Show Grass Fires Major Maior of Vernal Fire Department Grass fires mixed with winds have given the Vernal Volunteer Department plenty of exercise exercise the past two weeks TUESDAY AFTERNOON two alarms were sent in as grass fires got out out of control The first alarm was to the farm three miles south on West Street The second was at the Owen Pow 11 farm near the asphalt plant where saw dust and manure caught on fire as a ditch was being cleaned out ou The wind spread the fire to to nearby fields Little Littie damage was reported reported reported re re- ported at either cither of these fires Saturday of last week a fire at the rear of of the Blanche Smith home in Maeser burned a grainery a-grainery and some some old out buildings The fire was started by burning bru brush h nearby reported firemen SATURDAY TWO weeks ago a grass grassfire grassfire grassfire fire was seas extinguished hed behind the Ashley Farmers op Co-op Service Station Also on that day the department made a trip to a grass fire near Stewarts Stewart's Lake Lakein in Jensen The local firemen would once again like to caution would would would-be be fire bugs fire buss l to tobe tobe tobe be careful in burning fields and grass Dont burn on windy days reported Fire Chief Mel Hel Burke |