRFD. Every time a Chief leaves, a certain number of personnel leave as well. This highlights the need for LOCAL personnel who would remain to serve their friends and neighbors in the District in which they live, no matter what happens at the Chief level. We see that loyalty clearly demonstrated with our ONE local employee, Mike Pettway, who has stuck with the LMRFD through thick and thin. He ALWAYS shows up, if he is in the area, it doesn’t matter who sits in the Chief’s chair, whether or not he likes them, or whether or not they show up.

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