All members were present at the Falcon Fire Protection District’s June board meeting, except for Greg Huele, who was working the Springer fire near Lake George, Colo.Training lieutenant position updateThe part-time division chief of training, Glenn Levy, updated the board on the rotating training lieutenant position. He said that creating this position will enable the FFPD to educate firefighters in-house using the specific skill set of each lieutenant, as they rotate through the training lieutenant position.With the training position, the FFPD can also focus on the different districts’ unique characteristics so firefighters are better prepared for emergencies, no matter where they occur.Levy also said the current lieutenants serving the district had devised a schedule for the first four lieutenants who would like to serve as training lieutenant. First on the list is Lt. Dave Smith, who has volunteered to serve for a six-month period, Levy said.After the initial six months, the board will assess the 2013 budget to determine if there is funding for the position, Kupferer said.The board unanimously approved the training lieutenant’s job description. Fire Chief Trent Harwig said he hopes to start the rotation July 1.2009 IFC adoption updateBattalion Chief Vernon Champlin updated the board on the status of the adoption of the 2009 International Fire Code. He said the Housing and Building Association of Colorado Springs has provided its comments regarding the proposed amendments made by the FFPD and other districts.Champlin said the FFPD is taking the comments into consideration as they review and amend the amendment.The IFC is on the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners’ agenda for the June 28 meeting; the FFPD will present the new proposal at that time.ìPart of our presentation is going to focus on the code language, and then the HBA will have a chance to comment on that,î Champlin said.Other newsHarwig presented information about the sale of a surplus 1999 Chevy truck owned by the FFPD. In 2011, the board approved the sale of the truck for $30,000, he said. But no one has made an offer, until now. The Peyton Fire Protection District has offered $25,000 for the truck, but Harwig said he needed board approval to sell it for anything less than $30,000. The board unanimously approved the sale to PFPD for $25,000.After discussions regarding the pension fund budget in May, Harwig said he was informed by legal counsel that the district must have a separate budget for the pension fund. The budget meeting is scheduled for the July board meeting.
