6:00 pm: Off road EVIPP
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May 8, 2017
May 8th Off road EVIPP. (at training center 18:00 / all district brush truck and full PPE)
Joint Fire Protection District 3 & 8
Proudly Serving Stevens and Ferry Counties, Washington
The Joint Fire Protection District Ferry 3/Stevens 8 (JFPD 3/8) invites its neighbors and all volunteers to attend their October meeting when the budget for 2018 will be determined. Come and offer your input on where your tax dollars will be spent next year. This will also be a great opportunity to meet your commissioners and get to know them.
We have been very fortunate this year in that we have had very few fires in our district and those that have occurred have been small and quickly contained by our excellent group of firefighters. Training and safety have been our two highest priorities and where a lot of your tax money does go.
If you have ever considered volunteering, now might be the time. We are always looking for volunteers and you don’t necessarily have to fight fires. There are other tasks that you might want to tackle and you could be a great help to your department. And as a reminder, if we did have a major disaster here in our area, including an area-wide phone outage, go to your nearest fire station for assistance. We currently have five stations located from north to south at Sand Creek, Orient, Barstow, Barneys Junction, and Tipton Road with station #7 soon to be at North Port Flat Creek.
We encourage you to attend the meeting on Thursday, October 12th, at 6:30 p.m. to learn more about how your tax money is spent. Our district meetings are always held at our District Office and Training Center at Barstow, next to the Kettle River Grange. See you on the 12th!
NOTICE AND ORDER
By order of the Stevens County Fire Marshal, and pursuant to Resolution 47-2008, adopted in regular session of the Board of County Commissioners on June 30, 2008,
OPEN BURNING is still prohibited in the unincorporated areas of Stevens County until further notice. Effective 6:00 pm September 22th, 2017, recreational fires not exceeding 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height are permitted as well as backyard barbecues, chimneys or patio/deck warmers, as long as seasoned, (clean and dry) firewood, briquettes or propane is used as fuel. All camp/recreational fires must be attended.
Violations of this order shall be investigated and prosecuted by the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office/Stevens County Fire Marshal, and the Stevens County Prosecuting Attorney pursuant to the provisions of IFC Section 109. Any person(s) conducting open burning who fails to take immediate action to extinguish or otherwise discontinue such burning when ordered or notified to do so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
A violation of this order is a misdemeanor and shall be punishable upon conviction by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. (Stevens County Building Code Ordinance 02-1984 Section 7).
Signed and so ordered this 22th day of September, 2017
Kendle Allen
The district has a new fire truck coming.
MINUTES August 10, 2017
The regular meeting of Joint Fire Protection Ferry County District 3/Stevens County District 8 was called to order at 6:34 p.m. on August 10, 2017 at the District Office by Chairperson: Charlie Cole.
Present: Commissioners Chez Young, Helen Sowards, Dale McNitt, Shirly Nevin, Steve Benell. Chief Herb Hippler, Purchasing Agent Mark Stevens and Secretary, Shauna Hippler.
Guests: Robert Lee
Minutes: Dale made the motion to accept the amended minutes from July 2017 minutes, Steve seconded. Vote was unanimous.
Resolutions: Went over the Boots Resolution. Still nothing resolved.
Communications to the board: Lifeflight class: Will discuss this class at the Monday district meeting. This will be Lifeflight vs Medstar
New Business:
Correspondence: None
Budget Report:. Helen made the motion to approve payables, Dale 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 August 10, 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 #320209 through #320235 in the amount of $14,425.19.
Committee Reports:
Other:
Medical Officer Report:
Chiefs Report: Herb discussed structure truck in Wyoming with commissioners and went over truck prices. He also went over the MOB fires and area fires.
Open Issues:
Dale made a motion to adjourn meeting at 8:17pm Shirly seconded. Motion was unanimous.
Respectfully submitted:
Shauna Hippler, Secretary ___________________________________
Charlie Cole, Chairperson ____________________________
Joint Fire Protection District 3 & 8 has started ground work for our new station on Northport-Flat Creek Road. Still lots of work ahead but we are off to a good start.
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today campfire restrictions on lands that it protects in many northeast Washington counties.
Effective 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 11, 2017:
Daily updates on burn restrictions are available at 1-800-323-BURN or on the Fire Danger and Outdoor Burning risk map at fortress.wa.gov/dnr/protection/firedanger/ and Industrial Fire Precaution Levels map at dnr.wa.gov/ifpl.
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
360-688-3047 (cell)
janet.pearce@dnr.wa.gov
Guy Gifford
Public Information Officer
509-990-6218
guy.gifford@dnr.wa.gov
Edward Lewis
Wildfire Section Manager
Northeast Region
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
(509)710-8127
edward.lewis@dnr.wa.gov
NOTICE AND ORDER
By order of the Stevens County Fire Marshal, and pursuant to Resolution 47-2008, adopted in regular session of the Board of County Commissioners on June 30, 2008,
OPEN BURNING is hereby ordered discontinued in the unincorporated areas of Stevens County to include recreational fires until further notice effective August 8th, 2017, unless this order is otherwise lifted or permitted by law or authorized agencies. Open burning is any fire other than those permitted below:
This order is not intended to preclude the use of backyard barbecues for the purpose of food preparation only. A water source must be readily available within 25 feet.
Violations of this order shall be investigated and prosecuted by the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office/Stevens County Fire Marshal, and the Stevens County Prosecuting Attorney pursuant to the provisions of IFC Section 109, or other applicable state law. Any person(s) conducting open burning who fails to take immediate action to extinguish or otherwise discontinue such burning when ordered or notified to do so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
A violation of this order is a misdemeanor and shall be punishable upon conviction by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. (Stevens County Building Code Ordinance 02-1984 Section 7).
Signed and so ordered this 7th day of August, 2017.
Kendle Allen
Stevens County Sheriff/Fire Marshal
JOINT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
MINUTES July 13, 2017
The regular meeting of Joint Fire Protection Ferry County District 3/Stevens County District 8 was called to order at 6:36 p.m. on July 13, 2017 at the District Office by Chairperson: Charlie Cole.
Present: Commissioners Chez Young, Helen Sowards, Dale McNitt, Steve Benell. Chief Herb Hippler, Purchasing Agent Mark Stevens and Secretary, Shauna Hippler.
Guests: Danne Ingham
Minutes: Helen made the motion to accept the amended minutes from June 2017 minutes, Dale seconded. Vote was unanimous.
Resolutions:
Food for picnic: Steve made the motion to approve $350 for purchase of food and drink etc. for the summer bbq. Chez seconded. Vote was unanimous.
Communications to the board: The County wouldn’t let the paperwork be filed for the Northport/Flatcreek property because we needed a title after JFPD 3&8. Chez will send over the paperwork with “Municipal” to be refiled.
New Business: Discussed shipping of the tires from Texas, and how to pay the fee. Also discussed getting a new bank for credit cards.
Correspondence: Went over incoming mail and reports from Shirly since she was absent.
Budget Report:. Helen made the motion to approve payables, Chez 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 July 13, 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 #326274 through #326294 in the amount of $18,718.84.
Committee Reports:
Other: Interviewed Danne Ingham for the new janitorial position. Motion to hire her made by Helen and seconded by Dale and Steve. Vote was unanimous.
Medical Officer Report:
Chiefs Report: Herb found a new truck to replace the () at Barney’s station. The new truck is 15,800. Steve made the motion to approve purchase price of new truck. Helen seconded and vote was unanimous. Lonelywolf will be doing all vehicle inspections for all the stations.
Open Issues:
Helen made a motion to adjourn meeting at 8:55 pm Dale seconded. Motion was unanimous.
Respectfully submitted:
Shauna Hippler, Secretary ___________________________________
Charlie Cole, Chairperson ____________________________
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today the following changes in fire danger rating and industrial fire precaution levels (IFPL) on DNR-protected lands.
Effective 12:01 a.m., Sunday, August 6, 2017:
Effective 12:01 a.m., Sunday, August 6, 2017:
Daily updates on burn restrictions are available at 1-800-323-BURN or on the Fire Danger and Outdoor Burning risk map at https://fortress.wa.gov/dnr/protection/firedanger/ and IFPL map at http://www.dnr.wa.gov/ifpl.
The IFPL system
Industrial Fire Precaution Levels apply to all industrial operations that might cause a fire on or adjacent to lands protected from fire by DNR (WAC 332-24-301); this applies to logging and other industrial operations.
The levels are established for each of the 38 “shutdown zones” in the state on the basis of National Fire Danger Rating System data.
There are four IFPL levels:
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