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Show Free Press - Wednesday, April 22, 1998 - ire drill unites north county units By Russ Daly Crrv Editor tected, in order to hone their result would be beneficial for own skills for the protection of future emergencies, such as an ' It could earthquake, which would likely have been a tragedy their community. Lehi furnished two engines, require the use of the several four people trapped in a car that had collided with a tanker two tenders, a small truck and departments. two ambulances. American One of the strengths demonfull of diesel fuel. Instead, the scenario was a Fork responded with their aer- strated during the recent training was the departments' practice drill, not only for Lehi ial squirt truck and one ambuability to work together as a firefighters, but for crews from lance, as did The crews responded to 600 team, utilizing a technique our sister cities as well, who teamed up recently to practice South Millpond Drive, where known as "span of control." their skills in a mutual aid they were told a car had collidCompartmentalizing duties ed with a tanker carrying The span of control used drill. diesel told were Oklahoma that the in fuel; they City bombing to Lehi Fire Chief According of the federal building, as well Dale Ekins, in addition to their the tanker was on fire. Although there was not as the open house for the own individual department drills, the firefighting crews Timpanogos throughout northern Utah LDS Temple County work together once "It was is a each quarter to practice workmethod that ing together in a common in limits the cause. It number of it This time it was Lehi's turn for tasks to set the stage for the interdeus helps which each partmental training. individual efficient "It was nice to see the other helps us is in charge; departments come in because safe." several fireit opens the communication," Fire Ekins Lehi fighters are Chief Dale said Ekins. "It helps us to be and assigned be compatible helps us to efficient and safe." Last year, when the d actually liquid in the tanker, under the direction of one desfirefighting team the crews reacted as if there ignated in the Incident was in charge of the drill, a to Command down it were, keep hosing position. grass fire that raged out of con- the flames from further In a real fire situation, injurtrol became a real hands-ovolunfour is likely to be that perthe Ekins "victims," ing training experiment for those teers who as inside the first one on the son sat willingly who thought they were only car that had been placed scene with the first response the to going pretend. under the tanker as a simula- vehicle; a system is in place, Following the staged "emertion. however, to place another crew meet crew members the gency," four member in that position whenthe Inside, victims, at the respective department to look ever necessary. enhanced via make-u- p be to on headquarters critiqued Next, a crew member is injured or dead, endured the their strengths and weaknessto take the deluge as part of the rehearsal. assigned es from the incident. recent a Ekins said this that posiCommand, Operations This quarter, with Lehi Fire drill taught them that there is tion Ekins called the "blood Department at the helm, crews a problem with communication and guts of the fight." This perand equipment from Lehi, because the cities have differson, often taken by Assistant American Fork and the ent radio frequencies; some of Chief Kim Beck, gets all of the departments prac- the responding vehicles were equipment in place to tackle ticed working together. Several members of the out of touch with those in theAblaze. Staging Officer, particuCedar Fort Fire Department charge and could only hear intermittently. larly helpful when several also participated, without instructions The cost might be prohibi- agencies are involved, such as bringing their equipment and tive to the radios to in this drill, helps by organizleaving their own town unpro be moreconfigure compatible, but the ing firefighters and vehicles in Alpine-Highlan- d. Mount nice to see the other departments come because opens the communication. to be compatible and to be and - specific details Alpine-Highlan- n Alpine-Highlan- d an area away from the immedi- A transient man is sitting in the Utah County Jail with a very sore thumb and a list of burglary charges for two incidents in Lehi. Local police were called to a local business, which reported that someone had broken into several areas of the building, leaving a considerable trail of blood along the way. The owner of the business was called to the scene, where it was determined that a set of keys had been taken. Meanwhile, Utah County Sheriffs deputies arrested a suspicious man for a residential burglary and noticed he was bleeding profusely from his hand, which required a plethora of stitches. When the two peace officer groups compared notes, it seemed highly probable that the man was involved in both situations. Indeed he was, as the keys were found, complete with blood, and later identified by the business owner. The man will be charged with burglary, theft of keys and criminal mischief. A Lehi man was booked into the county jail on charges of domestic violence (criminal mischief) and intoxication after an incident with his spousal equivalent. The two had gone together to a club in Salt Lake, and, after arguing, the man told the woman to leave; she called her daughter to pick her up. When the women arrived back at the Lehi home, the man was already there, waiting on the porch. Not having the keys to her house, the woman threw a rock through a window to gain access to the home, then opened the front door to let the man in. Intoxicated, the man fell off the porch at one point, but after entering the home, started throwing objects. Although the woman said he did not assault her, he was cited for criminal mis- ate scene, keeping them ready to move at any time they are needed. One firefighter is assigned to serve as a Rehabilitation Officer, who monitors the activities of each individual firefighter to make sure that no member in the is injured process. will note This firefighter who goes into a burning structure and for how long, then have another crew member ready to replace the first after a specified length of time. The Rehab Officer will then assist the one who has just emerged from the scene to recover his or her strength. Finally, a Public Information Officer is assigned to provide accurate and timely details to members of the media who come to the scene to report the news of the event, as well as to keep such individuals from entering the scene and interfering with the effort or risking injury to themselves. As the work is concluded, an important part of the assigning of duties is the Personal Accountability Report, or PAR, where everyone involved in the fighting of a fire is documented chief for the damage. A Lehi man reported that tires on two of his vehicles were punctured by unknown suspects. Interestingly, the two vehicles parked inside the open garage were targeted while the two vehicles parked on the street were to b s&f have PAR," shouted Kim Beck at the end of the recent training, which brought a cheer from those who had gathered around the Incident Command post. In addition to the multiple agency drills, the Lehi Fire Department conducts its own weekly drills. Often the drills will provide hands-otraining for the members, but it may also include instruction from its members who- share their knowledge from recent classes they have attended. Tou can't have a predictable fire," said Ekins. "Everything is "We untouched. Three trees at a local school were chopped down with a hatchet, causing approximately $700 damage. There are no suspects in the case, but it is most likely that George Washington was not responsible for this one. When competing on the road with a cement mixer, the larger vehicle is most like to win. Such was the case when an American Fork man failed to yield to the heavy equipment and entered the road anyway. The car sustained $5,000 in damages, while the mixer sustained only $50 in damages. The driver of the car explained that he entered the road and the mixer struck his car. n - always changing." Alpine youth killed in tragic accident days before leaving for Although traffic lights at the corner of 4800 West and State Road 92 (11000 'North) in Highland are in the planning stage for fall, they weren't in place soon enough to possibly prevent a accident that old proved fatal, for a Alpine youth. Nathan W. Kofford, son of Alpine School District board president Marilyn Kofford and her husband V. Lewis Kofford, died Thursday in a crash at the intersection. Kofford was to have entered the LDS Missionary Training Center in two-ca- r 19-ye- ar Botkin said as late as Friday, Witnesses told police the accihe was assured by Utah dent involving Kofford occurred Department of Transportation at approximately 7:40 p.m. when engineers that installation of the Kofford, traveling east on 2 in traffic light at the intersection is a gray Subaru station wagon, y in the design stage now, and is stopped at the stop "still.on track" fop late summer or sign.; He started to turn north ...,,!.! ,, ..(left) onto 4800 West when he early fall. There have been seven acc- apparently noticed that an idents at the intersection since orange Dodge pick up truck school opened in August, he said. approaching the intersection on U-9- four-wa- . , Page 3 2 westbound was not going to stop at the stop sign. Kofford attempted evasive action by moving to the right and was struck by the pick up in the driver door. The impact drove both vehicles to a point, west of the intersection, with the pickup coming to rest on its passenger d sideVsaid police chief Kip Botkin. U-9- Alpine-Highlan- LDS mission The pickup was driven by a Investigation is continuing by . Officer Brian Gwilliam. Pleasant Grove juvenile. He had two other Nathan Wallace Kofford, 19, " I passengers. All of the pickup born April 2, 1979 in Salt Lake ' received minor City to Marilyn Wallace and V. occupants I injuries and were treated, and Lewis Kofford. He graduated released at the-- ' American-- ' Fork ,tfrpm American Fork High School and attended Utah State , Hospital.0 Botkin said drugs or drunk University on a drama scholar-- ; driving do not appear to be an ship. He had beencalled to serve in accident. in the Taiwan, Taichung Mission. issue the -- ' two-vehic- le Provo on Wednesday before leavmission in ing for a two-yeTaiwan. A four-wa- y stop sign has been in place since November to help n ar ease traffic, said Alpine-Highlan- d police chief Kip Botkin. Forty-eighundred west is a main artery leading to Mount LDS Temple, Timpanogos people ht American Fork Hospital, the Utah State Developmental Center, and the newly opened Lone Peak High School. abour asGc t alternative to surgery for people with scoliosis? -- J i2jLnju4 The average spine is not perfectly straight almost everyone's curves slightly to the right or the left, and sometimes there is a ""V rf 17 f Is there an XjiA'l . "')- little twisting (rotation) of one or more vertebrae. When the spine curves or twists excessively we have a condition called scoliosis (from the Greek word for " W - "crooked"). In 85 to 90 of cases, the cause of scoliosis is unknown. This is called adult idiopathic rotatory scoliosis. The mystery is compounded by the fact that in idiopathic scoliosis sufferers the spinal parts - the vertebrae, discs, ligaments, tendons, and muscles all appear to be normal. Orthodox medical approaches to scoliosis have come and gone. Wrapping the torso in a plaster cast was replaced in 1945 by the Milwaukee brace, a device that used rods and metal restraints to straighten the spine. In severe cases where respiratory or heart function is impaired rods are surgically placed next to the spine. Our office has a unique program that corrects the spine without surgery or rods. If you, or someone you know is suffering from scoliosis, please have them call our office for more information and a free con- Can be answered by Bret Bushman, new Assistant Vice-Preside- nt EQUAL HOUSING at Bank of American Fork. LENDER Bret is a seasoned loan expert, in spite of his youthful Member FDIC appearance. 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