Show Ute Fire Fighters Called to Northwest Fire The Ute Indian fire fighters were Inaction in inaction inaction action for the second time within a seven day period last week assisting in forest fire control in the state slate of Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington 1 where here a rash of fires ha have ve plagued plagued pla pla- gued the northwestern area LESS THAN 24 hours following the return of 20 26 members of the fire fighting fighting fight fight- ing group the same men plus 20 more were summon summoned d back to duty duly Friday The first group returned Thursday of last ss week eek after a week of working In Inthe inthe inthe the National Forest near Euph Euph- rata Washington The next day they were dispatched to Safety Harbor Inthe in inthe inthe the Wenatchee National Forest by Forest Forest For For- est Service aircraft to battle batlle blazes Inthe in inthe inthe the area known as Region Heglon Six THE UTE UTI Indian Firefighters were organized in 1961 19 under the direction o of If Roy Hoy A. A Deglas forester Bureau of In In- damn dain Affairs and ami Waller Walter Forest Forest For or orest est technician Membership that year totaled 21 and has now increased to 50 Don Goodrich fire control staff officer officer of of- Ashley National Forest and Wilford Wilford Wil Wil- ford Evans and Bob Chandler fire dispatchers dispatchers dis dis- are arc responsible for arranging transportation facilities and equipment needed as the contracting agent o of the National Forest Service LAISON OFFICERS accompany the firefighters who are called on four to six times per year Earnings from the fire fighting effort eHor in Washington totaled totaled total total- ed cd and most firefighters still had their paychecks in their pockets when being called to the second blaze Earlier this summer the group battled |