The SAFE-T recommendations are separated into two areas, an updated SAFE-T long-range plan and a SAFE-T Recommendation.
Equipment
- Implement regular equipment replacement cycle to work toward ISO recommendations.
- Ensure fire fighter equipment and vehicles are up-to-date to ensure safety of residents and firefighters.
Facilities
- Maintain and update facilities to meet the needs of our emergency services today and in the future.
- Purchase land and replace Station #5.
- Update Station #1 to meet the needs of the District.
- Make necessary repairs and renovations to Station #3 and #6.
- Increase the District’s training ability by updating the Training Facility to meet increasing training demands.
Finance
- Ensure financial stability to maintain quality emergency services.
- Utilize voter-approved bond funding to keep facilities and equipment up-to-date.
- Phase in recommendations over a responsible length of time.
Communications
- Continue to educate the community about the District’s services and standards.
- Involve the community in future decision making.
- Utilize a number of different avenues to involve the community in future
- planning efforts.
*Items in red were updated by the community at the Fall 2014 SAFE-T meetings.
SAFE-T Recommendation
Place a $16 million No-Tax-Increase bond issue on the April 7, 2015 ballot to:
- Continue to implement the community-created SAFE-T plan.
- Restore a regular equipment replacement cycle.
- Replace the existing fleet of fire trucks.
- Replace aging fire fighting equipment and gear as needed to keep the community and firefighters safe.
- Purchase land and replace Station #5.
- Update Station #1 to meet the needs of the District.
- Make necessary repairs and renovations to Station #3 and #6.
- Increase the District’s training ability by updating the Training Facility to meet increasing training demands.