Chris S. Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
GARDEN CITY, Utah. April 21, 2016. The Garden City Fire District Board held its regular monthly
meeting at 6 p.m. in the fire station. All members were present.
The work on the policies and procedures manual update is
continuing, one section at a time. When
finished the whole new manual will be approved.
The new cover for the rescue boat is about finished and
within a few days the boat will again be on duty in the marina. Some engine work on one of the outboards was
also needed and has been done.
Chief Mike Wahlberg initiated a discussion about whether the next
large equipment purchase should be a big ladder truck or a new engine. The new engine costs significantly less than the
ladder truck. In either case, there will have
to be modifications to the station and potential solutions were initially
discussed. It was noted that the fire
station is designed to serve as the county Emergency Operation Center should the Rich County main
building be unavailable and modifications need to keep that fact in mind.
Fire vehicle brush 43 has had a transmission failure and
will be repaired. Costs are not
known. The board approved a modification
to the building to adapt plumbing to permit installation of a washing machine
for the personal protective gear and also approved the purchase of a commercial
grade washer. It is often the case that
the protective gear gets toxic material on it during a fire fight and the
equipment is needed to remove such potential health hazards.
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