The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District continues to build its equipment and programs, thanks in part to grant funding and ambulance revenue.
During the March 17 board meeting for SHFAD, the following actions were taken or heard:
- SHFAD hired Kathy Brooks of Pacific Northwest Accounting and Tax with CWDG grant funds to help with the budget preparation this year to help manage the district’s facilitations of large grant funding received and shared.
- The board approved the purchase of a 2022 40,000-pound hydraulic gooseneck trailer for $39,500, and two Type 6 brush rigs for $575,000 through a cooperative procurement process.
- The board heard that two medic units being built for the district should be ready this year, one in April and one in October.
- The district is beginning to focus further on developing more in-house training programs and getting to the point where they can start inviting other agencies, including a DPSST-endorsed class.
- Ambulance revenue was up to $110,000 in January, compared to December’s $86,000 draw, and February is also looking positive so far.