Wenatchee Valley Fire Department, Chelan County Fire District 1 & Douglas County Fire District 2 Meeting Minutes
The meeting involved the approval of the consent agenda, including a review of warrants for the Station 17 project. The Board entered an executive session to discuss potential litigation. Staff reports covered the Fire Chief's performance review and recognition, the department's 5,600 calls for service year-to-date, the upcoming final inspection and delivery of the new Ladder 10 truck, updates on transmission replacement labor, and the transition from NFIRS to NERIS for fire reporting. Fire Prevention reported on the installation prioritization of Stortz fittings and a safety shutdown at the Malaga Microsoft plant project. Logistics addressed the upcoming Firehouse 5 lease, the need for furnace replacement at Fire Station 11 (authorized up to $30,000), the approval of heat tape installation for the new Station 11 roof ($13,673.57), progress on the Fire Station 17 project, and the declaration of 38 hose and appliance items as surplus. New business included the election of Dave Fennell as Chair and Dan Johnson as Vice Chair for 2026, and the approval of the Douglas County Fire Benefit Charge Interlocal Agreement. A discussion regarding the Malaga TIF District Mitigation Proposal was tabled until a Special Meeting.