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Selkirk Fire District

Selkirk (Co.1), Glenmont (Co.2), and South Bethlehem (Co.3), New York

Public Election Notice

Notice is hereby given that the Selkirk Board of Fire Commissioners of the Town of Bethlehem, Albany County, State of New York, will hold the Annual Public Election for the position of a (1) Commissioner, for the term of five years commencing January 1, 2010. The election will be held at Fire Station No. 2, 301 Glenmont Road, Glenmont, NY 12077 on Tuesday December 8, 2009 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Note, as with all public commissioner meetings, reasonable accommodations and access are available.

All candidates for District Office must file their names with the Secretary of the Selkirk Fire District not later than twenty days prior to December 8, 2009. In addition, such nominations must be submitted with petitions setting forth the office being sought and said petitions must be subscribed to by twenty-five or more qualified voters of the Selkirk Fire District. At the time of their election and throughout their term of office, candidates must be residents of the fire district. Petitions are available from the District Secretary, who can be contacted by telephone at 439-2570.

Douglas Ophardt
Acting District Secretary
Selkirk Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners

Final 2010 Budget Adopted

On October 20th, 2009, subsequent to the public hearing on the proposed 2010 budget, the Board of Commissioners adopted the final 2010 budget for the Selkirk Fire District with no further amendments.

Here's a link to the 2010 Budget (adopted as final on 10/20/09):

"Final 2010 Budget"

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Here's a link to instructions for on-line access to the FEMA site for NIMS Training:

"Instructions for on-line NIMS training"

Here's the link to the FEMA site for accessing NIMS Training Courses,
such as IS-100, IS-200, IS-700 and IS-800:

"FEMA NIMS training site"

Here's a link to a study of trends and needs in the Selkirk Fire District that was done several years ago:

"Selkirk Fire District 2010"

Some Background Information on our District:

The Selkirk Fire District was established in 1928,
and it is situated in the Town of Bethlehem.
It encompasses an area of roughly 29 square miles,
and has an estimated population of 8,500 and growing.

Among the more unusual property in the District
is the famous Selkirk Rail Yard, which is probably the largest
such facility in the eastern USA, and several large industrial sites.
The district also includes about seven miles of Hudson River frontage,
and consequently, the district operates a rescue boat as well.
There are also about eight miles of NYS Thruway within the district,
which tends to keep Company #1's heavy rescue truck (R-46) rolling quite a bit.

There were 336 fire calls in the Selkirk Fire District in 2007.

Selkirk Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners

Joe Keller, Chairman
Paul Miller
Doug Van Apeldoorn
Giles Wagoner
Chuck Wickham

Secretary/Treasurer

Frank With
(Retired September 30, 2009)

Deputy Treasurer

Doug Ophardt
(and Acting Secretary/Treasurer as of October 1, 2009)

Counsel

William Pausley