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2013 - MABAS 54
Meeting Dates
7:00 pm
Teutopolis FPD
215 W. Main St.
Teutopolis, IL.
January 16, 2013
February 20, 2013
March 20, 2013
April 17, 2013
May 15, 2013
June 19, 2013
July 17, 2013
August 21, 2013
September 18, 2013
October 16, 2013
November 20, 2013
NO December mtg. –Due to Holidays
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OSFM TEST DATES
Teutopolis FPD
215 W. Main St.
Teutopolis, IL.
2013 Dates
May 13, 2013 - 7 pm
August 12, 2013 - 7 pm
October 14, 2013- 7 pm
December 9, 2013 - 7 pm
2014 Dates
May 12, 2014 - 7 pm
August 11, 2014 - 7 pm
October 13, 2014- 7 pm
December 8, 2014 - 7 pm
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OSFM TEST DATES
Olney FD
501 N. Walnut
Olney, IL
2013 Dates
May 18, 2013 - 9:30 am
Sept. 21, 2013- 9:30 am
Dec. 21, 2013 - 9:30 am
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 MABAS DIVISION 54 Board of Directors
President - Chief Joseph C. Holomy, Effingham FD
Vice President - Chief Raymond Reynolds, Wade FPD
Treasurer - Asst. Chief Bruce Benefiel, Wade FPD
Secretary - Joan Buzzard, Effingham FD
Send correspondence to: Effingham Fire Department
Attn: MABAS Division 54
505 W. Fayette Ave., Effingham, IL. 62401
Or email us at buzzardj@ci.effingham.il.us
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MABAS Division 54 is in southern Illinois, covering all or portions of Effingham, Jasper, Fayette, Shelby, Cumberland and Richland Counties situated less than 100 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri and 120 miles west of Indianapolis, Indiana. The Division area is predominately rural with developing urban areas experiencing commercial and industrial growth. Interstate 57 and Interstate 70 run through the entire service area along with several rail systems including AMTRAK. MABAS 54 is comprised of 25 response agencies, many of which are totally volunteer departments. These departments are committed to providing quality service to citizens over a combined area of 1,806 square miles. In addition, dedicated personnel from these agencies have joined forces to provide the region with the specialized services of the MABAS 54 Haz Mat Team.
MABAS DIVISION 54 MEMBERS
Click on Photo to enlarge
Front row (left to right): County Dispatch Tina Daniels, Div. 54 Treasurer Bruce Benefiel,
Chief Ronnie Stevens,
Chief Doug Engeljohn, Chief Rusty Holmes, City Dispatch Jodi Moomaw,
Richland Memorial EMS
Director Jeff Johnson,
Jasper Co. EMS Director David Stankus,
Paramedic John Phillips, Effingham Co. EMS Director Terry White,
Chief Joe Holomy
Back row (left to right): Chief Greg Stroebel, Chief Raymond Reynolds, Chief Bob Prosser,
Chief Kevin Jenne,
Chief Mike Depoister, Chief Chris Overbeck, Chief Ed Taylor,
Chief Joe Kemme, Chief Matt Kulesza, Chief Troy Althoff,
Asst. Chief Darren Percival,
Div 54 Secretary/Liaison Joan Buzzard
Not Pictured: Chief Tim McMahon, Chief Jim Guerrettaz, Chief Jon Becker, Chief Todd Yocum,
Chief Bret Bierman,
Chief David Klingler & Chief Kelly Geier
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 Be 9-1-1 Ready
NENA and the National 9-1-1 Education Coalition call upon 9-1-1 professionals,
the public, and elected officials to recognize and promote the message
Be 9-1-1 Ready for the month of April 2013.
The Coalition website, www.know911.org provides extensive tools and resources
to enhance 9-1-1 public education. A public relations toolkit and other materials to support the
Be 9-1-1 Ready campaign are available currently on www.know911.org .
The website is updated frequently with content from 9-1-1 educators,
local communities, and the Coalition. Sample messages include:
* Know Where You Are: Where are you right now? Could you tell 9-1-1 exactly where to find you?
* Call If you Can, Text if You Can't: Your local 9-1-1 center may soon be able to accept SMS text
messages provided by your wireless service provider. Continue to call 9-1-1 until you know your
9-1-1 center can accept text messages.
* Stay Calm & Ready to Listen: 9-1-1 is here to help you through until help arrives. Be ready to
listen and follow directions.
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- March 12, 2013 -
On behalf of the MABAS Division 54 Chiefs, Division President/ Chief Joe Holomy presented City Dispatchers, Cindy Thies and Danielle Newman with a Certificate of Accomodation stating:
“In recognition of your proactive actions taken on January 28, 2013, whereby you displayed exceptional professional skill and conduct while functioning as the Primary Dispatch Center for the mutual aid box alarm involving the Dieterich Fire Protection District. As a result of your actions, mutual aid companies were dispatched to the call in an extremely efficient manner, thereby enhancing the safety of the emergency responders and the citizens they serve.”
Danielle Newman, Div. 54 President Chief Joe Holomy, Cindy Thies
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National Emergency Number Association
WARNS PUBLIC ABOUT DIALING 112
The National Emergency Number Association (NENA) is warning the public not to dial 112, in the wake of social media posts that people should dial the number, rather than 911, in certain circumstances, such as if they are pulled over by police and
want to
confirm the officers' authenticity.
"1-1-2 is the European emergency number," NENA said. "While dialing 1-1-2 in the United States may work on certain devices and on certain wireless networks, the only way to ensure that your call for emergency assistance gets through is to dial 9-1-1.
When a caller tries to use 1-1-2 in the United States, the call may not go through.
Even if it does, 1-1-2 provides no special emergency call handling - in fact, it adds a delay due to it having to be converted to '9-1-1' and then
routed to the appropriate 9-1-1 call center."
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ATTENTION MABAS 54 MEMBERS!
Quantifit Machine Schedule Link
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Hot off the Presses - MABAS 54 Newsletter
     
Please send any website changes or requests to: Joan Buzzard
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