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Show 24 Counties CooperatingTwenty CooperatingTwenty Cooperating CooperatingTwenty Twenty four of Utah s 29 29counties 29counties 29counties counties are cooperating with the thestate thestate thestate state board of forestry and fire firecontrol firecontrol firecontrol control in m the statewide program programfor programfor programfor for control of fires on state and andprIVately andprivately andprivately prIVately owned lands accord accordmg according accordmg mg ing to John E Burt Jr assIst assIstant assistant assistant ant ! forester firewarden flrewarden firewarderi for forUtah forUtah forUtah Utah It is hoped that the re remammg remaining remaining mammg maining five counties cOlmtles will enter enterthe enterthe enterthe the program soon to give the thecampalgp thecampaigfi thecampaign campalgp campaigfi 100 per cent backmg backing backmgby backingby , by all a11 { the he hecounty - county -county commISSIons commissionslin commissions1m 1m lin the state Mr Burt saIdI saIdThrough saidThrough said [ Through a cooperative agree agreement agreement agree'ment agreement I ' ment between the state ofand of Utah Utahand Utahand and the US U S department of agn agri agnculture agriculture agnculture culture under the Clarke Mc McNary McNary MeNary Nary act of 1924 federal relm reim relmbursement reimbursement reimbursement bursement is allowed to states stateswhIch stateswhich stateswhich whIch support a state fire pre prevent prevention prevention vent vention On ! program T Throughagreements h r 0 o u g h hagreements agreements between the board boardof boardof boardof of foiestry fOlestry and fire controland control and andthe andthe the counties this money is be bemg being being counties countiesbased countiesbased countiesbased mg ing pro rated to the based on need and county par parhClpatlon participation participation hClpatlon ticipation The aim is to eventu eventually eventually eventually ally be in m a position to reImburse reImbursethe reimbursethe reimbursethe the counties for 50 per cent of ofmomes ofmonies ofmonies momes monies expended by them for forfire forfire lre fire prevention and control on onstate oniState .state state state jind and private pnvate _ range _ forest L L ' and watershed lancis landS coiiciuaeii coiiciuaeiiMr coirMr Mr Burt |