Bouse Fire District Holds Feb. 10 Board Meeting, Offers Free Smoke Alarms

The Bouse Volunteer Fire District is holding its regular board meeting at 10:00 a.m. today at 44031 Plomosa Rd., Bouse, and the district is promoting a community safety program offering free smoke alarms. The meeting is part of the district’s public governance schedule and covers routine oversight matters that affect local budgets, staffing and emergency readiness.

The district notice lists Paul Martin as chairman, Alan Jacobs as clerk and John Newman as a board member. Agenda items posted in recent district materials show recurring administrative business that residents and taxpayers monitor, including authorization of monthly expenses, review of payroll and salaries for the chief and administrative staff, vendor payment approvals, and a final Walker/Armstrong audit. The district’s schedule has also flagged staff attendance at the AFDA Conference in Laughlin, Arizona, as a conference-related agenda item.

Financial oversight features prominently: documentation and warrants for November 1-30, 2025 expenses are available in a Monthly Budget File at the fire district office, and the board has included salary and payroll items for that same period on prior agendas. Those items signal ordinary governance actions where board votes set spending, personnel pay and vendor payment practices that determine how local emergency services are resourced.

The district notice highlights community outreach with the statement “FREE smoke alarms available through the BVF.” Residents interested in meeting materials or accommodations are directed to district administrative contacts. “Anyone interested in obtaining a copy of the final agenda for the meeting should contact the Admin. Sec. at (928) 851-2648 within twenty-four (24) hours before the Meeting.” The notice also states, “Persons with a disability may request reasonable accommodation by contacting the Admin Secretary at (928) 851-2648 at least (72) hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Facilities are handicapped accessible.” District contact details on file include a mailing address of P.O. Box 155, Bouse, AZ 85325, 27716 Frame Avenue, and phone (928) 851-2648; a fax number of (928) 851-1140 also appears in official materials.

Readers should note discrepancies in public-facing addresses: district documents reference multiple Plomosa Rd. addresses (44031 Plomosa Rd., 44301 Plomosa Rd. and versions including “#4”), and the district header lists 27716 Frame Avenue. Historical records from 2013 list past officers and the older meeting location at 44031 Plomosa Rd. #4, underscoring that contact details and facility listings have varied across postings.

What this means for La Paz County residents is straightforward: the board’s routine votes on expenses, audit acceptance and payroll affect how the volunteer district operates and spends taxpayer money, while the free smoke-alarm offering provides an immediate public-safety benefit. Residents seeking to confirm the meeting location, obtain the final agenda, request accommodations or learn how to get a smoke alarm should call the fire district’s administrative secretary at (928) 851-2648 before the meeting.