Show I I Hundreds Turn Out To Fight Section 4 Fire in Grass Creek I COALVILLE COALVILLE- A fire which apparently was started by lightning in two separate separate sep sep- arate places about a mile apart was tin finally ally brought under control and put out at 10 am Friday Aug 16 IS The fire tire was first seen about 3 Wednesday afternoon It had bad a good start before firefighters firefight firefight- ers arrived Ralph Judd owner of the property property prop prop- erty where the fire started and anet his son Ion Lavar Judd were the first ion ion i on the scene Their first concern I was was for their sheep and cattle which were in th the the near vicinity While 20 men battled the two separate fires tires Belvon Blonquist went to Park City to get the county bulldozer After lights were put on the bulldozer it was taken up the hill and a fire guard was made along the east ridge by operator operator op op- operator op- op Kenneth Sargent County I Commissioner Carlos Porter wason wason was wason on the scene directing the use of county equipment I AH Ml Night Guard guards While Fire Warden Alden Rich Rich- ins In-a directed d the fire fighting on one fire tire assistant Fire Warden BUI took control of the theother other With the excellent help given by Summit County Sheriff Ron Robinson and the Summit County p Jeso-p patrol which he I called in the fire was thought to be contained about 12 o'clock midnight Ten men were left on the fire all night as fire guards About 5 6 am a.m. the fire started up again and it moved no tiO fast It was waa all the men could do to get out of its path Luckily the fire tire guard made the previous night by the bulldozer kept the fire from moving moving move ing east into rugged country By 3 5 am a.m. Belvon Delvon Blonquist wason wason was wason on the west side of ot the fire with the county bulldozer making fire tire fireguards guards guard Lloyd Crittenden with his bulldozer was also on the fire and made mad a fire guard alon along the bottom to keep it from moving down into the canyon About 11 U am a.m. Thursday the fire tire was thought to be under control Ten men were still on the fire when winds whipped it UD UP again and despite their efforts it it cross crossed d the fire guards on the ea t t west went ant and south sides Slightly Burned Arlin Judd was slightly burned I trying to protect a guard with a aI I stream of water from a hose hoso and at this time A call was made madl for all aU the fire tire lighten fighters available avail avail- able and through the help of at Highway Patrol about 50 men responded With the help of at time these Continued on rage Page Four t I Continued Irons from Page Ou Ote GRASS CHEEK FIRE FIREmen men and the cooler cooter night air the fire tire was WM contained by midnight Thursday Ten men were left on n the fire tire over night and nd Friday morning twenty men were on the Scene cene by five live o'clock to keep it under con control trot Additional f fir fire fireguards i r e guards were made to keep the fire contained If It it started up again gain Thursday night Paul slate state forester lorester and John Stephenson Stephen Stephen- son son district forester brought additional ad tools and equipment to the fire scene They gave direction direction tion lion In fighting the fire lire Stephenson Stephen Stephen- son stayed Friday to help with wilh I the fire About four lour sections of Valuable grazing and watershed land were burned Owner Ralph Judd said it would throw him short of 01 fall faU feed RIO DIG THANKS I It was gratifying to eee see the response response re reo re- re we received from Irom our call for help on the Grass Creek fire The County She Sheriff rift the County Jeep Patrol County th the fire fighters fighter some who stayed on the fire 12 hours or more without rest and finally the l ladles dies who whoso so aptly took over the tho Job of providing food for as many as s 50 men at a time deserve the credit for putting the fire out All who worked on the fire and I want to be paid for tor their work should contact Alden J if you haven't already done so and check your time and make sure it if correct J. is 18 correct J. J Alden William Roberts fire wardens of Summit County |