1991-1992 & 1996 Utah Usage of EMS Services by Children: Year III Research Report

This study examined how Utah children used emergency medical services (EMS) and related hospital care in 1991-1992. The EMS and hospital records were linked using special software (probabilistic linkage) . The principal findings of the study concerned the care of young children less than 5 years of age. They received fewer procedures prior to being transported to a hospital and required more time at the scene for assessment. Some interventions such as splinting of fractured arms prior to transport to a hospital were related to reduced hospital charges. Ambulance and hospital charges for children were estimated to by $35,000,000 not counting physician charges, prescriptions, and rehabilitation care. A training program in intravenous (IV) line placement for ambulance personnel resulted in a reduction in the amount of time EMS personnel spent at the scene. This study raised several hypotheses which could be the subject of future research

Wildfire Case Study: Butte City Fire, Southeastern Idaho, July 1, 1994

The Butte City Fire occurred on July 1, 1994, west of Idaho Falls, ID. Ignited from a burning flat tire, the blaze was driven by high winds that caused it to cover over 20,500 acres in just over 6.5 hours. Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis) is the principal shrub species of this high dese~t rangeland. With the absence of vegetation after the fire, erosion increased tremendously. Because the fire occurred on the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, researchers were able to gather weather information from remote meteorological stations positioned on and around the site

Forest ranger at work

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Region. Forest ranger at work 1961Gerald W. Williams Collectio

Recreation handbook

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Payette National Forest, Idaho

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Sharing Common Ground on Western Rangelands: Proceedings of a Livestock/Big Game Symposium

This proceedings includes 37 papers and posters presented at the Sharing Common Ground symposium. The information represents the progress made in livestock/big game management since the 1991 symposium with the theme of Seeking Common Ground. The broad range of topics includes the rangeland resource, the science of livestock/big game interactions, the human dimension, and the success stories from the seeking common ground partnership demonstration projects

Further Information: Monitoring and Protecting Groundwater During Oil and Gas Development

1 page. For Further Information (URLs): COGCC Rules and Proposed Rules from Other Jurisdictions Sampling Protocols Impact

AGENDA: Monitoring and Protecting Groundwater During Oil and Gas Development

This workshop is cosponsored by the Intermountain Oil and Gas BMP Project and the Colorado Water and Energy Research Center, with financial support from the Environmentally Friendly Drilling Project and the CU-Boulder Outreach Committee. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) recently initiated a rule making process to develop new, statewide regulations for baseline sampling and monitoring of groundwater near new oil and gas wells. COGCC’s first rule making hearing was held November 14; the rule is expected to be finalized December 10. This workshop will discuss oil and gas development procedures that can impact groundwater, the current rules that protect groundwater, those being proposed by COGCC, and other options

Further Information: Monitoring and Protecting Groundwater During Oil and Gas Development

1 page. For Further Information (URLs): COGCC Rules and Proposed Rules from Other Jurisdictions Sampling Protocols Impact

AGENDA: Best Practices for Community and Environmental Protection

The first Intermountain BMP Project workshop, sponsored by the Natural Resources Law Center and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, was held in Rifle, Colorado on October 14, 2009 at the Garfield County Fairground for over 170 participants. Speakers from Federal, state and local governments, the community, industry and environmental consultants, and conservation groups focused presentations and discussion on a greater understanding of what Best Management Practices (BMPs) are appropriate to the western slope of Colorado and how they are integrated into developments