Ukiah Daily Journal, The (Newspaper) - March 8, 2004, Ukiah, California fieri continues down recovery road 6 Pet of the Week 3 THE WORLD BRIEFLY All the latest news from around the globe Class Com Cros Forur Jumb Landi gs The Ukiah 50 cents tax included Mendocino Countys local newspaper URNAL i Tomorrow Sunny to partly cloudy MONDAY March 20O4 MEASURE H Clone measures to spread By MARK HEDGES The Daily Journal With a spending record of the effort to stop Measure H from being passed by Mendocino County voters was a costly Now the word is that the biotech industry is focusing on other California counties like Sonoma County with the intention of educating voters there about the value of biotechnology and specifical ly the use of genetic modifi cation in farming and animal which Measure H banned in Mendocino According to the Yes on H nine other California counties are gear ing up to enact their own bans on the growing of genetically modified Measure Hs passage is being referred to in terms of a act of defi ance against the corporate stranglehold of Americas as described in the Yes on H postelection sum which further notes that farmers from California to Maine and Hawaii and the Midwest are banding together to reject genetically altered Our victory in Mendocino County is simply the catalyst for counties all over the nation to protect their food system and local said Doug spokesperson for the Yes on Measure H No amount of money can replace the love and commitment of people who care passionately about the place they This is a turning point in the corpo rate domination of the food system and a reclaiming of responsibility for agriculture at a local Mendocino County Agriculture Commissioner Dave Bengston said in the aftermath of Measure liti gation is always a possibility the same people that wrote the letter to the Board of Supervisors and filed a law over the arguments on the either the California group or the DC could file a They could file kind of Bengston and further out there is a pro posal by the feds right now to broaden the scope and expand their regulatory authority over Bengston pointed to pro posed rules released in January by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service APHIS of the which stated that the Agency is considering amending the regulations per to introductions of genetically engineered plants and other genetically engi organisms among other include cally engineered organisms that may pose a noxious weed risk and genetically engi biological control So thats hanging out Bengston but he added that as it stands I dont think that we meet the criteria to be federally pre See MEASURE Page 14 FIGHTING TEST FLAMES Herman Daily Journal About 50 firefighters from 12 agencies gathered for a training this weekend at the abandoned Hopland Garden Apartments for training exercises that included setting and extinguishing fires in the firefighters hear a lecture outdoors while fuel awaits inside one of the apartments Hopland FD plays host to test burn The Dally Journal HOPLAND Clouds of grey smoke were seen rising from an apartment complex this and dozens of firefighters were on the But a threatening structure fire it was It was a Hosted by Hopland Fire the training burn brought together agencies from as far as Sonoma In addition to live fire behavior firefighters partici pated in search and rescue and building ventilation using the abandoned Hopland Garden Apartments as a prac tice It gives them actual handson train ing so if a mistake is its made under said Hopland Fire Department Assistant Chief Hoss opera tions commander of the training Split into the firefighters heard lectures from colleagues and then set forth to practice and try again the lessons in four different arenas live fire Rapid Intervention Crew and search and rescue They ignited fires in the building and responded with multiple methods of They set up squeezed through compact and cut roofs to ventilate The practice continues with a complete burn of the RIC training mobilization tech niques for moving other firefighters and ones self out of a burning building included profiling In firefighters rearrange or remove their breathing tanks to decrease their size and crawl through a small such as a hole in the wall the firefighter creates to move between Masks then must be bled keeping in mind that the tanks only store up to 30 minutes of The more firefighters the less likely theyll panic in a real said Battalion Chief Mark Tolbert of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Youre working with gloves youre working with a mask in a hot and smokey Tolbert RIC instruction also included breaching or busting through them in order to create passage to another room or out of a burning build train is the only way you get better at said Redwood Valley Calpella Fire District Rick who served as a RIC Those learning ventilation strategies practiced ladder One exercise Herman Daily Journal hosted by Hopland Fire the training sessions taught firefighters live fire behavior search and rescue ana building ventilation The practice continues with a complete burn of the Directly during Rapid Intervention Crew firefighters learned about the act of rearranging or removing breathing apparatus to decrease a firefighters size and make him or her more easily crawl through a small such as a hole in the wall created to move between rooms In a had firefighters raising 24foot lad a operation which involves carrying the 12foot collapsed planting it in the ground and then raising it to full Small like the ones in Mendocino need to be profi cient at raising these ladders with one said Ron If one person can raise a ladder instead of then that other person can be doing something said Ron a Redwood Fire District firefighter who taught ventilation Participants got on top of the build ing for other using tools an chainsaw and circular saw to cut holes in the These opportunities dont come along very said Geyserville Fire Protection District volunteer firefighter Wendy minutes before climbing atop a Experience varied from firefighters with years of experience to See Page 14 Snow depth hits record levels The Daily Journal Every morning for the last few weeks when the view has been clear the Mendocino Forest mountains glistened with brilliant white Townsfolk were How much snow is up there And its real hard to sitting in the flat of the Ukiah on March two Covelo Ranger District Tony Kanownik and Fred endured blizzard conr ditions to record snow depths and snow water content at the Anthony Peak The snow line was at feet and they traveled as far as they could on a trackster until it bogged down in the They strapped on skis to get to the at Blowing snow and cold tem tested their ability to collect the but the mission was accomplished and both of them returned safely with some exciting According to their the snow depth was phenome They recorded 106 inches of snow with a water content of 40 which is the seventh greatest snow depth and water content since readings began in The previous high was in March when a snow depth of 147 inches and water content of 51 inches was The Forests snow water con tent is about 160 percent of aver age 25 This exceeds the northern Sierra which is about 140 percent of Reservoir storage is also above with Shasta being at 84 percent capacity 114 percent of Oroville being 81 percent capac ity 111 percent of average and Black Butte being 46 percent capacity 107 percent of aver State Fair seeks ag award nominations The Eureka SACRAMENTO The California Exposition State Fair Board of Directors is now accepting nominations for the Agriculturalist of the Year and the Golden Bear The Agriculturalist of the Year presented annually since is awarded to an individual who has contributed extensively and in a professional capacity to the agricultural The Golden Bear pre sented since goes to an individual or organization that has rendered meritorious service to and support of the California State The recipient can be a private citizen or from any public or private Nomination forms and sup porting documents must be sub mitted in writing to Norbert General California Exposition State Box CA Agriculturist of the Year nominations are due by April while Golden Bear nomi nations are due by May
