Show I I I I I I Fire Patrolmen Named For r County I County coun Coordinators o to carry ca on the 1947 Utah Cooperative Fighters program for tor the coming summer were were made last week by J. J Whitney Floyd of ot Logan state coordinator Howard soil conservation service Coalville and andI I Sheriff Sheri George Fisher have been ap appointed ap- ap appointed appointed pointed Summit county Coordinator and andI j I assistant The annual area of grazing watershed and timber lands burned In Utah has been greatly reduced each year since 1942 according to Mr Floyd However the number of ot fires Ires has remained ap ap- approximately approximately ap- ap approximately proximately the same each year Much credit for for this goes to an awakened public Interest In fire rIre prevention and I suppression The people of ot Utah have shown shown their appreciation of cooperative I 1 I fire Ire prevention and control by going out wholeheartedly to reduce damage by fire to our natural resources Private com com- companies comI companies I I and county and state depart depart- departments departments departments ments who could help the program as they fulfill their regular duties have given great assistance to fire prevention and fire Ire control work Such a successful program should be kept active said Mr Floyd Utah's land landownership landownership i ownership pattern Is an Intermingling of ot private city county and federal II lands all of which are valuable to us as private citizens A successful fire pre pre- prevention prevention and fire control program can only be carried on through the excellent I cooperation of our citizens and our pub pUb- public lie lic departments depar I I |