LIEVT
Minutes of the April 2021 General Meeting

The meeting was held at West Babylon Fire Headquarters on April 29, it was called to order by President Manetta at 20:01 hours with 41 members present. Members were served dinner of pizza with all of the accompaniments by members of the Department.
An informative Class/Discussion was lead by Brian Cassell. Brian is the Northeast Regional Manager at Kussmaul Electronics in West Sayville and he spoke about the future of operating ambulances and fire apparatus on battery power when parked to reduce emissions and save on fuel. The topic seemed well received as some members have already been upgrading ambulances with the Kussmaul system.
The meeting adjourned at 21:30 hours.

Minutes by Roy Ekelund

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About 14 members attended an impromptu test of using Zoom to connect and meet during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since most firehouses have implemented a closed door policy to ensure the safety of firefighters and since NY government recommendations against large gatherings make getting together in person not feasible the LIEVT board decided to test out using Zoom to collaborate online. The test went well, it was good to see everyone that managed to attend and we planned to set up a more formal meeting using this method in the near future. A full list of attendees was compiled by Kit and will be added to this post as time allows.