By Kathie B. Anderson,
Reporter
Rich Civic
Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah, November 15, 2012 - The Fire
Board approved the tentative 2013 budget. Five firefighters will
attend the Winter Fire School which will be held in St. George, Utah, on
December 11-12. Fire Chief Dan Kurek will attend an Incident Management Team
workshop first week in December, food and fuel costs will be reimbursed for
those who travel out of the county. Ben Negus, Fire District Board member, will
take an on-line Gamma training course conducted by the State
A wild land fire likely which was caused by an individual
was covered and cleared. That individual will perform concrete
work at the fire station as restitution. The other calls received by the
fire district this past month include one medical assist, eleven fire pits,
(four were rejected), and four burn permits.
Four new pairs of turn outs (protective clothing), and
new high pressure pass equipment upgrades are being purchased.
These high pressure pass devices will enable (loud) audible sound to help
find victims.
During the meeting there was a lengthy discussion
regarding the proposed District Policy and Procedures. Recordings
of the last few meetings will be listened to in order to clear up any conflicts
which the Board members feel. Board members are becoming very involved in the fire department.
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