Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. July 9, 2018. Dan Ames Rich County Wildland Fire, and Rick Larson, Rich County Fireboard, told commissioners that the moisture has dropped 41% in the hot summer months. We will hit extreme fire danger soon.
Fireworks are a real concern. Even Evanston, Wyoming, known for extreme fireworks, has canceled their fireworks display. In Rich County, the fine has increased to $1000 for fireworks set off in unauthorized places.
Ames said that weed control needs to sterilize the cheatgrass on the shoulders which become very combustible. He said commissioners should put money in the budget for mitigation work, such as getting fire-resistant plants seeded when new fences are put in.
There was a home fire on Sweetwater Hillside. The response time was quick in spite of a communications problem with the radios and notifications. The siren did not go off, Ames felt that a new repeater is needed in Randolph. Ames is working on it. Until it is fixed they will need to manually call in personnel with the Garden City Fire Department town siren.
Commissioner Bill Cox said all the firefighting resources for a wildfire are elsewhere now so we need to be extra vigilant. Cabins need defensible space around them. The county has a full fire restriction. Cox said that he would get signs that would be at entrances of the county that would notice no campfires and no fireworks
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