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June 2, 2017 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 3A Fire district to invest in new equipment, volunteers not only for Cannon Beach, but for volunteer departments around the country, Benedict said. According to the National Fire Protection Association, the number of volunteers decreased 12 percent from 1985 to 2015. To help with retention, Benedict is proposing to add $39,000 to the budget for more part-time firefighter positions. It would be structured so that existing volunteers could sign up for two, 10-hour paid shifts a week at $15 an hour. Seaside Fire Department already has a similar program. Right now the fire district has 18 volunteers, which Ben- edict said is adequate for now. Ideally, he hopes to recruit to reach a total between 25 and 30. “Volunteers who signed up for shifts would get more expe- rience working beside me and others to know how to run a fire station. They need to know how it runs in case something happens to me,” Benedict said. “It’ll give them more confi- dence, more one-on-one atten- tion — I see it as a win-win.” By Brenna Visser Cannon Beach Gazette The Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District is fo- cused on saving money for future upgrades in next fiscal year’s proposed budget. Along with a new fire en- gine, nozzles and other appara- tus, the fire district may add a recruitment officer to improve volunteer retention and add more paid, part-time firefighter positions. This is Fire Chief Matt Benedict’s first budget cy- cle to oversee, and he said his goal is to help “standardize and streamline” the budgeting pro- cess for the district to clarify why each item is needed to the public. “We’re setting this budget up for the future,” Benedict said. “We are saving money for when our apparatus need to be replaced to be fiscally responsi- ble.” Recruiting and keeping qualified volunteer firefighters is a task that is becoming in- creasingly more challenging Fire Chief Matt Benedict Benedict said he also hopes the extra cash will help ease the financial burdens of his volun- teers. “Anything I can do to help my volunteers be more finan- cially stable,” Benedict said. Benedict is also propos- ing to apply for a four-year, $728,150 grant to fund a new recruitment officer. The funds would help pay the officer’s salary, as well as training and outreach materials to develop a long-term strategy to find and keep volunteers. Lack of affordable hous- Free admission to state parks The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department in- vites people to stay and play for free to celebrate State Parks Day on Saturday, June 3. Camping will be free the night of June 3 in all RV hookup sites, tent sites and horse camps. Day-use park- ing will be free both June 3 and 4 at the 26 parks that charge a day-use fee. People can reserve online at www.oregonstateparks.org or by calling 800-452-5687. Phone reservations must be made by 5 p.m. June 2. The campsite rental will be free, but all reservations will still include an $8 non-refundable transaction fee. Of the 56 state park campgrounds, 46 take reservations. State Parks Day is always the first Saturday in June. The Oregon State Legisla- ture established the free day in 1997 to focus public atten- tion on Oregon’s state park system. Parks around the state will hold special events on June 3. Silver Falls State Park east of Salem will hold its annual foot races. The Sil- ver Falls Challenge includes a 5K, six-mile run and a kids’ 1,500-meter run. Detroit Lake State Park will offer free hot dogs, a visit from parks mascot JR Beaver, and Junior Ranger programs for the kids. Four parks in the Bend area, Tumalo, LaPine, Prineville and Cove Pal- isades, will hold geology 2019, and the district intends to secure a grant to foot a bill that could push $500,000. The National Fire Protec- tion Association stipulates that engines need to be cycled every 20 years to keep insurance rates low for the city. For this fiscal year, the dis- trict is also hoping to secure grants to hopefully replace the fire engine at Arch Cape and 35 radios for all personnel, Can- non Beach Fire Division Chief Marc Reckmann said, though exact estimates haven’t been exacted yet. “All of our radios we have are obsolete. It’s getting to the point where it’s hard to find replacement parts for them,” Reckmann said. Law enforcement and the fire team have had longstand- ing issues with radio commu- nications in southern Clatsop County, Reckmann said. This is mostly due to hilly geography, outdated technology and too few repeaters in the area that help convey signals to dispatch in Seaside, he said. Cannon Beach Police De- hikes or presentations that weekend. Detroit Lake will also participate in the Oregon De- partment of Fish and Wild- life’s Free Fishing Week- end. Visitors will be able to fish, crab and clam without a license June 3-4 at parks around the state. ODFW will provide the gear, bait and in- structions. Other state parks offering free fishing include Benson State Recreation Area in the Columbia River Gorge, Fort Stevens State Park near As- toria, and Champoeg State Heritage Site north of Sa- lem. For a complete list of parks with fishing events go to www.dfw.state.or.us/edu- cation/angling/free_fishing. asp. ing and the high cost of living are two main reasons Benedict identified as major issues con- tributing to recruitment strug- gles. “It’s definitely a trick- le-down effect,” he said. About $85,000 is proposed to be transferred into a reserve fund for the eventual replace- ment of a 1995 fire engine set to expire in the next few years, and will eventually cost around $400,000. Fire nozzles and self contained breathing appa- ratus equipment will need to be replaced before expiring in PUBLIC MEETINGS Tuesday, June 6 Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Monday, June 12 Cannon Beach Rural Fire Depart- ment Board, 6 p.m., Fire-Rescue Main Station, 188 Sunset Ave. Tuesday, June 13 Cannon Beach Public Works Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Thursday, June 22 Cannon Beach Planning Commis- sion, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach Emergency Pre- paredness Committee, 10 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Friday, June 30 Tuesday, Aug. 1 Cannon Beach Emergency Pre- paredness Committee, 10 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Tuesday, July 11 Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., meeting and work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., work session, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Tuesday, July 18 Thursday, June 15 Cannon Beach Public Works Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach Parks and Commu- nity Services Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Thursday, July 20 Cannon Beach Design Review Board, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach Parks and Commu- nity Services Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Tuesday, June 20 Thursday, July 27 Cannon Beach Public Works Cannon Beach Planning Commis- Alaina Giguiere Marty Giguiere Owner/Principal Broker c: 503.440.3202 f: 877.812.1126 e: alainagiguiere@mac.com Owner/Broker c: 503.440.7676 o: 503.436.1777 e: mr007@pacifier.com Coastal Advantage 503.436.1777 • CoastalAdvantage.com Friday, July 28 Tuesday, Aug. 8 Tuesday, Aug. 15 Cannon Beach Public Works Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Thursday, Aug. 17 Cannon Beach Parks and Commu- nity Services Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Cannon Beach Design Review Board, 6 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. 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Benedict said the two departments are starting con- versations about coordinating the efforts. “These radios are our life- line to the outside world,” Ben- edict said. “There’s been close calls in certain remote areas, and we need to be able to get out if a situation turns upside down.” As for Arch Cape’s engine, Reckmann said the current one is functional but is not as ade- quate as it should be to accom- modate some of the off road needs of that community. Grants are becoming more competitive, Reckmann said, which puts small communities like Cannon Beach behind the needs of larger metro areas when it comes to replacing in- frastructure. “I hope to get some other surrounding communities on board so we can apply for a regional grant — then I think we’ll have better chances,” Reckmann said. 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