BAMSAR MINUTES

Minutes of the October, 2004, BAMSAR meeting, held at Bayport. Thanks to Bayport’s SCUBA Team for their hospitality.

Present: Bayport, Bellport, Brookhaven, Mastic, Center Moriches,

Eastport/Southampton Chiefs.

Excused: None.

Old Business:

DR 2 at Eastport went well. Fire News took a bunch of photos. Fourteen guys

went through the class. Scott Rosato, who was not initially registered, provided a

valuable amount of assistance, and was allowed by the instructors to make the

qualifying dive, bringing the number to fifteen. A motion was made, seconded

and carried, that, since he was of so much assistance, his tuition should come

from the rebate awarded to us by DRI.

In light of the fact that the course, and the mechanics of it, are so intense, this

module must be practiced as often as possible. The operation of this evolution will

require multiple resources, from multiple departments, in order to
get it accomplished.

New Business:

With reference to the above-mentioned current diving operations,
it was suggested that each team approach their individual departments about acquiring one or more pieces of gear associated with current diving operations, and pool all the gear in a central location- one in Shinnecock Bay area, one in Moriches Bay area and one in the Great South Bay area. The teams that surround a particular bay would contribute to the gear pool in their particular bay area. Tim will look into getting prices for equipment.

Letters to be sent to Hampton Dive Center, Suffolk Sheriff, and
Station Shinnecock, thanking them for their support on
Columbus Day weekend.

Brookhaven FD dive team is up and running again. They are now available to respond to calls.

Mention was made as to the possibility of running an ice diving course. This would be dependent on how the winter shakes out. Tim will talk with Jim Bowra about this.

We’d like to hold a Dive Rescue 1 course again, in May. The weekend would be the 20^th, 21^st, and 22^nd. Please bring this back to your departments to see what kind of interest there is in it, and bring back your results, next month.

Paul Massey has written up a draft pre-plan for incidents at Moriches Inlet. He brought it to the meeting and reviewed it. A synopsis of the plan is as follows:

1) East Moriches FD would send a chief to the Coast Guard Station and set up a unified command post with the Group Commander. 5-7-26 would respond to the scene.

2) East Moriches Ambulance would respond to the Coast Guard Station and set up Medical Command.

3) Center Moriches, Mastic, and Eastport would send boats to the scene.

4) Mastic Beach and Westhampton Beach would send boats to the scene, and four-wheel drive units down to the Inlet, on each side.

5) First FD boat on-scene (regardless of affiliation) will report to East Moriches Command, and act as the on-scene dive command, in conjunction with the Coast Guard boat on-scene.

Paul will be sending the Secretary a hard copy of this draft plan, and the Secretary will disseminate it under a separate letter, to all the chiefs involved, with an address where written comments may be mailed. He’s also been asked, unofficially, to look into developing a preplan for the entire Bay. Hard copies of all minutes are being sent out to all chiefs, and to the Boards of Fire Commissioners which have asked for them.

As our November meeting in Mastic, will be the last for the year, members are asked to come back with which dates/months for which they would like to host a meeting.

Training:

Tentative: 8^th of November as the day for a Hypothermia Class. At South Country Ambulance. Possible CME credit.

Bayport, at Lake Ronkonkoma, Sunday, 0930.

Brookhaven Lab: Equipment checkout. TBA.

Next meeting: Thursday, 11 November, 2004, at 1930, at Mastic FD.

Calendar 2004

November 11^th Mastic

Any corrections, additions, or questions; please contact the Secretary.

Respectfully,

John Foley