Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. June
8, 2017. Dan Ames, Rich County Fire
District, told commissioners that they had to affirmatively delegate the
responsibility for fighting private property fires within the unincorporated
areas to the state or they would be responsible for paying for the fire
suppression.
The BLM pays for fire
suppression in their areas as do the Forest Service and Utah State Wildlands.
Ames said that the district had bought a new truck which was
assigned to Laketown for more rapid response capability. He also said that next year’s fire protection
projects were being considered now. He
thinks one project may be a fire break above Elk Hollow. He felt that this project could be done in
partnership with Idaho to share cost. He
was spending some money on signage about the dangers of fireworks in wild
areas.
Fireworks and roadside strikes cause the most fires. The area is dry and there are a lot of combustible
weeds and plants. Chains dragging on trucks or falling exhaust
parts can spark roadside fires.
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