{"id":1223,"date":"2019-06-06T17:44:55","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T17:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tooelesheriff.wpenginepowered.com\/\/?page_id=1223"},"modified":"2021-06-29T16:02:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T16:02:39","slug":"tooele-county-fire-warden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tooelecountysheriff.org\/index.php\/tooele-county-fire-warden\/","title":{"rendered":"Tooele County Fire Warden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Potential Formation of New Fire District- Feasibility Study Report<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fire Warden
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Fire Restrictions 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional County Fire Information at tooelewildfire.org<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fire Warden<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Fire Warden is an employee of the Utah Department of Natural \nResources Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands.  He is contracted\n by Tooele County and reports directly to Sheriff Wimmer.  This is an \neffort to have a close working relationship between Tooele County and\n the State of Utah in regards to wildfire suppression, mitigation, and \npreparedness.  In regards to wildfire, the Warden is responsible for \nunincorporated county, state, and private lands.  He works closely with \nthe local fire departments and county resources as well as state and \nfederal agencies to ensure safe, unified, and efficient action is taken \nin the event of a wildfire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Community Preparedness:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

One major focus of the Fire Warden is assisting communities in the \ncreation of a wildfire preparedness plan.  It is critical that public \neducation and community planning occurs before a wildfire threatens \nlives and property.  Having an evacuation plan, a place to shelter, and \nknowledge of how to best prepare your landscapes and structures to be \nresilient will reduce the likeliness of loss to life or property.  \nAnyone can take the lead in setting up community meetings or events to \nbuild a Community Wide Preparedness Plan (CWPP).  The Fire Warden and \nthe Wasatch Front Wildland Urban Interface Coordinator will provide an \noutline and guidance in steering the conversation towards success. The \ncompletion of a CWPP opens the door to potential grant money to assist \nyou community with fuels reduction work or better equipment for your \nlocal fire department.  It is also the first step towards national \nrecognition as a FireWise community.  (Congratulations to Stockton on \nbecoming Tooele County’s first FireWise community in December 2016!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wildfire Prevention:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Community events are a great way to spread public education about \nwildfire and disaster prevention and prepardness.  Most all of the local\n fire departments have prevention events each summer.  These bring key \nplayers together to spread knowledge in a fun and interactive \nenvironment.  With proper planning, a prevention event can include<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n games for the kids as well as novelties and information packets geared \ntowards disaster preparedness and prevention.  The gathering of multiple\n agencies provides a great opportunity to speak directly to those who \nwork so hard in keeping your communities safe.  If you are interested in\n setting up a prevention event in your community the local Fire Warden \nwould like to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Burn Permits and Broadcast Burning:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The clearing of vegetation often leads to large piles of organic material that can sometimes best be disposed of by burning. There are County ordinances and State laws that we as citizens must follow in order to keep both the risks of fire escape and breathing hazards to a minimum. In order to ensure that you are not in violation o these laws, and ordinances, always obtain a burn permit before striking the match. A little bit of pre planning is required, but this will go a long way in taking the proper steps to ensure a safe environment for you and your neighbors<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two open Burn Seasons per year:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
  1. March 30th – May 30th<\/li>
  2. September 15th – October 30th<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The Open Burn Permit Application can be found online at:
    http:\/\/air.utah.gov\/OpenBurning\/form\/index.php<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To obtain a burn permit during the closed fire seasons:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n