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Show A-10 Fires aplenty in Summit County over Fourth of July weekend All contained, but officials warn that fire danger is only getting more severe i by Aaron Krenkel OF THE RECORD STAFF Small fires started all over 'Summit ( ounty. surrounding ! areas and the ('intas ocr the i fourth of July weekend, hut j crews on hich alert managed to ; contain all of the blades. ; Despite the fact that none of the tires catted a in major dam-ace, dam-ace, fire officials in the area say the passing of the Fourth of July ma present a talse sense ot 'security as tire dancer grows : w ith each passing day. 1 Chris Edwards, iCountv lire warden, lifted several blazes in ' the area. j 1 he largest fire w as a hlae neat Henetei that consumed betw een !tu)i and IH) acres E:Jwai Js said the fire ; "had e er potential to ' set realK bic" and. in S u m ni 1 1 (Fire worse... . addition, posed a sen-; sen-; ous threat to homes in i the area. awn Henefer fire crews were able to contain the blae. which was st.ir'.ed by a man who was burning trash near his home. , A smaller blaze started near 1- 80 b the Wanship exit. Again, a quick response by local fire ' crews limited the blae to rough- ly an acre. ! A tire of similar sie started at (Lancer's Ranch. Edwards said 1 quick responses by area resi-' resi-' dents, aided by South Summit. ; kamas. and Oakley crews, helped limit the size of the fire, which was also in a high danger area. A "Flame and Go strike team, made up of prison inmates. : responded to a small blaze in . East Canvon. Heneter crews also responded to that blaze. I All of the Summit County Mires, according to Edwards. were human-caused, though the responsible panics tor the three i smaller tires were not identified, i In the case of the larger j Heneter fire. Edwards said the. ! homeowner who started the I blaze may face lines or legal actions, depending on what leouise the Summit Counts , ,1 . J HNSuM, s Attorney's Office chooses to take. Meanwhile, in the Uintas, Jane Cotrell. a ranger in the kamas Ranger District, said crews have responded to several fires. Unlike the other Summit County fires, the L'inta fires were due to lightning strikes, although Cotrell said the Heber Ranger District did respond to several fireworks-related fires. The lightning strikes, many of which came with a very dry storm passing through the area before the Julv Fourth holidav. conditions) are onlv aettina controlled burns in the i I dont expect statewide regulations to go away anytime soon. - Jane Cotrell Kamas Ranger District caused trees to smolder and threaten to trigger fires. Cotrell said three-person crews were sent to the blazes to fell the trees and put out the fires completely. Cotrell echoed Edwards in saying. " It's only getting worse." She said due to drought conditions condi-tions they have fire crews on standby, and many of the crews in the L'mtas "have been busy enough chasing lightning strikes." Adding fireworks to the mix has only stretched resources more. For example. Cotrell said helicopters hel-icopters and tanks have been busy fighting the blaze in the Red Butte Gardens area near Salt Lake City. Illegal fireworks caused that fire. Cotrell said all fire regulations, regula-tions, including the restriction on open fires in the national forests, remain in place statewide. She added. "I don't expect them (statewide fire regulations) to go away any time soon." Added to the drought conditions condi-tions in the L'intas. said Cotrell, is a long-term buildup of fuels. Friday, Aaaatt IS. Daar ValUy Ratart Roy Hargrove, Paquito D'Rivera, Slide Hampton & Cyrus Chestnut in an All-star Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie Ottmar Liebert Luna Negra Q'd Up talatday, Af ! 36, !! Caatar Ramsey lewis Trio Phil Woods Quintet Kelly Eisenhour faaaWy, 37, Daar Vatlay ri George Benson Bela Fleck & the Flecktones Craig Chaquico Patrick Lamb Band 0 0 0 o ' I Summit and Wasatch Ccxir.ty residents can still purchase single day rickets for half price through July 1 5th. Tickets must be purchased in person at the Park City ChamberBureau, 1910 Prospector Avenue. 'cannot be Combned wrfl Ofly otr ofc Cad 649.6 1 00 or log on to parkcityjaxz.com for Festival information. " '! ij m Fidelity VJ-tf 5t KAa -"pO1' L't A Delta The Park " Everywhere has large fuel loadings... load-ings... and the weather isn't cooperating this year." In an effort to manage risky accumulations of old, dry wood. Cotrell said the Kamas Ranger District has already begun several sever-al programs Especially in areas of forest and development interface, the forest has tried to construct "shaded fuel breaks" by clearing away undei brush and leaving taller trees. The district has also begun a controlled burn program, having already conducted one such burn in the Cedar Hollow and Wide Hollow areas near Samak. Cotrell said another controlled burn is being planned for a part of the forest near Oakley. Forest manaeers avoid x' summer because of the fire risk ,hal tht, burns mav spread, as one did near the Los Alamos Laboratories in New Mexico last spring. Cotrell said she is "very conservative" with the technique, waiting for the "exact ritiht temperatures mm and moistures," usually in the fall. Nonetheless. Cotrell added that controlled burns are likely to be more common in the Uinias in the future as forest managers struggle to cope with fire danger and to maintain healthy forest ecosystems. "We'll see more and more use of (controlled forest burns). Fires are part of the natural sy stem s-tem and we need to put them back into it." For now. fire officials have their hands full making sure accidental acci-dental and natural tires don't get out of control. Fire restrictions remain in effect throughout the state of Utah, on all federal lands and in many incorporated areas. She urged all people planning outdoors out-doors activities to "call and double-check about fire regulations." regula-tions." Summit County dispatch has reported no wildfires since July 4, though fires continue to blaze in other locations statewide, including various fires surrounding surround-ing the Salt Lake Valley that have destroyed houses in the area. o 0 0 0 Investments Va lines Jj vm p r it i y ww poraCryiniQ COW Record No Park Continued from A-9 Commissioner Pat Cone explained, " We simply can't sell them that much water." That much water, as it turns out. is quite a lot. Just for the Silver Creek Junction reconstruction, reconstruc-tion, which is one of the smaller projects in the area. Mountain Reeional's Marty Gee said Gilbert Western had asked for 5 million gallons gal-lons per month. At Mountain Regional's recommendation. recommen-dation. Gilbert Western ,l.,i.lj,l In I.,,1- .lw.. where. They tried all of Ueek the service districts in the area, but were turned away everywhere. every-where. Finally thev reached an agreement with a local farmer who owned excess water rights. Farah said the water has cost significantly sig-nificantly more than the company compa-ny anticipated, and the tab will be passed on to I'DOT. Gee echoed Cone in saying there really was no question about the construction company 's request. "Culinary water is just so precious." pre-cious." she said. "We didn't have Composting Continued from A-9 soilmaker is to that of the worm bins what gold is to platinum: One is good, but the other is the best. Recycle Utah's worm bins, when combined with a specific variety of worm known as the red wiggler (and not. contrary to some practices, nightctawlers). create what one Recycle Utah source referred to as, "the best fertilizer on earth - called worm castings." The worms themselves are not available at Recycle Utah's recycling center, though Riepen said a number of suppliers are available, and anyone hoping to A Park City ordinance is now in effect regarding residential water usage. Residents should water every other day, with odd-numbered houses watering on odd days, and even-numbered houses on JrJi U U 0 LJ WBB ft ll' frill fri-ll i r" 2 ' 9? This Shadow Ridge Condominium features 2 bedrooms and 3 baths. It has been totally redecorated and is fully furnished Underground parking, gym, pool, spa, and great rental income. Full ownership, not a timeshare! Steps to skiing at the Park. City Mountain Resort. This is the best buy in town! $239,000 MiffilB JUST LISTED - The best home in Old Town! This home is on quiet Woodside across from the Park City Mountain Resort ski easement and steps to Main Street Featuring 3 bedrooms, 4 baths with a family room and over 2,000 square fet Top of the line finishes - Viking Range, Subzero refrigerator and garage. $589,000 1 HJlil?lMl REAL ESTATE kmmm lanrmrmrii -xm r' 'il.rn i .1 ..... WW nirin .mrrmr min - ni-iiiaumma-n ,miiiwr 111-1 mwrnr - m n ii.- . r r ' I'TT I - 1 1 - - - S X City water enough available for them." Granite Construction, the company rebuilding S.R. 24S. has faced similar difficulties. Unable to locate a local water source, the company has been trucking all of its dust-control water from Heber. A typical trip for a water truck takes over an hour. Granite spokesperson Willa West Culinary water is just so precious... We didn't have enough available for them (the construction project at Silver JUnCtlOP. - Marty Gee Mountain Regional Water declined to give financial figures, but. she said, trucking the water has been a major cost for the road builders. Granite has been depositing at least 32.0(H) gallons per day on its project. Vet another construction project proj-ect in the county, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee's construction con-struction of park-and-ride lots for the 2002 Winter Games, has also had to look further afield for comes to Recycle Utah start a worm composting bin may call the center for more information. Riepen said the worm bins are common in Canada, where many find them ideal, small-scale small-scale units for dealing w ith daily organic waste in classrooms and apartments. Recycle Utah is currently taking tak-ing orders for the worm bins. Riepen said the recycling center decided to sell both units when, upon investigating, they found that there were no outlets in Summit County selling any composting com-posting units. She said ordering the bins was a financial burden for the non-profit organization, but it was willing to take the risk even days. Residents should also aL Lill Mi l 2 J I I A I u ' v '-" " I s i I it 1 II. HIM II ii IH.l III J B.iJ-E 5' M.t' f I 1 t : . 1 1 Tnil TIMMWTO. Hl.rr ,, I Saturday, July 8, 2000 for roads water. Ihe Army iorps oi Engineers has been building the first of the two lots adjacent to U.S. 40. south of Silver Creek Junction. The builders, according accord-ing to Gee, have had to use Jordaneile water for their dust control. Mountain Regional, over recent months, has outlined a long-term plan to deal with the water shortage in the Snyderville Basin. Tremendous growth in recent years has depleted the Basin's small, rocky aquifers. Drought conditions condi-tions this year have not helped. In addition to procuring additional water sources further east in the Basin and in the Brown's "" Canyon area, the County Commission, in May. passed an ordinance requiring water companies com-panies to prove the long-term v iability of water sources for proposed pro-posed developments. Construction companies throughout the Park City area have found themselves on the bottom of the water totem pole. They've also served as a good indicator of just how dry the area has become. in order to spread the word about recycling. In fact, said Riepen. area residents res-idents don't need bins to compost. com-post. Local covenenants. codes and restrictions (CCR's). varying vary-ing by neighborhood, may restrict ceitain composting practices, prac-tices, but Riepen hopes that, as more residents learn about the process, that will change. "We aie doing this to hopefully hope-fully stir up some interest and change some CCR's." said Riepen. "Composting is a way of life in other countries... but we have to focus on America and right here." For more information, contact con-tact Recvcle Utah at f4s)-4r.ys. 1 Poor Copy |