Show Meet With Commissioners To Decide Fire Charges Recently Bill Bm operator operator operator oper oper- ator of the Antelope Island Development Development De De- Company and Kelly Kel Kel- ly Iy Goodfellow met with the Davis County Commissioners in regards to charges for extinguishing extinguishing ex ex- a fire lire on the island which was thought to have been berin caused by lightn lightning ng MR explained that he and Kelly Goodfellow commander of the Bountiful Jeep Posse have an agreement agreement agree agree- ment for Ii firefighting on the island He lie said that Mr Goodfellow Good Good- fellow or the jeep posses posse's leader lead er at any given fire is to be bein bein bein in charge of operations Mr Ir Goodfellow said that when the recent fire burned out of control he requested assistance but z e c d that he couldn't obligate the island owner to any expense At the time the Davis County Fire Warden Alvin D. D Kinsey Kinsey Kin Kin- se sey was on vacation and an assistant fire warden had ordered or or- dered v planes to spread bene ben ben- to quell the blaze with out authority from the jeep posse osse or Mr Since this is s a very expensive operation Mr II objected to paying for or the use of the planes TilE THE commissioners c a ex x- x pressed their feeling of obligation gation because the island islan is within the county but since the he island is not included inthe inthe in the he special service area for Cor fire ire protection they decided that hat the county woul would 1 pay half of the bill for the use of the he planes and asked Mr 01 ON well veil to assume the other half hall When this problem had come up the commissioners decided decider that they must set up upa a definite policy to deal with such a situation in the future THE POLICY states that the he county fire department will vill be authorized to send a tanker anker truck upon request of the Bountiful Jeep Posse The county fire warden was delegated delegated dele gated to attend fires on the island and make reports there on He is also given the authority au au- to call for fOt services of the he tanker truck Inasmuch as the posse does not have sufficient ent fire fighting fighting fight fight- ing equipment for fighting fires ires on the island the following following follow follow- ing equipment is to be purchased purchased pur pur- chased by the county with the stipulation that half haU of the equipment is to be stored on the island and half hall is to be stored by the thc jeep posse 24 2 shovels 24 2 handles and bolts for beaters and 12 canteens All this equipment is to be matched b by the state stale forestry department bf I |