2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton

REPORT OF THE MILTON AUXILIARY FIRE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, June 30, 2009
The Milton Auxiliary Fire Department, a unit of the Milton Emergency
Management Agency, provides support services to the Milton Fire Department
as well as responds to special calls from the Milton Police Department and Milton
Health Department.
The Auxiliary Support Service Unit contains six portable generators and
one vehicle-mounted generator; first aid equipment; AED; floodlights; 1000-
watt roof-mounted lighting mast; electrical cables; mobile command post space,
re-hydration supplies; a DIGITAL PACKET radio data link for MEMA communication
as well as assorted tools and seven portable radios, four that can be
used by the Milton Fire Department Incident Commander at a major fire.
The Auxiliary Fire also has a ’97 Chevrolet 4WD TAHOE containing a
1KW portable generator, lights, radio, and safety equipment. It also serves as
backup for MFD-C8.
The Auxiliary has a trailer-mounted 5Kw-generator with four light sets and
a trailer with four portable generators (5Kw diesel, 6.2Kw gasoline, 5Kw gasoline,
3Kw gasoline).
In addition, the Auxiliary Fire staffs and maintains Engine No.5, a 1934
Maxim pumper.
The Support Service Unit / TAHOE responded to sixteen incidents during
FY-2009 including two multiple alarm fires; three parades; one road race; one
accident investigation; one fire scene investigation; National Night Out; DPW
Open House; lighting detail on Halloween night at Andrews Park; support service
to the MFD decontamination unit at Milton Hospital and portable radio utilization
by the deputy chief at a fire scene.
In FY-09 Engine #5 took part in three parades and two special assignments.
Restoration of its two original seats was initiated in FY-09.
The Milton Firefighters Memorial Archives is located in the Chemical
Building. It contains Milton Fire Department memorabilia. The Auxiliary established
the Archives in 1993 and with support of the Milton Fire Department,
is now in its sixteenth year. For over twenty years, Auxiliary Fire members have
had primary responsibility for maintaining the Chemical Building.
In FY-09 the Auxiliary has used its Internet access to obtain training resources
such as the National Incident Management System, weather data and
to communicate with members.
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