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County fire marshal proposes code changes to ease compliance and allow fire‑rated vents; chiefs warn of severe season
Summary
The county fire marshal proposed amendments to eave-protection rules to allow noncombustible alternatives and approved fire‑rated vents; Utah County Fire Chief and state fire management officials warned of a likely severe fire season, discussed staffing, equipment and the need to update cooperative agreements.
Utah County’s fire marshal presented proposed revisions to the county’s fire-prevention code designed to give builders and homeowners more options to meet wildland-urban interface protections, and county and state officials warned the region could face a worse-than-usual fire season.
Kirk Bertelsen, county fire marshal, told commissioners the proposed ordinance changes would amend county code (referenced in the meeting as subsections beginning with 9-6-4) to allow a noncombustible option for eave protection — in addition to the current 3/4-inch solid material requirement — and to permit approved fire-rated attic vents. Bertelsen said the changes align with provisions in the International Wildland-Urban Interface code and that noncombustible materials such as fiber-cement board can be more affordable and offer…
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