The Uintah County Department of Emergency Management is responsible for the training, supervision, and coordination of the activities of all volunteer fire fighters and emergency management personnel. The department acts as a consultant, supervisor, and/or instructor to building inspectors, fire prevention personnel, and operations personnel in the field.

The fire marshal is responsible for examining the plans of new, alterations of, and repairs to construction to determine compliance of building and fire codes. The fire marshal also makes field inspections to determine compliance with appropriate codes and standards. The fire marshal also takes an active role in the investigation of fires and any releases of hazardous materials in the county.

The director of the department also serves as one of the directors of the Tri-County Emergency Management Committee.

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

CodeRED Seconds Count In An Emergency!

Uintah County has instituted the CodeRED Emergency Notification System - an ultra high-speed telephone communication service for emergency notifications. This system allows us to telephone all or targeted areas of the county in case of an emergency situation that requires immediate action (such as a boil-water notice, missing child or evacuation notices).

The system is capable of dialing 50,000 phone numbers per hour. It then delivers our recorded message to a live person or an answering machine, making three attempts to connect to any number.

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THIS SYSTEM WILL ONLY BE USED FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES.

Examples of times when the CodeRED system could be utilized:

• Drinking water contamination
• Utility outage
• Evacuation notice & route
• Missing person
• Fires or Floods
• Bomb threat
• Hostage situation
• Chemical spill or Gas leak

and other emergency incidents where rapid and accurate notification is essential for life safety.

Fire Suppression Special Service District Meeting schedule fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:00 pm Vernal City Office Building 447 East Main.

Fire Chiefs Meeting first Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm 280 W. 100 N. Suite B

HAZMAT Team Meeting schedule fourth Thursday of the month at 6:00 pm Uintah County Building South Conference Room.

Regional Response Planning Committee Meeting schedule third Wednesday of the month at 10:00 am Uintah County Building north conference room unless otherwise noted.