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Sheriff praises Pleasant Valley Days response, urges local action on fireworks and communications
Summary
Carbon County Sheriff Jeff Wood told the Scofield Town Council the county provided significant patrols for Pleasant Valley Days, described search‑and‑rescue and communications challenges, read a state fire restriction order and advised the town to consider a local ordinance or designated fireworks area.
Sheriff Jeff Wood told the Scofield Town Council on July 14 that the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office considered the Pleasant Valley Days event a success from a law‑enforcement perspective and that deputies committed substantial resources during the July 4–6 celebration.
"Your Pleasant Valley Days event was a success from our eyes," Wood said, describing deputies’ work on patrol, traffic control, campground checks, and responses to medical and fireworks complaints. He said deputies worked multiple 10‑hour shifts during the event and that the sheriff’s office issued several citations, including for drug paraphernalia and traffic violations.
Wood read language from the current state fire…
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