Garden City Fire District Meeting

Chris S. Coray, Reporter

Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  May 15, 2014.  The governing board of the Garden City Fire District held its monthly meeting on May 15.  Present were Perry Wakefield, Randall Knight, Howard Pope, and Brian House.  Christina Gracey was absent.

The regular meeting in April was interrupted by the structure fire on the south Sweetwater Parkway.  That house was a complete loss.  Chief Wahlberg estimated that between 40,000 and 70,000 gallons of water was put on the fire but the building was essentially lost before any 911 call as the fire started somewhere in the house and by the time it was visible the house was not defensible.  There was plenty of water although the water pipes supplying the hydrants are not adequately sized, hence there was come cavitation in the pumps as they tried to deliver full flow capacity.  This had no effect in the ultimate outcome.

The policy and procedures manual is still under development and review.  At some point there will need to be a legal review and information about experienced attorneys is being sought.

At the present time there are 26 firefighters in service.  During the month there were 8 responses including the structure fire mentioned above and a CO issue in a different home.

Training continues on a regular basis and specialized training is scheduled for a small group near Washington, DC in September.

There was discussion about public/department events scheduled for the summer.  Specific data will be forthcoming.  Finally, the $500 dollar value block and tackle that was reported missing at the last meeting was located in the fire station.