JFPD3&8

Make Sure 911 Can Contact You In An Emergency

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

Commissioner Meeting – 2018 Budget

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!

Burn ban mostly lifted for Stevens County

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

New Fire Truck Incoming

The district has a new fire truck coming.

Commissioner Meeting Minutes – August 10, 2017

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:

  • Temporary deed for the Northport/Flatcreek: was sent home with Shirly to scan.
  • Bids for well: Went over bids for the new well. Also Steve made the motion to approve $20,000 for a new well, Helen 2nd, vote was unanimous. Chez made the motion to “Set the pump/wire/plumb” the new well. Shirly 2nd, vote was unanimous.
  • Interview w/Julian for Yard Maintenance: Commissioners interviewed and hired Julian for Yard Maintenance for $11 an hour. First time working 4 hours to get things up to date. Motion to hire Julian was made by Dale and Helen 2nd, vote was unanimous. Mark will purchase a new trimmer to use.
  • Credit Cards: Commissioners approved to apply for a new credit card with Banner Bank, to replace the Bank of America credit card. Requesting a $7000 credit limit. The Fire Chef limit of $1000, medical officers limit of $1000, and purchasing agent a limit of $5000.  Any commissioner is authorized to request additional cards.  
  • Deadman creek Rd: Signs have been ordered for the Tipton Station.
  • Station Tours: Tours for all stations have been made for August 16th and 17th starting at 6pm each night. The 16th will be Sandcreek, Orient and Barstow. The 17th will be Tipton, Barneys and Northport/Flatcreek.

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:

  • Buildings: None
  • Communications: None
  • Fire Safety: None
  • Recruitment: None
  • Insurance: None

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:

  • Burn Building – None
  • Warning signs – None
  • Executive Session: None

Dale made a motion to adjourn meeting at 8:17pm Shirly seconded. Motion was unanimous.

Respectfully submitted:

Shauna Hippler, Secretary ___________________________________

Charlie Cole, Chairperson ____________________________

 

Work started on Flat Creek Station

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.

Campfires prohibited in many northeast Washington counties

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:

  • All campfires are prohibited in Ferry, Lincoln north of Highway 2, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane and Stevens counties are prohibited.

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.

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
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

www.dnr.wa.gov

Expanded Burn Ban for Stevens County

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

 

 

 

Commissioner Meeting Minutes – July 13, 2017

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:

  • Buildings: None
  • Communications: None
  • Fire Safety: None
  • Recruitment: None
  • Insurance: None

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:

  • Burn Building – None
  • Warning signs – None
  • Executive Session: None

Helen made a motion to adjourn meeting at 8:55 pm Dale seconded. Motion was unanimous.

Respectfully submitted:

Shauna Hippler, Secretary ___________________________________

Charlie Cole, Chairperson ____________________________

 

Fire danger and precaution level increases in northeast Washington

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:

  • Fire danger will increase from high to very high in Pend Oreille County.
  • Fire danger remains very high in Lincoln, Spokane, Okanogan, Stevens and Ferry counties.  

Effective 12:01 a.m., Sunday, August 6, 2017:

  • IFPL will increase to a Level 3 in zones 678W, 684, 685, 686 and 687.
  • IFPL will remain a Level 2 in zone 678E and 688.

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:

  • Level 1 (closed fire season):  fire equipment and a fire watch are required
  • Level 2 (partial hoot owl):  limits certain activities to between 8 p.m. and 1 p.m.; fire equipment and a fire watch are required
  • Level 3 (partial shutdown):  prohibits some activities and limits others to between 8 p.m. and 1 p.m.; fire equipment and a fire watch are required
  • Level 4 (general shutdown):  prohibits all activities



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