OCR Text |
Show i A 10 ; BOX ELDER JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah Box Elder County Fire Thursday, July 8, 1976 Fighters association which was organized to help training and information and to keep them informed as to what resources are available in the county. The firemen pay yearly dues of $25. This money along with all they receive from their Are drills goes into their Aremens - ... fund. In Honeyville Fire department More Equipment With this money they help purchase more equipment for the truck and safety equipment for the men. They paid the town one-thir- d of the cost of 12 pagers, and with a grant from the county emergency services which also paid the town then purchased eight pagers. The town has since bought a ninth pager for the department and is in the process of buying three more. They cost $300 each. With their fund the firemen have also purchased two air packs for use in heavy smoke one-thir- d, by Elaine Tolman Honeyville has a long history of a dedicated volunteer fire department.' The first with a truck was begun about 1955 when Rulon Bowman, Frank Aoki and Ken Hunsaker manned a drive Dodge pumper truck with tank. a ; four-whe- Close Fires Later on there was the understanding that the. truck would only be called for closer range fires on the mountain east of us, and up towards Collinston and Riverside. This was provided by the county and was- on call for range, fires anywhere in the county as well as being available for local fires. People were in the habit of calling Brigham or Tfemonton in case, of a fire, so it wat used mainly for range - and used. , It's main purpose in a structure: fire is to control the fire until Brigham could get here. About this time some surplus Since Rulon Bowman was the town man hmwas asked to. be the Are warden for the Honeyville area of the Wasatch irpnt. Long before the town had a truck he was in charge of lining Up meiryrith shovels to put out Ares along the mountain. . .The first truck was equipped with a iwo-wa- y radio. Many trips were made out to Promontory to fight fires out there. Frank Aoki recalls times out at Promontory when they could pick up places as far away as Vernal and Point of the Moun-tain. ft More than once the state prison called them on their two-rad-io , The scheme, Crawford said, "is to arrive unannounced at a residence or to telephone and identify themselves as being from the gas company. They tell the person their gas is Editor's Quote Book Every Friday Ask yourself whether are happy and you cease to be. r$ckts John Stuart Mill p.m. : . ' - reserve force to be available in case of local fires. This includes members of the town board and local businessmen. The firemen have regular drills the first and third Wednesdays of the montl September through May. During fire season June through August the drills are the first, second, third and fourth Wednesdays of the month. The drills each last 3 hours. 2-- The firemen are paid $2.50 per hour for twdhottfsbf drilf a month by the town. The rest of the time is donated. They also receive $2.50 an hour for fighting fires, which, within the town limits, the town pays and outside the town limits, Box Elder county pays. The Honeyville Volunteer Fire department belongs to the Insurance Service office in Salt Lake, was present and stated the main obstacle to getting ah eight rating (which would lower rates in Honeyville anywhere from 20 to 40 percent) was the need for a bigger pumper truck. Second hand trucks are available at times when fire departments in large cjties buy new ones and sell their used ones. A second hand pumper truck would roughly cost $12,000, compared to around $65,000 for a new one. These used trucks behave a thorough going-ove- r fore being resold, with any worn parts being replaced. Wilson said if and when the town is able to purchase a fire . of its own, he would advise them to keep the present pumper truck also for the extra water supply it would make available. truck do you have to lose. hours Super shoe clearance. Savings for all the family. Over 500 Pair in Childrens WOM Sandals 288 pair in - NOW o styles - Ideal 88 2&8 ol g88 1 Lots of wearing time for these, Just in time for vacation. easy-goin- g lining. White, light camel, black, spring green, yellow or sky blue. Women s sizes. :l 250 PAIR orig. 5.99 i 50 CC3AQ6F IV Special Close-Ou- t 108 pair NOW Orig 4.99 2pr. 5.00 Womens sandal for comfort plus flattering fit. Soft vinyl in assorted summer colors w th low wedge heel, Now HONEYVILLE. UTAH 60 pair in Mens - Womens and childrens. - Neat pump urethane uppers, composition sole, cushioned Luxurious Crystal Pool Viking Sauna Hot Swedish Whirlpool Personalized Supervisor Private Lockers & Dressing Facilities Danish Cold Plunge Individualized Exercise & Dietary Programs Club Masseuse Sports Shoes FABRIC SHOiS Girls shoes. 88 - OO Shoe Flexible Walking casual with crinkle and SOON TO INCLUDE o Children's andShoes Back-to-scho- Womens styles g'l Q)(r Many styles to choose Asstd Sizes & colors 72 pair in Boys & Walking Shoes Company Closeout FAMILY DAYS o 9:30 AM er What o frad wind Team Dryer y Wayne Bowcutt urn tumm Values originally 5.99 to 14.99 o Kwi-Dr- STARTS THURSDAY JULY 8 279-851- 5 o Feed DdbydraCoJ G I Hava tha Dryer to moot your nood I Saturday Cutrain Tima upon request. He also urged any residents to , Call today for an appointment. o identification if there is any question or doubt. Crawford pointed out that Night July f to Aug. 14 you Our grand opening o each Mountain Fuel employe carries a photo identification Ssalh Padfic Save on charter memberships before co-e- d call the nearest Mountain Fuel, office for verification of sucn card, which he will always show Many people in town would time the chief is Dennis Harper; assistant like to see our fire insurance chief is Chuck Kellogg; captain rates lowered. At the present time we have a nine rating. At a is Ted Chlarson ; and secretary-treasurrecent town board meeting, is Roger Bowman. There are 12 members, with a Kim Wilson, who works for At the present 'With several disastrous past fires in mind, the Honeyville town board felt there was a need for one of these larger pump trucks close at hand. As former mayor Byron Hunsaker put it, Any fire can be put out with a bucket of water if youre quick enough. Applied for Truck The board applied for one of these converted surplus army trucks being made available to the counties by the Forest Service. After four or Ave years of waiting, in 1972 Tommy Hawes who was district fire warden at the time, assisted the town in getting the 1,200 gallon pumper truck it now uses. There is also a van which is used in transporting fire fighters. The truck is used on a contract basis with the county. who have been contacted. to be shut off because the customer s behind in payments to Mountain Fuel. They then say that if the customer will make an immediate cash payment the gas will not be shut off. Want Lower Rates Present Chief the Forest Service and equipped with tanks, pumps and motors and converted into pumper trucks. Their main purpose was to be used in fighting range fires. been several complaints the past two days from customers operation working in the state attempting to obtain money from residents by claiming to be Mountain Fuel employes. John Crawford, Jr., executive vice president, said there have Each fiscal year a tentative fire department budget is made Out and presented to the town, board. The town board then approves a set amount to be used out of the general funds for that year, and as this money is needed during the year for new hoses, etc., each purchase is requested by the. fire department and approved by-thboard. by-la- army trucks were purchased by Firewarden and offered prisoners Income and help fight the Ares out there. With Rulon busy with town work, much of the job of lining up Are fighters fell on Franks shoulders. His wife got used to running the station while he was , , - of emergencies. elections were held and the offices of chief, assistant chief, captain and secretary-treasure- r was filled. Soon after a constitution and a set of were drawn up and passed, by which firement abide. It vides for yearly elections of " officers. ; com-- them direct communication with the sheriff's office in case In the fall of 1973 the first There were'several local Area About 10 years ago Frank Lonnie Booths , chicken, retired from the Are depart- coops, Reed Binghams house ment and Paul Orme, Dennis (now Ralph Glasgow's), the Bowman, Les Hunsaker and barn next to the house Clark Stuart Hunsaker started manOrme now. lives in,, Morrell ning the truck. Rulon Bowman Hunsakers straw stack was still with them until his whire the truck was called on retirment as town man in 1967. Mountain Fuel Supply pany today warned Utah residents that there may be a bunko and structure fires involving deadly gases, boots and coverfor alls, and two walkie-talkie- s temporary communications. They hope to eventually install a radio, which would give With this hew truck, town board member Alt Hunsaker was assigned to organize the fire department. Dwight Nichol- as was appointed by the town board to be the first fire chief. The second truck the town had was obtained about five years after the first one, and was much the same but didnt radio. have a two-wa- y ., v:' pays balance. The two has to furnish a building to house it and men to run it. The truck has to be available to fight range fires anywhere in the county, if needled, with a minimum of three men responding to each call. Any extra equipment needed is purchased by the town or the fire department. el 200-gall- Area. The county pays for 70 percent of its maintenance and the town away fighting fires. Rulons two boys, Dennis and Roger, went on many fire calls, long before they were old enough to be on the payroll. Many other residents were called upon at different times. Bunkos pose as fuel employes 5 to 10. 57 South Main St. Brigham City, Utah STCRE HWRS 9:30 n.m. to 6 p.m. Open Friday nights till 8 p |