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Wasatch Fire board backs half the cost for five hydrants, hears Station 56 and recruitment updates and adopts county IT rules
Summary
The Wasatch County Fire Protection Special Service District board on Feb. 11 approved paying 50% of the cost to add five hydrants outside the town boundary, heard status updates on Station 56 and a new recruit class, and voted to adopt county information-technology policies and a district social-media policy.
The Wasatch County Fire Protection Special Service District board on Feb. 11 authorized the fire chief to pay half the cost to install five new fire hydrants outside the municipal boundary of Hideout and received updates on Station 56 construction, a planned recruit academy and a proposed transition to the county information-technology (IT) network.
The board voted to share 50% of the hydrant cost after hearing that Hideout had replaced water lines and offered locations with sufficient pressure and flow. Fire Chief (name not specified) said the five hydrants were located at strategic intersections to extend fire-flow protection into underserved areas and that the district would partner with the county on the project. The chief described the purchase price per hydrant as approximately $9,000 installed, and the board approved the chief to send payment for 50% of the bill.
The chief also briefed the board on Station 56, saying, “we are still tracking for substantial completion and certificate of occupancy for April 10,” while noting some punch-list items and landscaping likely would remain after opening. He outlined plans for a training facility at the new station site as part of the district’s capital and impact-fee planning.
On staffing, the chief said the district will start a recruit school next Tuesday with 11 recruits in an eight-week program that will include training at Utah Valley University, the Provo training tower and loaned use of Provo City facilities. “Over that course of that 8 weeks, they will be going through all the job performance requirements of the job and kinda learning the Wasatch Way,” the chief said.
The board voted to adopt the county’s IT policies for district use — including acceptable use, password and network security rules — and separately adopted a district social-media policy (policy 5-10). Board members discussed migrating the district onto the county network, updating firewalls and access agreements with broadband providers, and the likely need to formally adopt updated county policies here after county-level adoption.
Other routine business: the board approved warrants for February and addressed administrative items, including switching the district credit card from Capital One to Zions Bank (a DocuSign authorization to be circulated). The chief summarized recent calls, including a house fire and multiple vehicle accidents; two people were transported to a hospital for checks and are doing well, he said.
Why it matters: adding hydrants can increase water availability for fire suppression in growth areas outside town limits, Station 56 will expand response capacity when it opens in April if the scheduled certificate of occupancy is met, and adopting county IT policies is intended to modernize cybersecurity and administrative controls as the district joins the county network.
The board adjourned after the business and planning updates.
