Contribute news or contact us by sending an email to: RCTonline@gmail.com

Friday, September 14, 2018

Garden City Fire District Board Meeting


Leonard O’Reilly, Reporter 
Rich Civic Times

GARDEN CITY, Utah.  September 5, 2018.  In the absence of Randall Knight, Chairman, Jennie England, Secretary, called the meeting to order. All other members were in attendance

Fire Chief, Mike Wahlberg, reported on the progress of the fire station addition. He also gave a report of the fire department’s Raspberry Days breakfast which netted $700, somewhat less than previous years. He feels that many locals are no longer supporting the event.

The Eden fire on the East of the lake was discussed. The department joined the crews already at site when it was approximately 300 acres. It was a very intense and dangerous inferno burning in grasslands which grew to approximately 13,700 acres before containment. The cost of fighting the fire will mostly be covered by state funds .  Other monies come from CWPP, the Community Wildfire Protection Plan, which is paid into with department funds and mostly labor.
The new Ford 150 truck is coming next week replacing the 2005 truck.
 Responses this month:
1   emergency wind event at Raspberry Days
2   wildfires1 motor vehicle accident 3 carbon monoxide
5 fire alarms
12 medical alerts.

No comments: