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Farmers and other rural residents in the Powell area need to update their contact lists when planning a controlled burn.
As of this month, those setting open fires within the Park County Fire …
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Farmers and other rural residents in the Powell area need to update their contact lists when planning a controlled burn.
As of this month, those setting open fires within the Park County Fire Protection District No. 1 — generally the Powell, Ralston and Garland areas — should give a heads up to the Powell Police Department.
For decades, those calls were handled by the Park County Sheriff’s Office in Cody, but the Powell Volunteer Fire Department switched its dispatching over to Powell on Aug. 1.
While there generally aren’t any restrictions on open burning in Park County, “it’s always best to call and register,” said Powell Police Chief Jim Rhea.
If a fire is reported in advance and registered with dispatch, it reduces the chance that a controlled burn will be mistaken for a wildfire and trigger a false alarm, wasting the time of deputies, officers, firefighters, EMS personnel and dispatchers.
“It sure helps our limited resources,” Rhea said.
Powell area residents are asked to report their controlled burns by calling the Powell Police Department at 307-754-2212. Those in the Cody and Clark areas should continue contacting the Park County Sheriff’s Office at 307-527-8700.
Through late July, a total of 2,106 controlled burns had been reported within Park County, including 1,033 in the Powell area.
