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Next Meeting: 7 pm - January 19, 2006 at
OSF - Lifeline Helicopter
5666 East State Street, Rockford, IL.

Minutes: Milledgeville Fire Department, Milledgeville, IL - November 17, 2005

Meeting called to order 19:02 by President Robinson. Pledge and Moment of Silence for Fallen Firefighters.

Chief David Folk welcomed BFFA members.

Members present: Chadwick, Lanark, Mendota, Milledgeville, OSF St. Anthony – Lifeline Helicopter, Polo, Shannon, Sublette, Sycamore, Thomas, Tiskilwa.

Past Presidents acknowledged

Treasures Report- Report given by Brad Belanger. Motion to approve report and pay bills by Randy Philhower, second by Larry Wagner.
Secretary Report - Motion to waive reading of minutes by Dean Ege, Second by Larry Wagner.

COMMITTEE REPORT:
Training Committee –
VFIS Drivers Safety Class @ Sauk Valley College December 15 6pm – 9pm.
Grain Bin Rescue @ Sublette (info to follow)
Hazmat OPS @ Dixon City Fire January 6,7,8,13,14, & 15
BTLS Refresher @ BFFA Conference Jan. 7, 2006. Cost - $25.00

BFFA Conference @ Rock Falls Holiday Inn, January 7, 2006 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. will have Fire and EMS training. BFFA Banquet to follow. Vendors will be on display. The 2006 BFFA Conference Brochure is attached to this E-Letter. You can also download the 2006 BFFA Conference Brochure on the BFFA Website Conference link:
http://www.bffa.net/conference.html

Safety- No Report

News Letter- New electronic E-Letter newsletter going out. Members wishing to view it can do so on the E-Letter link on the BFFA website. If you would like to receive the E-Letter, simple use the “Join our email list” link on the BFFA website. We are also still working on a new quarterly news letter.

Membership- We have a new member department: Northwest Fire Protection District. We would like to welcome Chief Tom Ragnar and all the members of the Northwest Volunteer Firemen’s Association to BFFA.

Fundraising & Grants- 50/50 tickets are out.

Water Fight- We would like to set dates for next years water fights at the BFFA Conference.

Memorial/funeral- still looking for volunteers for parade, honor guard, wake and funeral duty. We have lost a few firefighters recently and would like to encourage our member departments to participate in the BFFA Honor Guard. Contact Chief Lally at Dixon Rural for additional information.

Resources and Property: We need a new battery for our laptop computer. We will have Chief Lally purchase a battery and will reimburse him once we receive the bill.

OLD BUSINESS: Highway Safety, BFFA website now has a banner to an E&B traffic sign special on the BFFA main page. We also have quotes from E&B on the 8240HL Lime or Orange Vests. Contact Jeff Bryant at E&B Fire Safety for details.

NEW BUSINESS: Happy Holidays and we will see everyone at OSF – Lifeline in January.

Milledgeville Fire Department Chief David Folk gave presentation on his division’s deployment to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in New Orleans.

Motion to Adjourn by Larry Wagner, second by Greg Miller.

Thanks,

James Gordon

BFFA Secretary & Webmaster

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