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Show 1 Sun Advocate Price, Utah Thursday August 1,2002 IB A 4k & Mti yceess m suppression RICHARD SHAW Focus pages editor' By With only five full time employees Booth Fire Protection Inc of Carbonville is not a very large business. But for customers who need their service, it is very important. . The company, which has been in business 4n its present incarnation since the mid 90s does much of its fire control work with companies, particularly the mining industry, but other commercial business also accounts for some of its income. From year to year 65 percent of the business we get is from the coal mines here in Utah and Colorado, says Laney Booth, the companys CEO. We do all kinds of fire suppression systems so others do come to us as well In fact walk in business does account for at least some of the companies sales. During the photo shoot for this article, Kathleen Royster of the Royster GalleryStudio in Helper came into the companys office and purchased a fire extinguisher for the kiln area of her studio. Other than the extinguishers we have not done a lot of residential work," says Laney who along with her husband Bryan, run die company. Laney has worked in the industry every since the shop opened as Firemasters in 1991. A few years later her and her husband purchased the business from the Laney Booth checks out a fire extinguisher that Kathleen Royster is about to purchase from the company. ftm 'mm V v 0 fi r,- The powder room where extinguishers needs some kind of suppression system on it In fact even most of the above ground vehicles connected with mining do too." It is said that for every one mining job in a community there previous owners. from $100 The business consists of two innocuous buildings that stand right on Carbonville Road. The shop itself has But, contrary to the mild surroundings, Booths company is in the business of saving property and lives. eas today are wet systems, unlike only a few years ago when some restaurants used Halon systems that could put out a fire, but also could hurt people. Halon systems have gone the 'way of freon, says Laney. You have to capture it all now. The company installs alarm systems, sprinkler systems and other kinds of suppression systems as well. But mining is still the biggest part of their business. It seems MSHA is changing its regulations every year on what equipment needs suppression systems and what kind of systems they need, says Laney. Literally every underground machine Duaro there. extinguishers are filled and recharged. They also do systems for restaurants. Most of the systems for food ar- W Colorado and set up accounts many kinds of fire and smoke detectors available. Another room is called the powder room where strict. the front of Booth Fire Protection's shop demonstrates and tests various kinds of smoke and fire alarm systems. happei closure of some mines in this area pushed the company to go to fire detection and suppression equipment all over it A test panel in the front office demonstrates the' Some of the companys commercial customers in the area include the Castle Country Care Center, the Parkdale Care Center and others. They have also found a niche in the day care market, where fire regulations are very A panel in are revamped and recharged. Bryan is one of the mining industries top experts cm fire control and is sometimes called by MSHA about problems they need help with. One time they had a seminar right here in the shop for . are four other jobs that are dependent on it and thiscofnparijr people from all overabout mine fire suppression and control, is a good example of that The company is a family busisays Laney, pointing to a demonstration device her husband put ness with the Booths son, Jordan, doing a lot of the installatogether to demonstrate how tion work. suppression systems work. Booths is an example of the I even have two of the of businesses by which Eastfrom workLake Salt types grandkids ern Utah survives; small in stating around the shop this summer, says Laney who along with ure, but powerful in effect. All Kristin Howell runs the office one has to do is ask any miner who has been involved in a mine end of things. Like many Carbon County fire, they will tell you how imbusinesses. Booths is affected by portant this type of equipment is. paa to $700 15 MINUTE SERVICE No Checking Account Needed. No Car We Needed. We welcome SSI Customers. Phone Appointments Welcome. Licensed by the State of Utah. 17 E. Main, Price CALL US TODAY at v 613-955- 1 |