Wasatch County Fire Protection Special Service District approves hydrant cost share, adopts county IT policies and updates Station 56

The Wasatch County Fire Protection Special Service District Board on Feb. 11 approved paying half the cost of five new fire hydrants in the Wahlberg/Hideout area, adopted county information-technology policies for district use, approved monthly warrants and heard updates on Station 56 construction, an upcoming recruit school and the district's draft five-year strategic plan.

The actions came during the district's regular meeting at which Fire Chief Morgan delivered the monthly report and asked the board to authorize several administrative and capital items. "We will have 11 new recruits going through an eight-week recruit camp," Chief Morgan said, describing training that will use UVU, Provo City's training tower and other regional resources.

Why it matters: The hydrant project and station construction are intended to increase fire-flow protection and response capacity in growing and higher-hazard areas of the county. Adopting the county IT policies brings the district onto the county's standards for password, network and wireless security and establishes a district social-media policy adapted from the county and Lexipol.

Most important developments

Station 56 and access work: Chief Morgan told the board the Station 56 project is nearing substantial completion and a certificate of occupancy is being tracked for April 10, though a few punch-list items and landscaping may remain. He said the district met with the Utah Department of Transportation about access from Highway 248 and has been assigned surveys and a study about safe access; UDOT processing could take months and the chief suggested elected officials may be…