August 10, 2026 Meeting

Quorum starting, finishing
Meeting Timings starting, finishing
Called to order at

18:30

Adjourned at

18:53

Attendance here, there, dunno
Reports read and approved?
Previous minutes

YES

Old Business things from before

Nick, Ben, Haley present Gold Mountain Fire donations for equipment and services to increase department readiness for wildland incidents - officers + interested members to make a list of proposed training and equipment needs Proposal to get dedicated hoses, nozzles, and Y's for water fight practice. Request for 8/15 Ladder + flag for Sneffels run. Ridgway will have theirs.

New Business things coming

Ladder Truck: Work in progress, ladder is getting re-installed. Key delay: UL does not test in the summer, may delay delivery of the truck. Vendor looking for 3rd party tester to complete testing earlier. Fire Authority: Work session completed; 5 members showed up. Budget estimate provided to city; no feedback yet. Google poll; 14 responses, 9 in favor, 5 against. Anyone looking to provide feedback needs to come and talk with Chief ASAP. Donation Funds: Discussing after meeting. Call Reports: To be counted for calls, must select "responding" on Active911 app. High Graders: Donated $1500 last year, motion made, seconded and approved to donate $1000 this year. Injuries: Any injuries sustained on a call need to be reported to Chief immediately. Training Calendar: Up and running. Contact Tom F. if you didn't get the calendar invite. IQS: Working to update all qualifications for the department. Start gathering any certs/etc.