NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

NBFD Fire Station – 444 E. Chubbuck Road

July 10, 2025 @ 5:30pm

1. OPEN MEETING - Commissioner Shell opened the meeting at 5:30pm.

2. ROLL CALL - Commissioner Curtis, Commissioner Johnson, Commissioner Shell, Fire Chief Brian Curtis, Board Secretary Millar, Firefighter Sam Ward, Jared Clinger of Idaho Fire & Flood, and Firefighter Mitch Parks via Google Meets.

3. ACTION ITEMS

   1. Approval of agenda - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to approve the agenda. The motion passed unanimously.

   2. Approval of minutes of June 12, 2025 Regular Meeting - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to approve the minutes from June 12, 2025 Regular Meeting. The motion passed. Commissioner Shell abstained from voting.

4. TREASURER’S REPORT & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Bank Account Statement Balances

      1. Idaho Central Credit Union

         1. Savings - $40,481.81

         2. Checking - $676,238.18

   2. Approval of Monies Received - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the monies received. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total Monies Received - $8,214.89

   3. Authorization of Payment of Fire District Invoices - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the payment of fire district invoices. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total of Fire District Invoices - $4,955.68

   4. Authorization of Payment of Fire Department Invoices - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the payment of fire department invoices. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total of Fire Department Invoices - $10,962.59

   5. Approval of Auto-Pay Invoices - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the auto-pay invoices. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total of Auto-Pay Invoices - $1,051.60

   6. Approval of Credit Card Charges - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the credit card charges. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total of Credit Card Charges - $1,698.62

   7. Approval of Payroll - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the payroll. The motion passed unanimously.

      1. Total of Payroll - $5,463.56

5. FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT

   1. In the month of June we had 11 calls for service.

   2. We have 30 volunteer members including 8 new recruits.

   3. We had a great send-off party for Battalion Chief Marc Farnworth on June 25th. 

   4. We did the initial walkthrough for the Shady Grove music festival.

   5. We burned off the fairgrounds in preparation for 4th of July activities.

   6. Requested County weed abatement and they sprayed the property. They will bring by a mix.

   7. We signed mutual aid agreements for the year with BLM and the Forest Service.

   8. Cost Share agreement: We were not dispatched to the City Creek Fire even though it burned across 50 acres of land in Sub-District 3. Would like to be more assertive with responding to fires that may be within our district. Annual Operating Plan?

6. TRAINING REPORT

   1. In June we conducted forcible entry training with Fort Hall on their training property, organized by Chief Timbana. We also conducted SCBA drills and confidence course, primary search and victim removal, tender operations, drop tank, drafting pump operations, and off-road driving skills and training on Chinese Peak.

7. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION

   1. Sam Ward presenting. Happy with the progress on the crew’s quarters. The heat in the house consistently reaches 85 degrees or hotter until it starts to cool down around 11pm. Concerned with the liveability with the summer temperatures. Dehydration and other heat related injuries. If they’re dehydrated before even going on a call it could be dangerous for the volunteers. Discussed this issue with Commissioner Curtis and Chief Curtis. Commissioner Curtis figured out how to turn on the fan without the heat, and that has helped.

8. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Cost Share Agreement: Commissioner Shell signed the Cost Share Agreement of $0.00. Respond first, figure things out later. Pocatello responded initially, BLM took over the fire.

   2. Station 1 Update: Chubbuck greenlit our proposal. Next month we will have a new building started and it would be completed within a short time. Chubbuck is requesting we make the property ADA compliant by adding rubber mats. The buildings will be connected. 

   3. Station 2 Update: Spoke with Kris Weise, pushing to open bids soon but it has not happened. We will need to move forward with the organized full bid sheets. Commissioner Johnson will meet with him on Monday morning to resolve gravel placement and finalize plans with him. Progress is slow, but moving. Mowing of the property has not been resolved but will be soon.

   4. Crew’s Quarters Update: Carpets were placed downstairs, stretched upstairs. The sprinkler system renewal has done wonders for the lawn in addition to the volunteers’ efforts. 

      1. Compensation: We are moving forward as is. More concerned with the construction of roles at the fire department. Will table until next fiscal year’s budget is under discussion.

      2. Air Conditioning: We have bids for installation. Each room already has its own return. Tabeling for bids. The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to award the bid to Columbo Cooling to install the air conditioning on the Crew’s Quarters property. The motion passed unanimously.

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to convene in executive session pursuant to Idaho Code § 74-206 to consider personnel matters [Idaho Code §74-206(1)(a)]. The motion passed unanimously.

   1. Executive session opened at 6:19pm.

   2. Executive session adjourned at 6:44pm and the regular session resumed.

10. PUBLIC COMMENT - No one from the public was present to comment.

11. NEW BUSINESS - 

    1. ICRMP updates. Will need to meet with our insurance agent to get their eyes on what we have where. Chief Curtis and Secretary Millar will get this process going.

12. ADJOURNMENT

    1. The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

    2. The meeting adjourned at 6:46pm.