June 23, 2017 • Seaside Signal • seasidesignal.com • 3A
SEASIDE FIRE GETS SOME
‘BREATHING ROOM’
Grant, levy to boost
breathing apparatus gear
By R.J. Marx
Seaside Signal
F
or the Seaside Fire Department, the third
time’s a charm.
Chief Joey Daniels and Seaside Fire and
Rescue were awarded $151,600 to buy self-con-
tained breathing apparatus essential for indoor
firefighting. “These are lifesaving pieces of equip-
ment,” Daniels said.
Seaside will match a little more than $7,000 of
U.S. Department of Homeland Security funds, for
a federal share just above $144,000.
Daniels said he’d sought the funds each of the
last three years, as aging, unusable or obsolete
equipment limited the number of air packs avail-
able for the 35-member Seaside volunteer staff.
The fire department asked voters for a levy to
help meet critical safety needs, including the ap-
paratus.
Thumbs-up
In May, Seaside voters overwhelming endorsed
Local Option 4-186, approving $2 million over
five years for fire equipment and personnel, in-
cluding self-contained breathing apparatus, a new
ladder truck and funding for the department’s
training and safety officer.
The federal grant, meanwhile, was approved
only days after the election.
Within the last five years, Daniels said he has
noticed major issues with the current apparatus.
“We’re always fixing them,” Daniels said. “If you
went out there right now, there are six hanging out
there on the wall, out of service.”
Tanks must be tested every five years, with a
15-year life before they must be thrown away. All
32 tanks owned by the department are up for dis-
posal next year. “You’re not going interior without
them,” Daniels said. “That’s our air.”
While levy funds are not available until No-
vember 2018, the grant, available immediately,
gives the fire department a head start.
One package includes back-assembly,
high-pressure cylinder and a face mask and sells
for about $6,500 to $7,200 each. The Department
of Homeland Security grants a slightly lower cost
allowance, capping their participation at $6,200
per unit. Seaside will make up the difference
through the department’s budget, Daniels said.
Ideally, every firefighter in Seaside will have
access to a pack, with spares, he said. Daniels
said he hopes to ultimately have 45 packs to meet
the needs of a full roster. But even with the grant
funds, “we’re still probably going to be short,” he
said.
Funds from the May levy will help meet short-
falls, along with extra parts, facepieces and train-
ing.
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The new grant awarded to the Seaside Fire Department will upgrade certain components of the safety
equipment system.
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Jimmy Huddleston, with the Seaside Fire Department, works
to maintain equipment at the Fire Station. The department
was recently awarded a grant that will update some compo-
nents of their self-contained-breathing-apparatus gear.
Simulations
The department plans to narrow suppliers down to
two companies in July, followed by demonstrations
of test equipment in simulated situations. Final selec-
tion will be made by a committee of eight firefighters.
Daniels said he received grant-writing assistance
By R.J. Marx
Seaside Signal
State lawmakers have vot-
ed unanimously to recognize
and honor Seaside Police Sgt.
Jason Goodding for his ser-
vice to the state.
“He fulfilled the vital and
difficult job of policing with
passion, dedication and dili-
gence, and was known for his
immense smile and generous
nature,” stated state Rep. Deb-
orah Boone said in bringing
Senate Concurrent Resolution
6 to the floor in Salem.
“His reputation was stel-
lar,” Boone. “Everyone loved
him. The kids all loved him.
I have a granddaughter at the
high school and she knew him.
He had everyone’s respect and
love. It was emotional at all
levels.”
Goodding, who was shot
and killed in the line of duty
in February 2016 while at-
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State Rep. Deborah Boone carries a resolution honoring Sgt.
Jason Goodding.
tempting to make a felony
warrant arrest on Broadway
in Seaside, was recognized
as “a mentor and leader who
worked to improve the lives
of homeless people in Seaside
and who was loved and re-
spected by his co-workers and
the community he served.”
Goodding’s parents, Dean
and Patty Goodding, attended
the June 13 event, accompa-
nied by state Sen. Betsy John-
son, sponsor of the original
Senate resolution. The Senate
proclamation passed unani-
mously in March before head-
ing to the House.
In the proclamation, Good-
ding is described by Seaside
powered by
Police Chief Dave Ham as
representing “the best of what
anybody’s looking for” as a
law enforcement officer.
After his death in the line
of duty, Goodding was award-
ed the Law Enforcement
Medal of Ultimate Sacrifice,
presented to his wife, Amy,
and daughters Joslyn and
Jayden at his memorial ser-
vice in Seaside by Gov. Kate
Brown.
Memorials in Salem and in
Washington, D.C., also hon-
ored his memory.
Goodding and other fallen
officers will also be remem-
bered with highway memo-
rial signs, according to Mary
Nunnenkamp, chairwoman of
the Oregon Law Enforcement
Memorial Fund.
“We promise to never for-
get,” Nunnenkamp told leg-
islators. “We promise to sup-
port our survivors for as long
as they need us. These signs
represent one more way for
us to keep that promise. These
highway memorial signs are
incredibly important to them.”
The resolution recalled
Goodding’s “passion, dedica-
tion and diligence” in his role
as a law enforcement officer.
“My personal regret is that
I did not know him,” Boone
said this week. “Because I cer-
tainly found out what a won-
derful person he was after he
died. I wish I’d known him.”
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Seaside firefighter Jimmy Huddleston
demonstrates how the group’s
self-contained-breathing-apparatus
equipment works in conjunction with
other safety gear.
from Chief Jeff Golightly of the Lewis and Clark Fire
District, who won a similar grant last year. Daniels
said he hopes that other county departments receive
items on their wish lists.
“Everything that we get or they get benefits our
county as a whole,” he said.
Lawmakers recognize Goodding’s sacrifice
State legislators
recall fallen
officer
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Middle-schoolers invited
to science program
Oregon State University,
in partnership with the Or-
egon Coast Science, Tech-
nology, Engineering and
Mathematics Hub, will pro-
vide local middle-schoolers
with a free opportunity next
month to try their hands at
making solar cars and earth-
quake simulations.
The two-day Cosey Mo-
bile Science and Engineer-
ing Camp will visit Astoria
Middle School July 10 and
11 and is open to Astoria-
and Warrenton-area students
entering the sixth through
ninth grade. A subsequent
two-day camp will visit
Seaside Heights Elementary
School July 12 and 13 for
students in Seaside, Gear-
hart and Cannon Beach.
The camps, which run
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each
day, will provide lunch and
the opportunity for students
to design solar-powered
cars, create earthquake sim-
ulations and more.
Registration ends one
week prior to the camp.
Register for the for the Sea-
side camp at http://tinyurl.
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slots fill up, registrants can
be placed on a waiting list in
case a spot opens up.
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