NEWSLETTER

July 2012

Keating Rural Fire Protection District

Keating Rural Fires A Book of Our Favorite Recipes

Fundraiser Cookbook Its finished! The cookbook turned out great. We have sold over 100 books and have more to sell. If you havent purchased your cookbook, you still have time. Cookbooks are $10 each. If you do not live local, we can mail them to you. Contact: Sandy Harper 26488 Keating Grange Ln. Baker City OR 97814 ~or~

Save the Date

Keating Rural Fires Annual BBQPotluck
Pictured Left: Perry Jacobs, Tic Moore, Curt

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Mark your calendar for the Keating Rural Fire Protection Districts Annual Barbeque. The barbeque will be held Saturday, September 8, 2012. We will be hosting a Desert Auction for our Annual Funderaiser.

Keating Rural Fire Protection District

Burning Restrictions
When fire danger levels reach High and Extreme please note the following: Burning will be confined to a burn barrel. Barrel must have a good quality, heavy gauge mesh screen, with holes no larger than -inch, covering the opening.

More burning restriction information: The Blue Mountain Interagency Dispatch Center has provided a webpage that includes a variety of information that you might find useful this summer during fire season. Visit www.BMIDC.ORG. They have a variety of related links that will give you the current conditions, fire restrictions and weather information. Specific fire locations and other information can be found on the Incident Information page.

A 10-foot (minimum) radius must be cleared around the burn barrel to Industrial Fire Precautions and Fire Danger mineral soil. (Additional clearance Ratings are on the Current Conditions may be required.) page. A charged water hose or a full onegallon or larger bucket of water must be present at the burn site.

Public Use Restrictions (wood cutting, campfires, etc.) are on the Fire Restrictions page. Please reference the Public Use Restrictions for ODF. Our district One person must be present at the follows the ODF guidelines for regulated burn site with a shovel until burning closures on burning. is out. Due to extreme fire danger, in event the District places a REGULATED CLOSURE on burn barrels, you will not be able to conduct burning while this closure is in effect.

Subscription Information

The Keating Rural Fire Protection District is a subscription based district. We rely on our patrons paying their subscriptions in You may burn from 6 a.m. until 10 a.m. at order for us to function to the maximum of which time the fire must be watered dead our ability. out. This will reduce fire danger during the It is the policy of the district to bill Have an event coming delinquent subscribers for services they have received while under that status. We up? Need somewhere to have a 90-day grace period in which to hold it? The Fire Station collect subscriptions, after this time, those is available to district members who have not paid will be considered delinquent. The status of those members. Contact Sandy members is then forward to the insurance Burn Barrel Burning Hours:

Harper for details. (541)

Keating Rural Fire Protection District

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Cook Perry Jacobs 6632 Mike Miller 6108 Mari Bottoms Robin Lohner (541) 519-4662 (541) 523(541) 523(541) 523-6815 (541) 523-7450

Grant Updates
Leo Adler Grant The district has again received the Leo Adler Community Grant. The district received funds to repair the roof on the fire station. It has been replaced with a metal roof. Take a look when you go by it turned out great! VFA Grant The district has is asking for funds to purchase reconditioned composite SCBA bottles. These bottles weight less than the existing bottles currently being used. Power Those Who Protect Us Battery Donation Program The district was the recipient of the Battery Donation Program through Duracell and the National Volunteer Fire Council which included a case of Duracell batteries of various sizes. We are always grateful whenever we are successful when applying for grants. Utilizing grant opportunities helps the funding needs of the district. We will continue to pursue grants whenever possible.

FIRE CHIEF
Buzz Harper 8675 (541) 519-

SECRETARY/ TREASURER
Sandy Harper (541) 519-7889

TRAINING OFFICERS
Corinna Jacobs (541) 523-6632 Perry Jacobs (541) 5236632

Volunteers Needed
We need volunteers! Being a volunteer is truly rewarding! Please consider joining the Keating Rural Fire Protection District. If you think that you might be interested in joining our team of volunteers, please stop in at our next drill night or give Chief Harper a call. Drill nights are typically the second Monday of the month and begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted. We would love to have you!

Keating Rural Fire Protection District