Baring Emergency Shelter Generator
Skykomish Fire Department
105 E Old Cascade Hwy
Skykomish, WA 98288
Amount Requested: $20,000
The Baring Emergency Shelter Generator Community Project would support the needs of the fire district and the community by enabling the facility to have full emergency power when electric lines go down. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because on many occasions Baring has been cut off from both the east and the west due to flooding, winter storms, wildfires, and highway closures. Since the station was built in 1995 it has been used in many emergency situations for the town of Baring and unincorporated King County along U.S. Route 2, as well as the Town of Skykomish, the Stevens Pass resort area, and many of the forested lands adjacent to the highway.
Federal Nexus: Section 306 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 7 U.S. Code section 1926(a).