| Show VOLUNTEER FIREMEN of the Lapoint-Tridell Fire Department are shown with their newly acquired They left to Rae Ernest fire Jay Larry David Gene Neil Howard Jerry Lennis McKee and Randy Several of the firemen were unavailable for the Lapoint-Tridell residents organize fire department With combined efforts residents of La point and Tridell are striving to raise funds to build another fire station which will house their second recently acquired fire This unit and another fire truck manned by volunteer firemen were put into service earlier this year and to date have responded to several fire five In La one in each of the following Farm near Dinosaur National Monument and below Lake The fire department is dispatched through the Roosevelt Police Department at The Lapoint-Tridell Fire Department began its service January 1979 with a gallon per minute truck with a 1200 gallon water tank purchased by Uintah The is a converted army rebuilt by Boyce Equipment in Salt Lake It has a new International motor and The unit is stationed in the firehouse in La The second unit was acquired in April of this a 1948 Dodge IVi ton truck gallon water tank and a unit Was purchased by Uintah County for from Rock-Creek Fire Protection District in Two firemen traveled to California and drove the vehicle to Uintah This unit is presently stationed in The residents of both Tridell and Lapoint are combining efforts to raise funds to build another fire station to be located about feet north of the Tridell Ward The existing fire station in Lapoint was built by labor donated by residents of both Most families in Lapoint and Tridell donated money to purchase needed materials with lumber for the building being donated by Bill Sweeney of Great Lakes According to Fire Ernest J. the Lapoint-Tridell Fire Department will respond to most fires in western Uintah They will also respond to assist other fire the State U.S. and Ute Indian Tribe whenever wc are Ahlborn According to Chief Ahlborn the fire department is offering free fire safety inspection which can be obtained by contacting the County Fire Grimstad at or Ahlborn at He added that during the closed fire June 1st to October state law requires that any person any controlled burning must have a written fire permit in his possession before starting the To obtain the free permit either of the above persons may Lapoint-Tridell residents are holding homemade bake and selling quality pens to raise funds for needed equipment and the future firehouse in be Members of the volunteer fire department are Dave Fred L. Neil Dennis Ray and Randy Jay and Reed Gene Howard Duane and Martin Clyde and Enrol Michale and Ralph Ray Clinton Fred Richard Larry Dale Van Chris David Glade Wooley and Bernard |
