| Show Y L Lp In I p NEW UNIT for the Ephraim Fire Department Depart ment is shown here The new equipment gives the capability of drawing water from a ditch or other source and will increase the Ephraim City Gets New Fire Engine The Ephraim City Fire Department De Department Department De- De are proud and excited over the acquisition of a new fire engine The unit was ob obtained obtained obtained ob- ob through the State Forestry Forestry Forestry For For- estry Fire Control from the United States Government The city added the tank hose siren and red light The gallon water tank other parts and tires were furnished by the fire control tion lion The truck is designed so that it can draw water out of a ditch pond or whatever water is available Fire Chief Spencer Olsen said that this was a real asset in fighting fires in certain certain certain tain localities The truck Is equipped with wheel four four drive which will take it through mud ud snow or up and down hills with little difficulty Mr Olsen said of the department considerably The newly acquired truck brings to three the tots total 1 number of units in the department The new nex truck was acquired through the government V VIf If U needed the unit may be used any place within the county county county coun coun- ty and to the forest boundary Ephraim City also has two older engines which are used formost formost for formost most small fires Willing firemen saved the city Installation costs of the siren and other parts by doing the work themselves Mr Olsen is a member of the Utah State Fire Chiefs Chief's organization and also belongs to the Western and National Association He feels that much good has come to the unit at Ephraim through membership in these organizations The Utah Technical College In Provo has given a course for two hours a month over a period of a year in Ephraim to train the firemen in the best and latest methods of firefighting Other members of the de department department de- de department In Ephraim are Jack Lucien Braithwaite Ray Green Don Reed Scott Olsen Steve Newell Cherry Glen Bailey Mont Jacobson Kent Thursby and Ross Hansen |
