Board Information
Current Board of Directors
Alan Burns
Board President
Alan Burns has lived in Florence since 1987 coming from Roseburg where he and his wife Karen graduated high school. Alan has two grown children Kourtney, Kenton and daughter in law Olivia and 1 grandson Clayton Kent. Alan attended San Francisco College of Mortuary Sciences and is a licensed embalmer and funeral director. He and his wife Karen own and operate Burns’s Riverside Chapel Florence Funeral Home, Siuslaw Valley Crematory and Pacific Sunset Cemetery. Alan has served on Florence City Council and was the Florence Mayor for many years; he is a past Rotary president and Chamber president and also served on many other community boards and organizations.
Term ends June 30, 2023
Jim Palisi
Board Vice President
JIm was elected to the Siuslaw Valley Fire Rescue in May of 2019. Having spent thirty-five years in the professional fire service in California, he held the ranks of Firefighter, Engineer, Fire Inspector, Deputy State Fire Marshal, and retired as a city Fire Marshal. He has served on many boards for fire prevention code development, public education/information, and as an instructor of fire investigation in California. Relocating to Florence, Oregon has brought he and his family closer to family and friends in Oregon. He enjoys the outdoors, music, and cooking.
Term ends June 30, 2023
Meetings
SVFR and WLAD Joint Board Meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of every month. They are held in the Conference Room at our station located at 2625 Highway 101 in Florence, OR. Agendas are posted prior to the meeting and minutes are posted following board approval.
2021 Meeting Schedule
- Jan 28 6pm
- Feb 25 6pm
- Mar 25 6pm
- Apr 22 6pm
- May 27 6pm
- Jun 24 6pm
- Jul 22 6pm
- Aug 26 6pm
- Sept 23 6pm
- Oct 28 6pm
- Nov 18 6pm
- Dec 16 6pm
Board Packets
All files are in PDF format, unless specified otherwise.
2021 Board Packets
2020 Board Packets
2019 Board Packets
2018 Board Packets
Minutes
All files are in PDF format, unless specified otherwise. Please note that minutes are not released until approved by the Board of Directors at the next regular meeting.
2021 Meeting Minutes
2020 Meeting Minutes
December 17, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
November 19, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
October 22, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
September 24, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
August 20, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
August 13, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
August 6, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
July 23, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
June 25, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
May 28, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
April 23, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
March 26, 2020 Joint Meeting Minutes
2019 Meeting Minutes
2018 Meeting Minutes
2017 Meeting Minutes
2016 Meeting Minutes
2015 Meeting Minutes
2014 Meeting Minutes
2013 Meeting Minutes
Video Minutes
2021 Video Minutes
September 9, 2021 - Joint Expansion Workshop
August 26, 2021 - Joint Board Meeting
July 22, 2021 - Joint Board Meeting
June 24, 2021 - Joint Board Meeting
May 27, 2021 - Joint Board Meeting
April 22, 2021 - Joint Board Meeting
April 15, 2021 - SVFR Budget Committee Meeting
April 1, 2021 - Budget Committee Orientation
March 25, 2021 - Joint Board Meeting
March 18, 2021 - Budget Workshop
February 25, 2021 - Joint Board Meeting
January 28, 2021 - Joint Board Meeting
2020 Video Minutes
November 19, 2020 - Joint Board Meeting
October 22, 2020 - Joint Board Meeting
September 24, 2020 - Joint Board Meeting
August 27, 2020 - Joint Board Meeting
August 20, 2020 - Joint Special Meeting - PERS
August 13, 2020 - Joint Special Meeting
August 6, 2020 - Joint Board Workshop
July 23, 2020 - Joint Board Meeting
July 8, 2020 - Joint Board Workshop
June 25, 2020 - WLFEA Board meeting
June 11, 2020 - SVFR Budget Hearing
June 8, 2020 - WLFEA Board meeting
May 28, 2020
SVFR Budget Committee Meeting May 7, 2020
April 23, 2020
March 26, 2020
February 27, 2020
January 23, 2020