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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 12.
For Meeting of: September 5, 2023
ITEM TITLE: Invitation for Regional Fire Authority Meeting
SUBMITTED BY: Aaron Markham, Fire Chief
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The City of Yakima and Yakima Fire Department would like to invite all elected officials and Fire
Chiefs with jurisdictional boundaries adjacent to Yakima City limits to a meeting to discuss the
opportunity and potential feasibility of creating a Regional Fire Authority.
ITEM BUDGETED: No
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Safety
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDATION:
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YAKIMA FIRE DEPARTMENT Administration
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www.vakimafire.corn Special Operations
Invitation
August 25, 2023
Dear Elected Officials and Fire Chiefs,
The City of Yakima and the Yakima Fire Department would like to invite you to a meeting to discuss
the opportunity of creating a Regional Fire Authority. This meeting will be held at Yakima Fire
Department's station 95 located at 807 E. Nob Hill Blvd. on September 19, 2023, at 3:00 PM. Your City
or Fire District is being invited because the jurisdictional boundaries of your agency are adjacent to
Yakima City limits which makes the creation of an RFA potentially feasible. Please RSVP if you plan
on sending representatives from your agency,
Sincerely,
1
Aar arkham
Fire Chief
We will provide all-risk emergency and non-emergency services to our community
We are committed to serving with courage and compassion as stewards of public trust
We shall leave a positive and genuine impact on all who call upon us