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Regular Council
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Meeting: Regular Council - Apr 11 2024
Staff Contact: James Trube, Fire Chief Department: Fire
Fire Department Standing Report
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Agenda Item #20.
Village of Tequesta
Department of Fire-Rescue Services
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357 Tequesta Drive �`1 561-768-0500
Tequesta, FL 33469 t � A www.tequesta.org
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James Trube, Fire Chief
FROM: James Trube, Fire Chief/Director of Emergency Management
SUBJECT: Fire Rescue report for Village Council meeting April 11 th, 2024
Report Prepared on March 291h, 2024 Pages: 1 of 6
Fire Rescue Activities
• March Meetings
➢ 3/12 Fire Training Officers of the Palm Beaches (Capt. Harris).
➢ 3/13 Resident's Academy Presentation (Captain Giblin)
➢ 3/13 Medical Director Ride Time (Dr. Tanabe)
➢ 3/14 Village Council Meeting (Capt. Harris)
➢ 3/20 Palm Beach County Emergency Management (Chief Trube)
➢ 3/20 Fire Marshalls of the Palm Beaches Meeting — (FF Wichert)
➢ 3/20 Resident's Academy Graduation (Chief Trube)
➢ 3/21 Fire Chief Association of the Palm Beaches (Chief Trube)
➢ 2/21 Martin County Fire Rescue ref. Le Parc Bridge (Chief Trube)
➢ 3/21 Emergency Medical Services Providers Meeting (Captain Giblin)
➢ 3/28 Tequesta Friends of Public Safety (Chief Trube, Capt. McGovern)
➢ 3/28-3/29 Interviews for Administrative Assistant
• March Operations, Training and Special Events
➢ 3/1 — 3/31 Fire Hydrant Testing Continued
➢ 3/1-3/31 Train the Trainer Program and follow up training (Picture Page 3)
➢ 3/1 Participated in Food Truck Event
➢ 3/1-3/31 Firefighters continue training on new pumper(Picture Page 4)
➢ 3/15 Administrative Assistant tender resignation to take a job with Palm
Beach County Emergency Management.
➢ 3/23 Easter Open House(Picture Page 5)
➢ 3/26 Lt Spurgeon celebrated 25 years of service (Picture Page 6)
➢ 3/30 FF Zach Wichert received the Firefighter of the Year Award from the
American Legion.
• Upcoming Operations, Training and Special Events
➢ 3/1 - 4/30 BLM Prescribed Burn has been ppd until next winter.
o We are coordinating with Federal, State and Local agencies
➢ 4/1 - 4/15 New Apparatus Push In Ceremony
➢ 4/22 — 4/26 Hosting Water Rescue Class by Dive Rescue International
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Agenda Item #20.
Village of Tequesta
Department of Fire-Rescue Services
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357 Tequesta Drive �`1 561-768-0500
Tequesta, FL 33469 t � A www.tequesta.org
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James Trube, Fire Chief
Emergency Management Operations
• Hurricane Season planning has begun Attending meetings with PBCEM
o 5/12-5/17 Governors Hurricane Conference
Other
• Operations
New Engine in service in April
➢ New Apparatus delivery dates
o Build time on New Rescues projected to be 24-30 months. We should
consider discussing at Work Shop
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Agenda Item #20.
Village of Tequesta
Department of Fire-Rescue Services
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357 Tequesta Drive �`1 561-768-0500
Tequesta, FL 33469 t � A www.tequesta.org
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James Trube, Fire Chief
Train the Trainer Officer Development Program
Pictured here our firefighters are practicing "MayDay" procedures, including radio traffic, rapid
intervention team activation, search, and stabilization/removal of an unconscious firefighter.
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Agenda Item #20.
Village of Tequesta
Department of Fire-Rescue Services
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357 Tequesta Drive �`1 561-768-0500
Tequesta, FL 33469 t � A www.tequesta.org
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James Trube, Fire Chief
Firefighters Training on New Pumper
Tequesta Firefighters have been busy training on our new Sutphen Engine. The firefighters will
learn specific about the apparatus from South Florida Emergency Vehicles Instructors
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Agenda Item #20.
Village of Tequesta
Department of Fire-Rescue Services
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357 Tequesta Drive �`1 561-768-0500
Tequesta, FL 33469 t � A www.tequesta.org
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James Trube, Fire Chief
Tequesta Fire Rescue Open House
March 23rd 2024
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Agenda Item #20.
Village of Tequesta
Department of Fire-Rescue Services
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357 Tequesta Drive �`1 561-768-0500
Tequesta, FL 33469 t � A www.tequesta.org
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James Trube, Fire Chief
Tequesta Fire Rescue celebrates Lt. Mark Spurgeons 25t" Anniversary.
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