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Show 1 4B Lakeside Review South, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1983 In Case of Emergency: Dont Plan on Using Skelters JUDY JENSEN Review Correspondent FARMINGTON If you are asked to evacuate, register at your designated shelter. Remain at the shelter until informed that you may leave. This advice was printed in a handout which was passed out to Farmington citizens at public meeting following last springs mudslide. According to Paul Ross at the Emergency Service Office every city has buildings designated as emergency shelters. The buildings should be clearly posted with a black and gold sign reading Fallout shelter. Ideally, according to Ross, these shelters would have some emergency medical and food supplies. Each shelter should have an assigned shelter manager who would be in charge of the citizens at that facility if a disaster occured. The Davis County Emergency Preparedness OfTice does have a list of buildings that would serve as suitable fallout shelters for ev- ery city in Davis County. Woods Cross High School PTA officers recently conducted a survey to determine the readi- -. ness of the designated shelters in Woods Cross City. The owners . and managers of the designated buildings were asked if they were aware that their building was on . the county list of fallout shelters. They were also asked if their building had a sign indicating it is a fallout shelter and if there were any emergency supplies . stored there. If this is an example of the rest of the cities in the county, said one PTA officer, were definitely not prepared for an . . ' emer-genc- y. ", She explained of the five businesses contacted two had name changes since the list was pre- -' pared. A.G. Market had been changed to Lees Market. Manager Lee Winegar said he was unaware of the designation and that the store has no sign and no supplies. Russell Wilkins of the South Davis Sewer Improvement District said, I cant imagine why this building was chosen. He was unaware of it and the building has no sign or supplies. Woods Cross High School principal Richard Allen said he has heard about it somewhere but the school has no sign and no supplies. The lab building at Chevron Oil is another of the designated shelters. Manager Robert Moss recalled that, back in the 60s somebody surveyed the basement but it needs to be He explained some of the space has now been used for storage of chemicals and it would be impractical to house citizens in that room. He said at one time the company stocked food in the room but they no longer do. There is also no sign on the building. Weve changed administrations two or three times and if were on a list we need to be aware of it, Moss said. South Bountiful Elementary was another name on the list. A PTA worker found this is now Woods Cross Elementary. The principal, George Marchant, said his school does have a sign but he had often wondered just what it meant. He said the school has no emergency supplies. John Zippro, director of the Davis County Emergency Services said he is not surprised by the results of the survey. He explained the list was compiled when a corp of engineers surPhoto by Robert Regan veyed the county during the earSIGNS LIKE this one at the Woods now many of those shelters in the Davis ly 60s and it had not been Cross Elementary were placed by the County area are without food. Many updated. old Civil Defense system to designate When asked about the lack of building owners are even unaware that areas where people could go for shelter their building is an emergency shelter. supplies in the shelters, Zippro said experience had shown that and food if a disaster warrants it. But supplies in fallout shelters were There are no signs on the not rotated and had to be dis- in 1981 entitled You can live managers assigned. Zippro exbe to needs carded. Since the shelters are not with it, the 72 hour kit. Suga buildings because there is no manager plained trained but the training course is money to purchase them, acstocked Zippro suggests that ev- gested items include food, saniery family in Davis County have tation needs, a first aid kit and not yet complete. He said they cording to Zippro. He explained their own emergency supplies in emergency needs. According to are working on the course and that in January the county will a 72 Hour Kit. Zippro this kit should be ready when it is finished they will be- receive additional federal funds Suggested items to be included at all times to be taken with a gin to screen volunteers from the and he will then be able to bring all of the county emergency in the kit are outlined in a pamfamily that is being evacuated. county to train as shelter no shelter has The the PTA Utah systems up to date. phlet prepared by county Four More Flood Projects Are Given County Approval 0 BARRY KAWA tion. He said the county committee felt the site was the best available despite some protests from residents in a recent Centerville public hearing on proposed flood-contr- Review Stall ol Four more FARMINGTON flood control projects in Centerville, Fruit Heights and West Bountiful were conceptually proved by the Davis County projects. Commissioners last week. Since the state engineer must The projects are high priority ' also review the plans for the baitems on the countys flood control plans to complete before an sin, Mayfield felt the project could not be completed before anticipated heavy spring run-operiod. Funds from the recent spring and proposed the excava- $12 million bond sale will be tion work be done first. Funding used to finance the four projects of a pit area on the site will and others that are approved by come from the funds. the county flood control committee and the commission. The installation of a culvert on Work will begin on the con- -' troversial Deuel Creek project in 400 South in Centerville reCenterville. Planning Director ceived conceptual approval and Rick Mayfield said digging the the project will be redesigned to hole of a debris basin at the base feature a type of lift-otop so of Deuel Creek Canyon will give the culvert can be easily cleaned. the area some immediate protec-- . Street crossing culverts at 400 flood-contr- ol ff flood-contr- ol ff -- East, Main Street and 200 South will also be designed. The Baer Creek debris basin in Fruit Heights was approved. A 0 foot long wall will be built along the south side of the creek from the mouth of Baer Canyon to Highway 89. The wall will be between 15 to 20 feet high and allow debris flow to be diverted to an area just west of the area. A spillway on the mountain road will also be removed. 600-70- In West Bountiful, the proposed realignment of Mill Creek was conceptually approved by the commissioners. Commissioner Harold J. Tippetts noted some people felt in a recent West Bountiful public hearing that the Phillips Petroleum oil refinery benefits most from the proposal. emerZippro agreed that in an know gency citizens need to direc- where and whos in charge tions will come from. He said that the mayor is always in charge and is by law responsible. He added that city authorities should direct any emergency activities and should call in the uncounty only when they were able to handle the situation. The county should have a uniform attack warning signal, according to the Defense Civil Preparedness agency. The signal would mean that an actual enemy attack against the United States had been detected. Zippro explained that many cities are not equipped with the recommended sirens because of the high cost. According to Zippro, this system worked during World War II in Europe because the bomb alert sirens were the only ones the people ever heard and they immediately responded to them. But today citizens hear so many sirens they tune them out. He agreed cities need a warning signal of some kind but what it will be has not yet been agreed upon. Farmington citizens were given first hand experience of the need for better emergency planning during the recent flooding. One young mother recalled that many people went first to the elementary school but were told to go from there to the junior high. She said notification of the flooding came through her church and it was not until the night of the slide a meeting was organized and people were told if there were more problems sirens would sound. She said the biggest problem the people who were evacuated from their homes faced was not having any personal supplies for themselves and their families. They had nothing that was familiar to them. Department of Defense research shows that in a disaster knowledge of how to cope with the situation is usually the single most important in saving lives and minimizing damage. VHS Dance Troupe Will Perform BOUNTIFUL The View-moHigh school dance company, under the direction of Bonnie Pierce, is hosting their first childrens creative dance workshop. The classes will be concentrating on creative movement and exploration, along with a short dance piece for each age group. The classes are for all children The and students ages workshop is scheduled for the nt 4. four Saturdays in January ( 7, 14, 21, 28) and will run from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Viewmont gymnasium. On Saturday, Jan. 28, at 6:30 p.m. there will be a featuring the children and the VHS Dance Co. General admission will be $1. Admission for familys and grandparents of participants is free. Proceeds of this workshop will go to the companys annual mini-conce- rt spring concert which will be held on April 28, 30, and May 1. Class sizes will be limited so is recommended. The cost is $8 for the entire workshop or $10 at the door. Family rates are available. For more information on this workshop, please call Walker at or register through any VHS dance company mem295-472- 9, ber. HOUSEHUNTING? Let Classified Ads help you find just what you're looking for. Centerville Mayor Gets 1 984 Davis COG Chair - Centerville mayor SUNSET Neil L. Blackburn has been selected as the Davis County Council of Governments chairman for 1984. Blackburn will replace 1983 COG chairman Norm Sant and serve a term as the chairman in the monthly meetings. for Selected as 1984 was Davis County Commission Chairman Glen E. Saunders. The COG is made up of all Davis County mayors, county one-ye- ar vice-chairm- commissioners, and a representative from Hill Air Force Base and the school district. Staff work is handled by the Davis County Planning Department. The COG deals with issues affecting some or all of Davis County. 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Taking children from their first plies to performance levels, the new ballet school is sponsored by the DavisUniversity of Utah under the expert tutelage of Ballet Mistress, Mary Lynn Shupe. For prima ballerinas past their prime, the Davis Troupe de Ballet offers adult classes for credit or noncredit from the University of Utahs Department of Ballet. For a free schedule or more information regarding classes at Stoker School in Bountiful call Winter quarter at the Davis University of Utah Program for Higher Education begins January 3rd. 581-880- 1. The Division of Continuing Education University 6 p.m, T l. of Utah |