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Show Vernal Express - 12 N A view of the iced over Green River from the Split Mountain Overlook, Dinosaur Dino-saur National Monument. Photo credit: National Park Service. Frozen Green River: Beauty, power, and danger Visitors to Dinosaur National Nation-al Monument are in for a rare sight. Frigid temperatures have created an unusual ice jam at the Split Mountain boat ramp. Here, the narrow channel of the Green River has jammed accumulated ac-cumulated ice floes. Water and Neighbors helping neighbors Isn't that the way we do business? When the cry for help comes, we drop what we're doing and we respond to help those in need. Many changes have occurred oc-curred in the way responders do business since 911. Daggett County, Utah and Sweetwater County, Wyo. along with industry in-dustry have teamed together to train, respond, and develop Interstate Mutual Aid Agreements Agree-ments then exercise all that has been done. Sept. 21, 2006 begins early for the responders and industry of these two counties as a full scale disaster exercise unfolds. There are injured victims trapped in vehicles along with other events that create an environment requiring re-quiring more responders from the closest community which is Rock Springs in Sweetwater County, Wyo. The Daggett County Sheriffs Office, Daggett County Emergency Emer-gency Management along with the Daggett County Medical Services, Fire Departments, and Town of Manila, held a joint terrorist ter-rorist exercise in northeast Utah on Sept. 21. Daggett County was supported by Sweetwater Bomb Squad (representatives from Green River and Rock Springs Police Departments and Sweetwater Sweet-water County Sheriffs Office); Sweetwater County Emergency Emergen-cy Management; Sweetwater County Dispatch, Communication Communi-cation Technology from Rock Springs; Utah Department of Public Safety; Air Med; Utah Highway Patrol; Uintah Basin Consolidated Dispatch Center; Vase Ambulance Service from Sweetwater County; Castle Rock Vernal (ISSN 0892-1091) Published every Wednesday for $26 per year in the shopping area and $42 per year out out of the shopping area within the state and $46 per year out of state within the USA by the Vernal Express Publishing Company, 54 North Vernal Avenue, Vernal, Utah 84078. Periodical postage paid at Vernal, Utah, 84078 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to VERNAL EXPRESS, P.O Box 1000, Vernal, Utah 84078. Steven R. 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"People need to know that it isn't safe on the ice," said Carla Beasley, Chief Ambulance from Green River; Gold Cross Ambulance from Uintah County; Utah Department Depart-ment of Homeland Security and Wyoming Department of Homeland Home-land Security along with several sever-al private industrial companies which operate in Daggett and Sweetwater County; Salt Lake Chapter of the American Red Cross and multiple volunteers. Homeland Security Presidential Presiden-tial Directive 5 requires the use of the National Incident Management Man-agement System and development develop-ment of Incident Action Plans as well as activation of the tools needed in the Incident Command Com-mand System. The responders in the communities in these two counties came together to develop de-velop the Incident Action Plan that helped them manage the incident. Additional resources were requested through their respective respec-tive Emergency Management offices. Both State Homeland Security Se-curity offices where notified of the incident through the respective respec-tive Emergency Management offices. of-fices. The exercise was designed SLC mayor extends order to develop bike friendly infrastructure "The social and environmental environmen-tal benefits of bicycling and walking include healthier citizens citi-zens and the improved health of our community through a substantial reduction in air pollution. pol-lution. A transportation system that encourages bicycling and W7 A view of the iced over Green River from the Split Mountain Overlook, Dinosaur National Monument. Photo credit: National Park Service. of Interpretation at the monument. monu-ment. Rangers alerted monument monu-ment staff to the presence of visitors walking on the ice. "They found footprints in the snow of the ramp and ice," said Beasley. "Sheets of ice may look safe and inviting, but don't be fooled." Some of the ice may be thick enough to walk on but the rest may be too thin. Freeze-up ice jams are fairly common on the Green River, especially with this latest chill. But the beauty of the ice belies the dynamic current of the river beneath the floe. Beasley cautioned, "There is always the potential that the ice may break away or move. Stay safe and enjoy the beauty of the frozen river from a distance to judge the abilities of Daggett County and Sweetwater County to respond to a terrorist event and test the capabilities of inter in-ter jurisdictional cooperation and communication between agencies and distant dispatch centers. The event also gave Daggett County and Sweetwater County Coun-ty the opportunity to test and exercise the equipment it has received from Homeland Security Secu-rity grants. Lessons learned from all the training that has occurred between the two counties coun-ties over the past year have been beneficial toward enabling all involved to process through the proper steps as outlined through the National Incident Management System and the National Response Plan. The exercise culminated with measurable mea-surable projects that need to be worked on to help both entities be ready for their next event whether it be an exercise or actual ac-tual incident. walking can also save money, reduce traffic congestion, build community, and improve the overall quality of life," according accord-ing to Mayor Rocky Anderson. He has proposed that Salt Lake City support the concept of "Complete Streets," requiring requir-ing the accommodation of pedestrians pe-destrians and bicyclists in the planning process for new construction con-struction and reconstruction. His order will develop transportation trans-portation infrastructure by planning for the long-term, designing de-signing for ease of access, and developing facilities to the best currently available standards and guidelines. Anderson's press release says, "Salt Lake City government is committed to reducing our harmful dependence de-pendence on the automobile by fully providing for the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians." Anderson issued the executive execu-tive order after his proposed bike helmet ordinance raised howls of criticism. Among the loudest was the Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Board (MBAC), saying that helmets would not make the streets any safer for the bicyclists. bicy-clists. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics indicate that 70 percent of all fatal bicycle accidents involve head injuries, but less than 25 percent of bicyclists wear helmets. hel-mets. 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