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Show MOWING TIMES - HRE DERARTMENT NOTES MAY 15, 1997 - 3 interested in the fire department on a AS THE : WORLD TURNS participating basis. We have some very ood equipment and the addition of Sweet Summer on the Solstice All of our residents are still doing a great job of fire control. In the event 3000 gallons of water on wheels doesn’t hurt at all. There is excellent that a fire does get started by natural or training available, but it just can’t be unnatural causes. we know that many of you will want to help, and we done with two or three people. For example, we can get instructors from appreciate that. However, we do not the State Fire College to conduct want to see anyone get hurt. structural fire courses on site, and we A lot of our land is carrying a dense crop of cheat and other grasses. Once it can get wild fire training from the reaches its peak, a couple of swaths hour course leading to a “red card” which qualifies you to join Full Moon...Thurs...May 22rd Rises...8:57 pm....Sets..6:33 am New Moon...Wed...June 4th Rises....5:46 am Sets 8:07 pm Full Moon...Fri...June 20th cut across some of our larger expanses of grass could make defensible lines by slowing a fires progress. When you come out to help us. take time to put on some protective clothing. Wear long trousers, wool or cotton, and leather boots or shoes. If you wear a low shoe, either tuck your pants cuffs inside your socks (the navy way) or use a lace or cord to hold your pants cuffs against your ankles. This Rises...8:4l pm....Sets..6:04 am Summer Solstice... Sat...June 218t...1:20 am Star Gazing: Look for three State Forester. The latter can be a 32 brilliant stars: Arcturus overhead, government fire fighting teams if that interests you. There is, of course, no Capella in the NW, and Vega in the NE. The milky way, which charge to you for this training. The fire department will cover any fees. Please think about this as a means of contributing to the safety and well blankets us with a canopy of stars has phased out, leaving us looking into the emptiness of intergalatic space. We are in the being of you and your neighbors. —Floyd Stoughton, Fire Chief “Realm of the Galaxies”—the Virgo Cluster, of which our own galaxy is an outlying member. keeps hot or burning embers away from bare flesh. NEVER get in front of a fast moving fire. I can’t think of anything in the valley that is worth risking your life for. Attack the fire from the flanks and try to pinch it off. If it is burning toward a road or a cleared field, let it ' Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste in sweetness on the desert air. (Anonymous) Excerpted from Old Farmer’s Almanac —Jennifer Redding burn to that barrier. It will create a good firebreak for the rest of the year. In a fast moving fire, always look for natural barriers and use them. So what if we lose a few acres of cheat grass. One place where it is safe to go after a grass fire is from the “black,” or 47 E. Center Street Moab, UT 84532 already burned area A small fire, 801-259-2650 77W 2mm without much wind, can be attacked directly and is usually easily controlled. The real work is in locating and extinguishing the hot spots after the fire appears to be out. If a fire looks as though extensive effort will be required, we will try to have an ambulance standing by. Far more firefighters are disabled by stress, JUDY POWERS RES: 801 -259—5852 FAX: 801-259-2699 lntemet: http://moab.net/paradise.h!m email: paradire@moab.net Sales Agent BENIN smoke inhalation, dehydration etc., than are taken out by physical injury. We are always in contact with the Sheriff’s dispatcher during an emergency, and medical as well as trained help is not far away. (Zolflak ' Commercial ;_ ' CLEAN WINDOWS Speaking of emergencies, I sure wouldn‘t mind if someone wanted to ' Residential join me on the Local Emergency 'High ladder work Preparedness Committee (LEPC). The LEPC is the County first responder team for things ranging from hazardous material spills to major disasters requiring FEMA assistance. It would also be great if we could get about a dozen more people “Hard water stains ' Referrals For FREE Estimate _ call Alex _ 259-8791”“ leave message 80. Box 591 Moab, Utah 84532 |