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Show Fire District Update Training on Monday night, March 8, 1982 consisted mainly of a lecture and question and answer session with Utah Highway Patrolman, Patrol-man, Nelson Ames. The thrust of his lecture was on the correct proceedures to be followed while responding to an emergency. A variety of points were brought out including how to take control of an accident scene. This can often involve crowd control and traffic control in the event of a medical emergency that does not involve fire control. Some discussion involved the use of red lights and sirens and the liability of a volunteer using his own vehicle to respond to an emergency. Essentially, Ames urged all of us to simply use reasonable reason-able and prudent behavior in making a decision while responding. Following this discussion, the meeting was opened up to discussion on a variety of topics related to streamlining department proceedures and policies. Effective fireground communication and vehicle maintenance were the main areas of discussion. There were 31 members present for training. Fire Marshall Herb Johnson John-son has indicated the IRO, Insurance Rating Organization Organiza-tion that recently lowered Park City's insurance rates, has expressed some concern over the number of fire hydrants that are left buried in the district. Basically, their concern is with hydrants hy-drants in the outlying areas of the district. Park City proper does not seem to have a problem as there is a proceedure and responsibility responsibili-ty lying with the city to keep hydrants clear.'The responsibility respon-sibility is not so clearly defined in the county portion of the district. In most of the subdivisions, it is the responsibility respon-sibility of the individual home owner to keep his own hydrant clear. While minor exceptions can occure to this, homeowners in the county portion of the district would be well advised to keep their own clear if we are to retain this new rating. |