NORTH BANNOCK FIRE DISTRICT

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

NBFD Fire Station – 444 E. Chubbuck Road

May 8, 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, Assistant Chief Timbana, Board Secretary Millar.

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 April 10, 2025 Regular Meeting - The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to approve the minutes from April 10, 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 - $801,368.84

   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 - $6,174.05

   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 - $4,697.83

   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 - $26,538.27

   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 - $901.61

   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 - $1,686.10

   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 - $6,815.78

5. FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT

   1. In the month of April we had 4 calls for service.

   2. We have 33 volunteer members with 8 new recruits. From a pool of 14 interviewed applicants we onboarded 8 candidates.

   3. EMS: We received our EMS license renewal and passed all of our inspections. EMS-1 is also now a QRU in addition to E-11.

   4. T-24 has been taken into Western States Equipment Co. The pump passed inspection and a spray bar with in-cab controls will be added. This will be especially helpful for future deployments.

   5. Started pack tests for the wildland season. All 8 new recruits have tested, and we will continue to conduct tests until everyone is done.

   6. T-3 was taken back to Jack’s Auto Body to patch the missed spot. Working on getting radio and emergency lights done before sending it to Utah. Brand new Motorola radio from Day Wireless was found upstairs in the loft. Was installed Tuesday. The ordered radio will be put in the new chassis later in the year.

   7. Larsen Fire hopes to have the tank in for T-3 by the end of the month. There is potential to have the skid done before July or August.

   8. Would like to have a going-away party for Battalion Chief Farnworth. Options for covering what duties he has performed will be considered.

   9. The ISU EMT course is over. Those volunteers who took the course should be testing soon.

6. TRAINING REPORT

   1. In April we conducted S-130 and RT-130 refresher courses. We had EVOC didactic training last night and will conduct the rodeo at Station 1 on Saturday. PPE & turnout donning and doffing with the new recruits. We are ordering PPE as needed to fit. Will be ordering new PPE each year to rotate as they expire after 10 years. Did a live burn training in Station 1’s neighbor’s field.

7. FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION - No one from the association was present.

8. DISCUSSION & ACTION ITEMS

   1. New Building Update - Will be waiting until after sewer is connected to put in the curb and gutter as well as other finishing touches. Commissioner Johnson is looking into new funding options as well. Potential to put off the finishing touches in favor of starting construction on Station 1 expansion. Land acquisition will come out of the Watsons’ remaining balance.

   2. Crew’s Quarters Update - Chief got in contact with Mark Farnes to replace the carpet pad in the basement and get the carpet stretched upstairs. Still working on recruiting for manning the crew’s quarters. Needing to push forward with occupancy. Curtains still need to be installed. The quarters have central heat, but no central air conditioning.

   3. Station 1 - Would like to convert the meeting room into a workspace once the station addition is up. Might be good to get an AC/Heating unit in the office. The motion was made by Commissioner Johnson and seconded by Commissioner Curtis to award this bid to WestWind Construction for the $150,200.00 bid to add a connected addition of a meeting room, bathrooms, and showers onto Station 1. The motion passed unanimously.

9. EXECUTIVE SESSION - No executive session needed at this time.

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

11. NEW BUSINESS - No new business at this time.

12. 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 6:03pm.