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What's New!!
The Hwy 14 closure (due to a mudslide) is from mile post 8 on SR 14 east to the junction of SR 148 at the Cedar Breaks National Monument turnoff. The road is expected to be closed for several weeks or even until spring.
Please plan to use an alternate route until further notice!!
Click Here to read an Article in the Salt Lake Tribune
Cabin fire in Swains Creek on Skyline Dr. Monday Dec 26, 2011
Kane County has recently implemented a Community Emergency Notification System which will basically allow the County to notify you in the event of an emergency. This will take place automatically if you are a property owner with local phone service. However, you have to sign up if you want to be contacted at an alternate phone number. The alternate phone number can be outside of Kane county service. The nice thing about it is you don’t have to purchase anything.
About Kane County's Community Emergency Notification System
Kane County, Utah - Office of Emergency Services has implemented a Community Emergency Notification System. It allows the County to rapidly notify residents and businesses by telephone. In the event of an emergency such as the major December snow storm that impacted many areas on Cedar Mountain and resulted in road closures, made snow removal almost impossible, resulted in downed trees and power lines, an operator using the system can identify the affected neighborhood or region of the County and record a message that describes the situation. The system will automatically call listed and unlisted telephone numbers within the affected area and deliver the recorded message. If phone lines are busy, the system will attempt to redial those numbers to make contact. If an answering machine picks up the call, the emergency message will be left on the machine.
To Sign Up, go to the web and type in …Kane.Utah.Gov and on the Kane County home page, double click on the banner titled REVERSE 911 and follow the instructions.
Break-ins
During the summer there were several break-ins of cabins/sheds/garages. Be sure to lock all doors and windows at all times. Keep in contact with your neighbors so that you can keep watch for anyone suspicious. Here are some suggestions from the Sheriff's Office:
PLEASE...if you haven't done so already...make a list of those items in your cabin that have serial numbers along with descriptions (pictures) of what the items are!!! For those items that don't have a serial number and are valuable, you might want to engrave your Drivers License number on i. Be sure to keep a copy of these items and numbers at your home in case a neighbor calls to report YOUR cabin has been broken into. If you see anything suspicious, please get a vehicle description and license number. Even a partial number with a vehicle description can be a great help. If you can also get a general description of the person(s) everything helps.
Iron Co. Sheriff Seeks Cabin Burglar
Josh Huntsman • The Spectrum & Daily News • Published: May 17. 2011 4:55AM - Last modified: May 17. 2011 6:17AM
CEDAR CITY - The discovery of a presumed survivalist camp in the back country near Cedar Mountain has evolved into a man hunt for an unknown male who is believed to have committed 15 to 20 cabin burglaries over the past five years and is armed and dangerous.
While little is known of the suspect's physical appearance or mental condition, the nature of the crimes concerns the Iron County Sheriff's Office that believes the suspect breaks into cabins to live during the winter, using firewood and consuming food.
According to the sheriff's office, the suspect steals survival items such as ropes, shoes and clothes as well as knives, bows and guns in the spring. The suspect then uses the items to build camps where he spends his summers, the sheriff's office reports.
The suspect does not steal obvious items of value like televisions or DVD players. Evidence suggests the suspect has little to no contact with society and spends all of his time in the wilderness. Investigations Sgt. Jody Edwards said the inclusion of stolen firearms adds weight to the search.
"In 2007 we found five firearms at his campsite," Edwards said. "In 2009, we found a second camp that had 14 firearms, which were missing from Iron and Kane counties."
Edwards said the exact number of cabins the suspect burglarized is unknown because many cabin owners will not report a break-in.
"They think it was a situation where a hiker was in trouble and they are glad their cabin was there to help," Edwards said. "We have a very specific MO (mode of operation) for the suspect and a lot of these break-ins could be him."
Lance Griffith, a resident of Las Vegas, has owned a cabin in Duck Creek for eight years. He recently became a target of theft. Last month he discovered his cabin's door smashed open and every room "turned upside-down." The neighboring cabin also had signs of forced entry, though nothing was stolen.
"It's a chance you take when you have a cabin in the middle of nowhere," Griffith said. "The total value (of stolen property) wasn't too high, but it happens all the time. Every year people find their cabins have been broken into. All winter long it's a free-for-all for any thief out there."
Edwards asks cabin owners if they discover their cabin has been broken into to use extreme caution and call 911.
"As people go back to their cabins after the winter we need to know if there have been these break-ins. We need to know because of the case we've built," Edwards said. "Please report, even if you haven't in the past."
Edwards said if people in the back country come across any suspicious campsites with an excess of clothing, firearms, shoes or other survival items, to report it to sheriff's office.
"We are not sure of his psychological condition, so people need to use caution," Edwards said. "If you see a suspicious campsite, then see if anyone is there, and report physical description to the sheriff's office."
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