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Wasatch County Fire board approves $964,092.92 in warrants; chief reports deployments, staffing and Station 51 progress
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The Wasatch County Fire board approved July warrants totaling $964,092.92. The chief reported about 350 calls for the month, a Type 3 engine deployment to California, progress on Station 51 after FAA permits, and a high number of applicants for new part-time EMS roles.
The Wasatch County Fire Protection Special Service District board approved warrants for July totaling $964,092.92 and heard a report from the fire chief on recent operations, staffing and construction progress.
An unidentified board member opened the warrants item by announcing, "We have warrants in the amount of $964,092.92." The district's finance and operations staff explained that the packet includes payroll taxes and a new payroll vendor line for PayLogix, reflecting a recent transition to an outside payroll company. A motion to approve the warrant list (mover identified as Kendall, second by Carl) passed by voice vote.
In the chief's report, the district reached about 350 calls for the month, above the typical volume, the chief said: "We reached 3 50 calls for the month, which was is more than typical for this time of year." The chief described several trainings with the Utah Fire and Rescue Academy (Utah Valley University), exercises with Lifelite's ground transport team, and a triage training exercise on a local field.
The chief also updated the board on a mutual-aid deployment: a Type 3 engine and three firefighters were sent to Southern California on June 30 and are expected to return July 14; the crew was assigned to five fires while embedded with the US Forest Service. Personnel named in the transcript as deployed included Blake Denning (engine boss), Josue Armendariz (engine boss trainee) and Aaron Perales.
Construction at Station 51 has resumed after an FAA hold. The chief said Rightway Steel is on-site, a crane will arrive the following day and steel erection will begin; NOTAMs (notice to airmen) have been issued and site work (curb cut on 1200 South and temporary station steel columns) is underway.
On recruitment, the chief said the district received 80 applicants for 10 part-time EMS positions, advanced 40 to interviews and testing, plans to select 20 for ride-alongs and then hire the top 10. The chief said the program mixes EMS-only and fire/EMS cross-trained staff to cover daytime peak demand.
The meeting closed after a brief question about an airport brush fire earlier that day (about one acre burned) and a motion to adjourn (mover: Bridal; second: Luke) passed by voice vote.
Next steps: staff will return with a formal recommendation on fire restrictions (if pursued) and continue Station 51 construction scheduling.
