Show Twenty-Four Twenty Counties Are re Cooperating In n nire Fire ire Control Program Twenty four of Utah's 29 counties are cooperating with the State Board of Forestry and Fire control In the wide state-wide program for control of fires on state and privately owned lands according to John E. E Burt Jr assistant forester fire warden for Utah It is hoped that the remainIng remaining remaining re re- five counties will enter the program soon to give the program program program pro pro- gram per cent backing by all county commissioners in the state said Mr Burt Through a cooperative agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment between the tho state of Utah and the United States Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of Agriculture under the Clark McNary Clarke l act of 1924 federal federal federal fed fed- eral reimbursement is allowed to states which support a state I fire Cire prevention program Through agreements between the board of oC forestry and fire Cire control and the counties this money is being being being be be- ing rated pro to the counties based on need and county par par- Our aim is to eventually eventually eventually event event- be in a position to reImburse reimburse reimburse burse the counties for 50 per percent percent percent cent of monies expended b by them for fire prevention pre and control on state and private range forest forest forest for for- est and watershed lands Mr Burt said |