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Alpine volunteer fire board highlights ISO rating, grants and junior firefighter program
Summary
Rusty Moore, chair of the Alpine Emergency Services Board, reported the volunteer fire department earned an ISO rating of 3, described a reimbursable $300,000 Forest Service grant for a new pumper and a Yarborough Foundation grant, and highlighted a junior firefighter program and recent audit progress.
Rusty Moore, chairman of the Alpine Emergency Services Board, told the council the volunteer fire department recently received an Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating of 3 — an improvement officials tied to training and equipment that can lower insurance premiums for homeowners and businesses. "Alpine Volunteer Fire Department just received a rating of 3," Moore said, adding that he was proud of the department’s training standards and recent audit completion.
Moore said the board is pursuing financing to purchase a new pumper truck and has a reimbursable $300,000 U.S. Forest Service grant in hand; he also reported receiving a $20,000 grant from the Yarborough Foundation. He described a new junior firefighter program and urged the council to consider at least $60,000 in the next budget to continue support; the board said local lenders have signaled willingness to partner on unconventional financing for the apparatus.
