NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

NBFD Fire Station – 444 E. Chubbuck Road

June 12, 2025 @ 5:30pm

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

2. ROLL CALL - Commissioner Curtis, Commissioner Johnson, Assistant Chief Timbana, Board Secretary Millar, Firefighter Sam Ward. Fire Chief Curtis joined at 5:45 via Google Meets.

3. ACTION ITEMS

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

   2. Approval of Minutes of May 8, 2025 Regular Meeting - The motion was made by Commissioner Curtis and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to approve the minutes from May 8, 2025 Regular Meeting. The motion passed unanimously.

4. TREASURER’S REPORT & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Bank Account Statement Balances

      1. Idaho Central Credit Union

         1. Savings - $40,481.81

         2. Checking - $761,723.92

   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 - $12,640.28

   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 - $5,731.52

   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 - $11,576.96

   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 - $951.07

   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 - $3,961.17

   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 - $7,210.02

5. FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT

   1. In the month of May we had 5 calls for service.

   2. We have 33 volunteer members including 8 new recruits. The new hires are being trained in basics. They attend training very well, have good camaraderie with others, and are working well with our more senior firefighters.

   3. We have signed mutual aid agreements with several wildland organizations including the Forest Service and BLM. We have been working well with them and will continue to do so. We are continuing to foster a better relationship with Fort Hall to provide EMT assistance as well. 

   4. T24 went to Western States CAT for spray bars with in-cab controls and is now in service. It will be available for national deployment. Garnering excitement with the volunteers for deployment. The F350 has been acquired and we will be swapping skids soon. Plans are in motion to rebadge the trucks for clarity. 

   5. We will have a discussion with the dispatch center regarding faster response.

6. TRAINING REPORT

   1. In May we conducted training on hose deployment and management, fire streams, drafting out of a drop tank, using the jet siphon for tank-to-tank filling, and wildland basics. We will keep building the basic foundations for our new recruits. Looking to sponsor more volunteers for the ISU EMT class. 

7. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION

   1. Firefighter Sam Ward presenting. The Association has not met in several months. They are fostering their relationship between our department and Fort Hall’s as it is mutually beneficial to do so. They are happy with the direction the fire department is going. The president of the Association is now a full-time firefighter with Fort Hall and as such is much busier. Volunteer retention is up. The amount of EMTs in the department has grown exponentially from last year. More EMTs should go through testing soon. 

8. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS

   1. Station 1 Update - Commissioner Johnson spoke with Jeremy Manska at WestWind Construction. He submitted a plan review to the City of Chubbuck. The projected timeline for the expansion is to have it completed before winter. 

   2. Station 2 Update - Commissioner Johnson spoke with Kris Wiese today about how we have to bid for the sewer and water project. We are a political subdivision so we do have to follow the statutes set. He spoke with our attorneys about this as well. As of July 1st they will have new statutes. We will see which tier we fall under to see if we need to follow the formal or informal bidding process. Surveying is done and they are building a site plan. The Watsons would like an easement in their backyard. Instead of granting an easement we will try to shrink the footprint of the pond to give them more property. The Andersons are greatly anticipating the connection of the water line. Expecting to do the informal bid process next month. The driveways will have more fill added and compacted to improve the driveways for better truck access. Commissioner Johnson will work on getting the weeds cleaned up to improve the optics of the property.

   3. Crew’s Quarters Update - Some volunteers have done shifts in the crew’s quarters and have inquired on compensation for staying there. Chief Curtis will bring a proposal for compensation forward in the next meeting for a vote. A living document for scheduling shifts has been made and is in use. Nine different people have taken shifts in the past. This does not count those who spend time in the station throughout the day. We will need a training night dedicated to familiarizing everyone with the space and standards/expectations of manning the space. Commissioner Curtis is in the process of having the sprinkler system repaired and expressed interest in acquiring an auto mower for the property.

9. PUBLIC COMMENT - No one from the public was present.

10. NEW BUSINESS -

    1. Fort Hall is holding the July 3rd firework show and barbecue. We would like to send a few trucks to support Fort Hall. Chief King will be sending correspondence to Chief Curtis about it. 

    2. An appreciation dinner in honor of Marc Farnworth is scheduled for 6:00pm on the 25th. An invitation was sent through the volunteers’ GroupMe chat. 

    3. There is a firefighter whose wife has breast cancer and the department would like to show their support. Commissioner Johnson will get back to Chief Curtis before this next meeting on the possibility of the district making a donation. The Firefighter's Association historically would make donations of that nature, also to victims of house fires. Commissioner Curtis thinks of Aflac for benefits, who could probably more easily provide them a benefit rather than a donation. Secretary Millar will look into ICRMP member benefits.

11. ADJOURNMENT

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

    2. The meeting adjourned at 6:11pm.