No one said firefighting wasn’t exhausting
Extrication training
December 7, 2017 by ·
JFPD 3&8 continues to expand its skills! Our firefighters are training in extrication! Under certain circumstances, victims will no longer need to wait an hour or so for Team Rescue to get to the scene. We’ll be able to get them out and to the first responders ourselves, getting them to treatment that much faster!
Extrication training every Wed in December
December 1, 2017 by ·
Those who are taking part in extrication training are to report to the Training Center each Wednesday in December at 1800 hours
Annual Christmas Party
November 13, 2017 by ·
December 11th is the Christmas Party to recognize the efforts of our firefighters and volunteers who make this district great!
1730 at the Training Center.
Please bring a dish of your choice.
District will provide ham and roast beef!
Special Commissioner’s Meeting
November 13, 2017 by ·
Special meeting at 6:30pm on Tuesday November 14th, 2017
Purpose: Voucher discussion and approval, Due to internet being down
Can You Burn Or Make A Campfire? (Updated 10/20/17)
October 15, 2017 by ·
Updated for 10/20/17
If you are wondering if you can do a trash/slash burn on your property or otherwise make any kind of fire, Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has a decision chart to help you decide.
Remember, some burning is permitted and some burning is illegal. Make sure you are okay to burn before you do.
While the weather is getting cooler and we have had some rain, it doesn’t take much still to start a large fire. Be careful!
The decision chart is in Microsoft Word format. You can download it here: FDR_IFPL Decision Form10_19
September Commissioner Meeting Minutes
October 15, 2017 by ·
MINUTES September 14, 2017
The regular meeting of Joint Fire Protection Ferry County District 3/Stevens County District 8 was called to order at 6:55 p.m. on September 14, 2017 at the District Office by Chairperson: Charlie Cole.
Present: Commissioners Chez Young, Helen Sowards, Shirly Nevin, Steve Benell. Chief Herb Hippler, Purchasing Agent Mark Stevens and Secretary, Shauna Hippler.
Guests: Alivia
Minutes: Helen made the motion to accept the amended minutes from August, 2017 minutes, Chez seconded. Vote was unanimous.
Resolutions: Charlie read over the current Boot Policy. Shirly read over what will be in the new Boot Policy and will write it out. The new policy will have updated requirements.
State Audit: Shirly received notice from the State Auditor for documents for the annual audit.
Contracting vs State MOB: The Red Cards that come from the district will have a special stamp with the walk test minutes which is 45 minutes vs a Red Card from a Contractor the walk test is 1 hour and 30 minutes. Red Cards from the district cannot be used for private contracting. Commissioners discussed that fire fighters will need to turn in their gear and boots if contracting.
New Business: Chez went over “kit” specs for Northport Flatcreek Rd Station. The sheet he handed out shows how big the building would be and design.
- Fogle Meeting on witching: Dave Meyer from Fogle insisted on having the property witched by 2 separate parties. Rod Dupuis found 2 unusable locations and Herb found usable locations. Charlie read over the Fogle contract for drilling.
- Address: The temporary address for the NP/FC station was given as 3276F Northport Flatcreek Rd, KF WA 99144. After the road permit is given we will receive a permanent address.
- Contact Avista: Get their crew over to look at the site. Commissioners are thinking it will take around $9,000 to get the power hooked up for the new building.
- Snow diverter for stove chimney on storage apparatus building: Mark will get a snow diverter.
- Gary Cotter- design septic system
- Inspections of the stations: Barstow station will get a new “slab” in front to prevent gravel from getting on the concrete floors.
Budget Report: Steve made the motion to approve payables, Helen seconded. Motion was unanimous.
Vouchers Audited and Certified BY THE AUDITING OFFICER AS REQUIRED BY RCW 42.24.080 and those expense reimbursement claims certified as required by RCW 42.24.090, have been recorded on a listing, which has been made available to the board. As of this date September 14, 2017 the board by a unanimous vote, does approve for payment those vouchers included in the above list and further described as follows: Accounts Payable vouchers #320237 through #320264 in the amount of $14,528.95. Also voucher 320265 in the amount of $15,925.00.
Committee Reports:
- Buildings: Chez is doing a great job with handling the new NP/FC station.
- Communications: None
- Fire Safety: None
- Recruitment: None
- Insurance: None
Other:
Medical Officer Report:
Chiefs Report: We should have received a check in the amount of $4225.54 for the last payment of the Phase 2 grant from DNR.
The new truck in Jackson WY will be picked up September 22nd and should be in district on the 24th.
State MOB crews are home from Oregon, they had a 16 day tour, making the district $29,000.
DNR will be shorthanded next week due to crew member returning to college. Herb let them know our district would be available for emergencies outside the district.
It seems like all trucks have needed repairs and new tires or tire repairs. We will work on one vehicle at a time until all are fixed.
We will be starting a new structure training class for the new fire fighters at the end of the month.
Herb appointed a new burn tower project manager and expects to see more movement in getting it up and running. We have had to turn down State MOB requests due to staffing shortages caused by members going to contracting.
Open Issues:
- Burn Building – None
- Warning signs – The new signs for the Tipton station have been installed.
- Executive Session: 9:17 to 9:27
Helen made a motion to adjourn meeting at 9:28pm Steve seconded. Motion was unanimous.
Respectfully submitted:
Shauna Hippler, Secretary ___________________________________
Charlie Cole, Chairperson ____________________________
DNR Eases Statewide Burn Ban, Some Burn Restrictions Still in Place Across Northeast Washington
September 27, 2017 by ·
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that as the statewide burn ban on DNR-protected lands has been rescinded, some burn restrictions are still in place for parts of northeast Washington.
All outdoor burning is still prohibited in the following counties.
- Stevens County
- Ferry County
- Pend Oreille County
- Spokane
- Okanogan
- Lincoln
Campfires are still prohibited in Leader Lake campground in Okanogan County. In all other areas in DNR’s Northeast Region, campfires may be allowed in designated approved campgrounds. Always check first with campground host before lighting a campfire. Individual campgrounds may still prohibit campfires.
DNR staff wish to remind the public that individual landscapes or campgrounds may continue, or enact new, campfire or burning bans at any time as needed per local conditions.
To check on current DNR burning conditions, call 1-800-323-BURN or visit www.dnr.wa.gov.
In addition, individuals involved in forest operations are reminded to continue following Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) system restrictions, which can be checked at www.dnr.wa.gov/ifpl.
DNR’s wildfire mission
Administered by Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, DNR is responsible for preventing and fighting wildfires on 13 million acres of private, state and tribal-owned forestlands. DNR is the state’s largest on-call fire department and participates in Washington’s coordinated interagency approach to firefighting.
MEDIA CONTACTS
Janet Pearce
Communications Manager
360-902-1122
janet.pearce@dnr.wa.gov
Make Sure 911 Can Contact You In An Emergency
September 27, 2017 by ·
If you do not have a land line in Stevens County, you will not receive notifications during a reverse 911 event.
What is a reverse 911? This is when 911 will call you to inform you of emergency situations. Example: Large fire and evacuation notice or a police incident when you are requested to shelter in place.
This also could be used for server weather conditions.
If you have a cell phone, you must register you cell phone with Hyper Reach. If you don’t have a cell phone or land line, you can also get notifications via email and social media sites. Please follow the link to get registered with Hyper Reach. https://signup.hyper-reach.com/hyper_reach/sign_up_page_2/?id=41001
