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Show Preparations Made For Summer's Fire Fighting Program County Coordinators to carry on the 1948 Utah Cooperative Fire Fighters program for the coming summer were made last week by J. Whitney Floyd, of Logan, State Coordinator. Sheriff Arzy Mitchell was made Duchesne Du-chesne County Coordinator, and Walter Astle, forest ranger, was appointed as his 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 fires has remained approximately the same each year. Much credit for the fact that fires burn less area is credited cred-ited by Mr. Floyd to an awakened awaken-ed public interest in the prevention preven-tion and quick suppression of fires. "The people of Utah have shown their appreciation of cooperative co-operative fire prevention and control by going out wholeheartedly wholeheart-edly to reduce the damage by fire to our natural resources," the state fire coordinator reported. report-ed. "Private companies, county and state departments, who can help the program as they fulfill their regular duties have given and are giving great assistance to I fire prevention and control work. , "A continued successful fire prevention and control program can only be carried on through the excellent cooperation of our citizens and our public departments." depart-ments." Uintah county coordinator is Ashley Forest Supervisor Ona Harrison, with Sheriff II. M. Snyder as assistant. |