How are we organized and who are we?

We are organized as a not-for-profit entity.  We have a current set of By-Laws and have been filed as a legal entity since 1993.  The operations personnel (the firefighters) report to the Fire Chief who reports to the Board of Directors.  The Board is comprised of members of the community we serve plus a firefighters' representative and the Fire Chief.  The Board of Directors is responsible for policy level issues of the Department and for striving to create a sustainable financial structure that provides the tools and training to allow the firefighters to do the best job they can.

The Fire Chief works under the direction of the Board on matters of budget and policy but also reports to the Battalion Chief of the California Department of Forestry on operating matters and standard protocols for all departments under the CDF jurisdiction.  The Fire Chief also works less formally with the management staff at both the Fresno and Clovis Fire Departments. We operate with a set of policies and procedures formally approved by the Board of Directors that are available for review by clicking here.

Meetings of the Board of Directors

We conduct Board of Directors meetings almost every month.  The meetings are held generally on the third Tuesday of each month at 5:00pm via teleconference.  Prior to each meeting, the minutes from the prior meeting are distributed to all Board members along with the financial statements up to the month of the meeting.  All meetings include a review of the financial statements and any unusual financial transactions the occurred during the month.  Items held over from prior meetings are also reviewed until a final resolution is reached on the point.  We always have a Chief's report which covers operational activities and issues since the last meeting.  Other issues, mainly impacting policy, are raised as needed by the Board members at large.

The minutes from the last few months' meetings are listed below.  By clicking on the date, you can review the details of the minutes from that meeting.

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Last modified: 06/18/07