GOLD HILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

July 17, 2023

7:00pm at the GH Firebarn

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MEETING BUSINESS:

CALL TO ORDER ATTENDANCE APPROVAL OF MINUTES

● Reminder that going forward we will be sending unofficial minutes to Gretchen so that she may post prior to them being approved at the following meeting.

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FIRE CHIEF’S MINUTES: Chief Gibson, Chief O’Brien and Assistant Chief DeBroux

OPERATIONAL NEEDS:

• ●  Clarification regarding UTV usage and campfire responses- Have we fully

  clarified to volunteers that we will now respond to campfires? If not, Kent

  would like to put on a training that goes over this new response. TRAINING:

• ●  Past training
• ●  Upcoming training
• ●  New volunteers- Jake K. – Whitey and Kent
• ●  Taskbooks (Ongoing for a future rollout)

  MAINTENANCE:

• ●  Station maintenance- Trash Removal- Leslie Finn
• ●  Update on improving accessibility for apparatus and possibly

  removing cistern- Max Yeager EQUIPMENT NEEDS:

● Update on cost of medical supplies and highest priority medical items. Does AMR or Lefthand have any equipment we could use? – Leslie Finn

EQUIPMENT PURCHASE TEAM?- Where are we on who is the lead for making purchases?- Kent and Steffi

___________________________________________________________________ OPERATIONAL READINESS:

STRATEGIC PLANNING

• ●  Prioritizing department needs
• ●  Board has made contact with Robert Constable, waiting to organize a meeting. -Kent
• ●  SDA conference in September. Should the board join SDA and are any available to join for this conference, either in person or livestream?- Kent, Chief Gibson

  VEHICLES:

• ●  Engine 5404, 5402, 5439 and UTV- Where are we on sirens, lights,

  and radio for UTV?- Max Y.

• ●  Update on shed/storage area pad for UTV- what timeline are we on

  for appropriately finding storage for our UTV before winter? INVENTORY:

● Equipment needs? GENERAL:

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ADMINISTRATIVE:
● Timeline for new overhead? Determining how we are moving forward with

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OTHER BUSINESS:

GRANTS- Funding opportunities for mitigation and energy work- Marcus M. (Marcus will not be in attendance, Kent will be reading his email with updates) MITIGATION-

● Ashram wood removal- Boyd and Kris Gibson COLLABORATION- CWPP- Marcus reports the link for CWPP is not working- Chris Dirolf
WEBSITE- Needs and updates- Jess Brookhart
COMMUNITY EVENTS/FUNDRAISING- Fourth of July Parade- Jess Brookhart, Dave & Anita Sturz

● How did it go?
Pension Board Election?- Have we put out a call for nominations? Timeline?- Jess Brookhart

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NEW BUSINESS:

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ADJOURNMENT:

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