Meeting Minutes

May 12th, 2009

The May meeting was called to order by Chairman Brad Delancey at 1830 hours with the following member companies present: Life Lion Critical Care, Life Lion EMS, Londonderry Fire Company #1 EMS, South Central EMS, Susquehanna Township EMS, Upper Dauphin County EMS, and Williamstown EMS.

The minutes for the December 2008 meeting were reviewed and approved on a motion by Theresa Hillwig, 2nd Chris Miller.

Treasurers Report:

The current balance on hand in checking is $3,939.59. We currently have four certificates of deposit of $3.000.00 each. There were no monies recieved or expended since the last meeting. On a motion by William Zerphey and second by Chris Miller, the treasurer's report was approved as read.

Training Committee:

• Willaismtown EMS will be hosting an EMT class 10/2009 to 03/2010.
• Lancaster County OSHA and the EHSF are holding an OSHA & EMS class at Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center, May 29th, 2009 at 13:30 hours till approximately 16:00.
• The EHSF asked for services to keep an eye out for the following trainings.
• Line of Duty Death course - how to handle the event from the initial notification to final arrangements.
• Special Events Training - how to be an involved participant at a stand-by not just a silent partner.
• Economic Summit - a round table discussion about the financial situation and how it is likely to impact EMS when it improves.

Old Business:

South Central Terrorism Taskforce

The first EMS Academy was held at the beginning of the month and was a resounding success. A second is being planned for late 2009 or early 2010. The EMS subcommittee leadership has been continually involved in the daily Regional planning discussions since the H1N1 outbreak.

Radio Update:

Nothing new to report. We are currently on schedule for later 3rd quarter/early 4th quarter.

MCI review group:

Brad has not yet been able to get the group going. He is asking for volunteers. Anyone interested should see Brad.

MCI Chest Sheet:

A sample of the card that South Central EMS is using was presented by Scott Buchle. A copy was requested by the services present. Scott will send the information to Brad for distribution to the entire DCEMS Countil.

Schools Workgroup:

A letter of commitment was signed between the DCEMS Council and the Dauphin County School District Consortium. The purpose of this document is to acknowledge a commitment to improce partnerships and improve planning between the local schools and Dauphin County EMS agencies.

Life Lion Aeromedical:

We reviewed stats and case histories for Medical flights since the beginning of the year. Upper Dauphin EMS is doing an outstanding job utilizing this resource. Special thanks to Life Lion Critical Care for sharing this information. It is nice to get some feedback on how EMS did.

Craig Webb Memorial Award:

The nomination document was advertised in the most recent Dispatch. We have received one nomination to date and are encouraging service managers to nominate more.

EMS Week EMS week starts Monday the 18th and runs until the 22nd. The following are planned events:

• Lunch at the EHSF Monday 18th from 11:00 - 14:00
• Breakfast at Life Lion, hanger, Tuesday 19th from 05:30 - 11:00
• EMS Managers Appreciation Banquet, Holiday Inn by the EHSF Wednesday 20th
• OPinnacle Lunch at Life Team EMS Thursday 21st 11:00 - 14:00
• EMS Night Out with the Senators, Commerce Park on City Island Friday 22nd 17:00

NEW BUSINESS:

Regional Accommodation Bars/Recognition System:

The DCEMS Council endorsed the concept of developing a Regional Accommodation and Recognition system. Further information was requesetd but all present felt the recognition of our providers is a neccessity.

H1N1 Swine Flue Outbreak:

• Due to the new outbreak of H1N1 the PA Department of Health has issued a "Suspected H1N1 Influenza A Statewide BLS Protocol."
• The current situation was reviewed. Discusdsion about encouraging providers to wear their PPE and conduct regular hand/equipment cleaning was held.
• Services are encouraged to review the Continuity of Operations Plan between now and the fall.
• An increase in H1N1 is expected in the fall. This would pattern previous Influenza outbreaks.
• The EHSF and 911 Centers are working together to address EMD in the event of an outbreak.

Good of the Order:

A letter was received from HACC which described the institution of an Operating Budget Endownment Fee. The DCEMS Council requested that Brad contact HACC for more information so that the body can weigh the available options.

The EHSF informed us that Tim Gehman has decided to move on. Theyr are currently interviewing for the position. The EHSF does not anticipate a reduction in customer service and Steve Lyle encourages anyone with a concern to contact him.

Heros Grove effort is in desperate need of someone to step-up to perform an administrative role for the project. If anyone is willing to donate their time to a worthwhile effort to promote Emergency Services please contact Brad DeLancey right away.

The Dauphin County Firemen's Convention will be held in Lower Paxton Township on June 13th, 2009.

Due to some scheduling conflicts the next Dauphin County EMS Council meeting will be June 16th 1t Universitry Medical Center's Conference Center Room B/C compliments of Life Lion EMS & Critical Care beginning at 18:30.

Motion to adjourn by William Zerphey, 2nd by Chris Miller.