Fire chief urges 36-foot minimum pavement width; council rejects reopening ROW debate
Parowan Fire Chief Alan Cavalieri presented a field study and recommended 36 feet curb-face to curb-face as the minimum pavement width for safe fire operations. After debate, the council voted 2–3 against reopening a prior right-of-way decision, leaving existing standards in place.
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Fire Chief Alan Cavalieri told the council his department performed field demonstrations and reviewed peer jurisdictions to test how emergency apparatus operate on narrow streets, concluding that "36 feet of curb-face to curb-face pavement width is the minimum the department can operate within," assuming parking on both sides.
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