Town of Chatham

TYPE HOURS # FIREFIGHTERS TOTAL TRAINING HOURS
Call Firefighter – Dispatch 4 1 4
Call Firefighter Basic Skills 9.5 2 19
Hydrogen Sulfide Incidents 2 14 28
Fire Officer - Leadership 2 5 10
Cold Water/Ice Rescue 3 22 66
Post Incident Analysis 2 13 26
EMT recertification 19 3 57
Paramedic Recertification 30 3 90
Total Monthly Hours
300 Hours
CHATHAM HARBORMASTER DEPARTMENT
PROFESSIONAL-COMPETENT-READY Committed to serving the maritime community in
a fair and equitable manner to ensure the safe, environmentally friendly and lawful
use of Chatham’s maritime resources and facilities.
Operations
Aids to Navigation:
- Hauled North Cut Buoys (G, F, E, D, C)
- Re-set CH Flag Buoy #3
Set new mooring ball and tackle on Town mooring RC-B.
1/15/2012 – Recalled in support of local Coast Guard & Orleans Harbormaster to
assist in search of plane crash victims that occurred in Brewster.
Set up and deployed on the H-25 a Digital Bird Repeller (BB-Pro) system in an
attempt to scare Eider Ducks away from mussel beds in Chatham Harbor.
Servicing of Chatham Harbor buoys ongoing – remove, inspect, repair and/or
replace as needed buoys & ground
Administration
Private Mooring Renewals and Mooring Wait List Renewals - Processing &
associated data entry of renewals and non-renewals ongoing. Over 160 courtesy
letters were sent to mooring permit holders who did not submit renewal form by
31 Dec deadline. No renewals will be accepted after the final deadline of 29
February, 2012.
Submitted 2011 Town Report for the Department.
Drafted 2011 Patrol Boat Operations Report; included with Town Report.
Prepared power point on department mooring management operations for
Marine Trades Association presentation by Harbormaster.
Rewrite of Waterway Regulations ongoing for future review by the Waterways
Advisory Committee.
Submitted quarterly report for Port Security Grant.
Office Manager continued to log hundreds of phone calls and office visits relating
to mooring permits and waiting lists, transient mooring requests, pump outs,
boat haul-outs, regulation compliance issues.
Maintenance
Mitchell River Bridge – replaced additional 16’ long decking boards on the bridge.
Department Head Monthly Report to the Town Manager – January 2012 Page 6