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Show UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. March 17. to the intense heat One fireman said, It seemed like it was 1600 degrees in 1998- - covered with moisture due Use Protective Suits , Firemen watch fire in By Aldon Rachel Fire fighter from throughout the Duchesne County area worked on improving their skills by takingpart in a Utah Fire and Rescue Academy flashover survival course in a training simulator, Saturday morning in Roosevelt. A flashover is the sudden spread of flame over an area when it becomes heated to the flash point Firemen wore special protective clothing and then entered the training simulator (a trailer) where they sat in the lower compartment The top container was lined with particle board and a fire was build. "They were able to witness fire behavior. Flashovers are one of the most dangerous situations in fire fighting, said Roosevelt Fire Department Chief Robert Yack. Everything in the trailer room reaches its ignition temperature at the same time and when it ignites then everything including firemen are on fire. The training teaches us how to identity signs of flashovers and how to deal with it Temperatures in the trailer reached 1200-plu- s degrees. The firemen witnessed the flashover and then proceeded toward a door by walking or crawling where they exited the smoked filled, extremely hot room. Once outside they removed their suits. All of the fire fighters were , there. Fire Department Chief R. Yack added, We had people from all over Duchesne County participate in the training course. The trailer was separated into two parts that were offset vertically by two feet. A large metal guard came down from the ceiling to stop the flames from getting out of control and filling the entire trailer ' with fire. Each session lasted approximately half an hour. Most ofthe air tanks worn by the fire fighters had enough air for the full half hour, but many times the adrenaline starts to rush during the experience and some people breath faster. Bells ring to single that tanka are nearly empty. The purpose of the training was to teach the fire fighters about flashes, how to see the warning signs and how to deal with them when they come upon a similar situation in a home or building. Pa cel PROBLEM DAM? Montez Creek Dam constructed in 1936 by Uintah County, Dry Gulch Irrigators and the Works Progress Administration has been identified as a high hazard dam, meaning that if it were to fail it could take human life. The Dam is scheduled for rehabilitation work, but until then will receive . yearly inspections. Utah women live longer, earn less than average Associated Press SOON TO BE MAIN STREET Duchesne will be transformed as the community's Main Street Project will get underway this week. Renovations include new landscaping and sidewalks for main street. USA-Downt- own long-await- ed Utah women marry younger, have more children, live longer and earn leas than their counterparts nationwide. That part of the profile that emerges from a U.S. Census Bureau report, baaed on 1995-9- 6 statistics and released thia month in recognition of National Womens History Month. State figures show Utah women many younger than their peers nationally at age 21, instead of 23.7 and have more children but fewer out of wedlock. They also own more businesses. And they live to age 85 on average, compared to the national life expectancy of 79. It is well known that Utah women age 15 to 44 - the government standard for women of childbearing age have the nations highest fertility rate. They have nearly 2.5 children per lifetime, compared to the national rate of 2. Yet, while 21 percent of the nations women who had never been married had at least one child, just 10.7 percent of unmarried Utah women have given birth. Some experts have said Utahs family focus, due largely to the influence of the Mormon Church, is a major reason for these trends. But , Western states typicalty have high- -' er fertility ratesj researchers say. About 12 percent of Utah mothers are types, which is more than the national average of 8 percent In the past six years, the per- - - - centage of Utah mothers with jobs and children age 5 and younger has risen from 57 to 62, according to figures from the state employment security office. And 78 percent of those with children ages 6 to 17 have jobs. Most families need two to get along, and corporations also are making more allowances for family commitments, said Thayne Robson, University of Utah Bureau of Economic and Business Research. Some companies have good family policies. Others have really bad wage-earne- rs ones, Robson said. But it should level out as mothers continue entering the work force. Its automatically occurring, he aid. Its, How do we accommodate an acceptable family lifestyle and work? But we need a lot more progress in sharing family responsibilities between men and women and giving people flexibility for family needs. I expect and the surrounding area. The people that have worked so hard on this really need to be commended, the mayor stated. I am confident that it is a prm'ect that will benefit the entire area. The majority oftheftmdingfor the Main Street Project was obtained through the Community Impact Board. Duchesne County, Duchesne city and the Duchesne County Area Chamber of Commerce also contribtraction of Salt Lake City) figures uted money and labor and By Dixie R. Brown Continued from page 1 that there might be some delays on donations. First it was an idea, then an main street, but we shouldnt have increase of confidence by victims who engineers drawing, now it's just five any detours. realize they will have the rapport months from being completed. After When completed, Hwy. 40 through they need to guide them through the Duchesne will be transformed into a years of work, Duchesne City criminal judicial process, say police. have had Continued from page 1 and merchants will soonbeable 1930s Ere Main StreeL-W- e The victims advocate-program- , to eiuoyanew, renovated look on main-- ' " a couple of local residents tell us that fires. headed up by Tracy McGill, has been dumpster street they would love to see it happen. We The citys volunteer fire departvery beneficial to law enforcement as The $1 million dollar project offi- just need to make sure we had a few ment indues 18 members. They meet well as the court system," said chief Hamlin. and said (March 16) cially began yesterday hitching posts, mayor Gurr. twice monthly for training and parofficials hope that it will be comblocks will The two main business in fire drills periodically Cases of simple assault climbed ticipate pleted before this years county fair. receive landscaping, new sidewalks throughout the year. from 9 in 1996 to 72 last year. The We are so excited, said mayor and 1930a era lamp posts. The fire department bills Uintah increase is attributed in put to more Kim Hamlin. Everyone has worked City officials hope that the project and Duchesne counties on a percent- incidents being reported at Union IT so hard to see this project happen. It school for student fights. High will really be something when it's all After rising for the past few years, said and done. incidents of criminal mischief declined The project includes renovatingthe Continued from page 1 slightly in Roosevelt last year, going storm drain system and doing other from 173 in 1996 to 168 in 1997. sidewalk and landscape work. Accord- no lives were lost, but it was a Crimes that are possibly linked failed ing to mayor Hamlin, the work will $12 million dollar disaster. The act together such as burglaries, vehicle stmt on tiie east side of town and required that the state engineer set thefts, prowler calls, felony thefts and progress a block at a time. minimum safety requirements, since gas skips were all down; police cite The contractor (Workman Con-Supply Forecast then, the Division ofWater Rights has aggressive patrols and citizen involvinspected over 100 dams under the ement as a contributing factor to the as of Monday March 16, 1998 decline. new criteria. Bad Traffic warnings were down subSNOTEL Sites. This is a good example of the state Baood on Mountain Data from USDA-NRC- S for fatal care of a problem before it stantially last year and citations were taking -Snow Course Eiaxalian Water Content 30 vr. Average becomesabigger problem, Hall said. up. The number of traffic accidents A Myton man and two Dams in the Uintah Basin must be was up by 22 percent in 1997. Police Water Coastal Oil engineers visiting say they plan to initiate more traffic assigned priority according to the Uintah Basin were involved in a resident near these dams enforcement in an effort to prevent but fatal car crash in 19 miles east of Trial Lake need not be concerned Hall said, ex- farther increases . Heber City on Highway 40 Friday Dwtew River Additional work hours given to the there are no dams in the plaining, Rock Creek morning, March 6. Animal Control officer last year Basin that are a threat citys Rock Creek According to a Utah Highway Hall reports there are madeadifference.In 1996 there were Currently 2S.1 Lake Fork Basin 11,100 Patrol report the accident occurred about 200 dams in the state desig- 407 animals impounded for running Lake Fork River (Norik of Moon Lake at 1 1:05 a. m. when Edward Dorrant nated as high hazard, 200 that are t large. Last year that figure rose by Duck 19.2 Brown 10,600 d moderate hazard, and about 500 that 19.4 percent to stand at 605. Freston, 46, ofMyton, was driving a Lake Fork River (Weal of Moon Lake) were animals ninety-tw- o eastbound Lake Fork 1 which if means Pennsoil semi-truc- k that low are hazard, 14.S 10200 failure did occur it would be limited to euthanized, 34 were adopted and 55 when the driver of a westbound Yellowstone River (East of Moan Lake) were claimed by their owners. the property held by the owner. his of control Suburu Outback lost Five Point Lake 17.9 11,000 vehicle during a snowstorm and slid 1Q300 into the path of the oncoming semi. Chepeta WMeracka River Freston saw the vehicle start to 9,500 Mosby Mtn. slide and attempted to stop the semi Wkiterocks River 4 Moaby Creek unable but was before the impact, Trout Creek 9100 to do so, according to UHP trooper AsUey Creek Jeny Murray. 8,730 Kings Cabin The driver of the Suburu, RichH)7i nftt ard Chavana, 34, of Houston, TexHickerson Park 9,150 Sheep Creek (A lank Slope) as, was killed in the accident His WHERE GOOD GARDENS BEGIN 9,150 passenger, Robert Yzguirre, 33, also 295 North First West Roosevelt, Utah Beaver Creek (Norik Slope) of Houston, was seriously injured 9,100 GOOD SUPPLY ONION SETS. and was transported to the Utah Indian Canyon Strawberry River 4 Aryyle Creek Valley Regional Medical Center in ITS RADISH Currant Creek 8,000 Provo. Current Cr. 4 Strawberry River PUNTING TIME. ASPARAGUS Both Chavana and Yzguirre are East Willow Creek 8.250 had Oil. for Coastal WIBow Creek CHffr) They (Book engineers been on a job assignment in the Daniels-Strawber8,000 Strawberry Uintah Basin and were on their 8,400 Strawberry Div. way to the Salt Lake City Airport to YES, ITS TRUE Strawberry Houston. FOLKS ARE PLANTING return to $1 MILLION TO BE SPENT Main Street Project to begin in Duchesne - in-ki- FIRE CALLS resi-den- ts significant changes in the future to accommodate family and lifestyles. Accommodating families is one of the reasons more Utah women own businesses. About 35 percent of Utah's 45,600 businesses are owned by women. The national figure is 33 percent. Saundra Hansen said she saw it as survival. It took a lot of paperwork, heartache and money, but he insisted on owning half of the business she and her husband opened at Idlcwire Pet Care in Ogden. It wasn't an easy thing to do 20 years ago. Most Utah divorce court judges evenly divide property people earned while married, but this isnt a community-property state, so there is no guarantee, Ogden lawyer Jane Marquardt said. If I were that female, I would much rather have my name on the business, Marquardt said. Utah women who work for someone else earn less than their national counterparts, who already make less than men holding the same jobs. Nationally, women earn about 74 cents for every dollar a man earns. In Utah, that figure is 66 cents. RPD STATS stay-at-ho- PIeasant VAlUy CUys Year Round 20 Shooting Stations'' tthli Events-Happenin- All Summer For More Information Call: 646-319- 4 BASIN DAMS Ffpdat roads blamed accident out-of-to- ROOSEVELT ri:uib iiieatreI One Show Sunday 7:30 (MRS then-ratin- Three-hundre- Hole-In-Ro- ck HIGH-YIELDI- jwtaftfl ry OUR JUMBO PANSY PLANTS. THEY HAVE LIVED THROUGH WINTER FROSTS AND ARE NOW BLOOMING. 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