Gleneden Beach, August 15, 2012 – Depoe Bay Fire District approved thepurchase of a 2010 Pierce fire engine at its August 14, 2012 meeting. The purchase price of $399,000 savesthe District approximately $141,000 if the engine was new. The down paymentwill come from the District's reserve fund. Future payments will be covered with a combination of (1)funds made available when the District was awarded a grant to fund thevolunteer shift program for four years, (2) income from the sale of an oldsurplus fire engine, and (3) a four year low interest loan from the engine'smanufacturer. "We are pleased that—in these challenging economic times—we willnot have to request any help from our citizens," according to Fire Chief JoshuaWilliams.
The Board also adopted Depoe Bay Rural Fire Protection DistrictOrdinance No. 2012-01 which authorizes the Fire Chief, under certainconditions, to respond to fires in areas outside the District and to collectfees from people who are not taxpayers of the District.
In other business* the Board approved an update to the District'sStandard of Cover and appointed Board members Barbara Leff and Gray Snipes toserve, respectively, as District representative and alternate on a jointcommittee with Newport Fire District and Newport Rural Fire District. The committee—formed in response to theCollaborative Efforts Feasibility Study** of most of the fire districts in LincolnCounty—will explore potential collaboration efforts.
Depoe Bay Rural Fire Protection District covers fourteen miles of thecentral Oregon coast from the Siletz Keys south to Otter Rock. Career staff and volunteers providefire protection, rescue and emergency medical services from three stations. For more information about the Districtand how to become a volunteer, visit the website (www.depoebayfire.com) or contact theoffice at the 6445 Gleneden Beach Loop Road, Gleneden Beach, OR 97388, 541-764-2202.
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*Complete minutes of the Boardmeeting are available on the website: www.depoebayfire.com
**The complete text of theOpportunities for Collaborative Efforts Feasibility Study is also available onthe website.
2012 Incidents
Fire
EMS
Oth
Jan
1
45
21
Feb
0
31
11
Mar
4
42
24
Apr
3
35
14
May
1
45
15
Jun
1
33
11
Jul
4
41
8
Aug
3
29
14
Sep
1
45
15
Oct
1
30
19
Nov
0
33
23
Dec
0
0
0
Total
19
409
175
Past Incidents
Fire
EMS
Oth
2011
30
421
152
2010
5
349
183
2009
25
375
174
2008
20
341
146
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