Minutes of Special Meeting
of the
Haworth Volunteer Fire Department
CALL TO ORDER
        The Haworth Volunteer Fire Department held a specially scheduled business meeting on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at the Haworth Fire Station.  Meeting was called to order at 7:23 p.m. by Boyd.  Members present were: Carrell, Boyd, Batson, Donaldson, Wright, Owens, Middleton, Hall, Cowart, and Storey.
                                                                                               
PURCHASE OF PPE, SCBA, COMPRESSOR, FILL STATION, CASCADE SYSTEM, ETC.
        Storey reported that the FIRE Act Grant money had been deposited into the Fire Department’s checking account.  Members discussed the recent presentations of equipment vendors. 
        Members discussed the purchase of SCBA.  Wright moved to purchase eighteen (18) Scott AirPak 50, 2216 p.s.i., Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) with carbon composite cylinders and hard cases from Wayest Safety in Tulsa, OK.  Middleton seconded.  All members in favor.  Purchase approved.
        Members discussed the purchase of spare aluminum SCBA cylinders.  Owens moved to purchase eighteen (18) Scott aluminum spare cylinders from Wayest Safety in Tulsa, OK.  Donaldson seconded.  All members in favor.  Purchase approved.
Members discussed the purchase of smoke respirators.  Cowart moved to purchase eight (8) Scott AV3000 face masks, eight (8) Scott twin cartridge adapters, and two boxes of P100 filters from Wayest Safety in Tulsa, OK.  Owens seconded.  All members in favor.  Purchase approved.
        Members discussed the purchase of helmets.  Wright moved to purchase fifteen (15) Cairns 660C Metro helmets from Casco Industries in Oklahoma City, OK (thirteen black and two white).  Hall seconded.  All members in favor.  Purchase approved.
Members discussed the purchase of bunker gear.  Donaldson moved to purchase fifteen (15) sets of khaki colored Morning Pride bunker gear (coats, pants & suspenders) constructed of Advantage material with “HAWORTH” on the top of the backs and firefighter’s names on the tails of the coats from Wayest Safety in Tulsa, OK.  Cowart seconded.  All members in favor.  Purchase approved.
Members discussed the purchase of boots.  Owens moved to purchase fifteen (15) pairs of Pro Warrington leather firefighting boots (model 4132SG) from Wayest Safety in Tulsa, OK.  Cowart seconded.  All members in favor.  Purchase approved.
        Members discussed purchasing wildland turnout gear.  Batson moved to table the purchase.  Donaldson seconded.  All members in favor.  Purchase tabled.
        Members discussed purchasing a breathing air compressor, fill station and cascade system.  Wright moved to table the purchase.  Cowart seconded.  All members in favor.  Purchase tabled.
        Members discussed purchasing a Flow Test Kit to flow test the department’s pumpers and fire hydrants.  Batson moved to purchase the test kit from Ferrara Fire Apparatus.  Middleton seconded.  All members in favor.  Purchase approved.
 
ADJOURN
        Cowart moved to adjourn.  Batson seconded.  Meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.

Signed:

Jeff Boyd, Chief

Kyle Batson, Assistant Chief

Kirk Storey, Secretary/Treasurer