The Board of Directors for Clackamas Fire District will hold a regular board meeting followed by an executive session on Monday, March 20, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Agenda items for the regular board meeting will include a request for board approval of Resolution 23-02 adopting and appropriating a supplemental budget for fiscal year 2022-2023. The Executive Session will be held under ORS 192.660(2)(b), ORS 192.660(2)(f), and ORS 192.660(2)(i) to discuss complaints against an employee, review and evaluate employee performance, and information that is exempt from disclosure by law.
If you would like to provide public comment during the meeting, you will need to sign up no later than Monday, March 20, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. Please sign up by filling out the Public Meeting Comments form on Clackamas Fire District’s website: https://clackamasfire.com/public-meeting-comments/.
The public is invited to attend the regular board meeting either by remote video conferencing or in person at Station 5 (9339 SE Causey Ave, Happy Valley, OR 97086). If you would like to attend online or by phone, please access Clackamas Fire District’s website for the Zoom meeting link and passcode at: https://clackamasfire.com/public-notices/.
The Board of Directors for Clackamas Fire District will hold an executive session on Monday, March 20, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Clackamas Fire District’s Station 5, 9339 SE Causey Ave., Happy Valley, OR. The Executive Session will be held under ORS 192.660(2)(b), ORS 192.660(2)(f), and ORS 192.660(2)(i) to discuss complaints against an employee, review and evaluate employee performance, and information that is exempt from disclosure by law.
On Sunday, March 5th, On-duty and off duty firefighters from Clackamas Fire attended the Winter Regional Basketball tournament that was put on by the Special Olympics of Oregon. What made this particular event so special?
Back in June of 2019, Clackamas Fire crews were dispatched to a report that a house was on fire with occupants trapped inside. Firefighters arrived and found a single-story home with a large amount of black smoke and fire coming out of several windows. With reports confirming that someone was still inside, first arriving crews quickly made access to the home without the protection of a hose line, to begin looking for the trapped individual. While in rescue mode, firefighters were able to locate 19-year-old Timm, who had locked himself in the hallway bathroom when the fire started. After locating him, the firefighting team was able to make their way in low visibility and high heat conditions, to a front window where he was lifted out and handed to a team of waiting firefighters. Medical care was initiated before being transported to an area hospital.
Timm, who is Down-syndrome and Autistic, ended up in the bathroom after becoming scared when an accidental cooking fire started in the kitchen. In addition to the quick actions of Clackamas Fire, the closed door was credited for keeping the smoke and heat out of the bathroom and creating a survivable space for Timm in the few minutes he waited to be rescued.
This last Sunday, crews made their way to root Timm Wilson-Krueger on as he participated in and took home the Gold medal at the Basketball tournament held by Special Olympics of Oregon. Captain Justin McWilliams, who was part of the search and rescue effort said at the time, “What makes this career so rewarding, is to see the impact we truly have on our public. We have built an amazing bond with this family and it's an honor to celebrate how far Timm has come after almost losing his life.”
During a short phone conversation this week, Tammi, Tim's Mom, stated “We just love you guys! We have been blessed by your willingness to stay in touch and show your support for our family.”
Here at Clackamas Fire, we are humbled to serve this family and all who need us. When we say “Here For You,” We mean it!