Night Transport Stipend Approved; Type III Fire Engine Purchased

SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Rural Fire District Board approved a $60 per trip stipend for patient transports to Missoula, Mont. between the hours of 8 p.m. – 8 a.m. effective Jan. 19. Seeley Lake Fire Chief Bob Vanden Heuvel also informed the board that he took the opportunity to acquire a 1987 Type III fire engine.

The board has been discussing the Quick Response Unit (QRU) night transport stipend since mid-summer. At the July 21, 2015 meeting, the board, excluding members Gary Lewis and Al Rogers who were absent, unanimously approved $75 per volunteer, per transport starting Aug. 1, 2015 p...