Garden City Fire Board

Chris Coray, Reporter

Rich Civic Times 

GARDEN CITY, Utah. February 21, 2013. The Garden City Fire Board held its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Feb 21.  Present were Terry Allen, Randall Knight, and by phone, Travis Hobbs.  Issues discussed included:

1)       The department is seeking to sell the current truck that pulls the 5,000 gallon water tender and to purchase a replacement.  The replacement would be a used model and would partially be funded by a grant to the department.  The board moved and voted in favor of this action, including a ceiling of $15,000 for the replacement truck.  The expected sale of the existing truck will produce approximately $5,000 and the grant is in the $6-7,000 range.

2)      The department will again engage with the Bear Lake Clinic Wellness Center to provide physical training and exercise equipment access for the firefighters and board members.  The annual cost for the entire department is $600 with an additional $100 for the board. 

3)      Chief Kurek reported that there were 20 persons undertaking firefighter I training in Garden City, with 10 coming from the city and 10 from the rest of the county.  Chairman Allen indicated that providing training for persons in other parts of the county was a good idea, both in increasing training and building relationships.

4)      Chief Kurek’s proposed contract has had a few minor changes and will be voted on in the March meeting.

5)      A new water pump will be acquired for one of the brush trucks and the existing pump will be utilized on an emergency basis, after refit of the pump.

6)      The department is working on a web site, with a tentative start date in 2-3 months.