GSL Slip renters and marina users

As many of you have probably seen on the news by now, we have had a fire that impacted the marina.

A fast moving fire off the Oquirrs, fueled by 65mph winds pushed the fire into the marina.

And, Incredibly, we have come out of this very lucky.

Yes, there is damage.  But almost exclusively to PARKS property.  I will issue a full report tomorrow.  But here is a brief summary.

The fire moved rapidly from the Southern Pacific rail tracks up the Oquirrs.  Fueled by winds, it moved down and jumped SR 201, I-80, and then the frontage road where it caught the fragmities near Blackrock on fire.  Then it moved rapidly towards the marina.

We lost our maintenance buildings.  A total loss.  But,  quick action by the Unified Fire Department and the fact that the front came it at the right time saved the marina.  The fire burned up to Secured Dry Storage and Unsecured Dry Storage and stopped at the edge of the parking lot.

There is some minor damage to about 12 trailers in unsecured storage.  The damage to six of those trailers is a little more extensive.  But no trailers were lost.

There is some damage to a Catalina 22 sailboat in unsecured dry storage.  This is quite reparable.

There is minor damage to some sculling shells in Secured Storage.  This damage is from the heat of the flames and is just some blistering damage.

And that is it.  The sculling storage buildings are unscathed.  ALL SAILBOATS (except for the damage to the Catalina 22) are unscathed.

I want to thank all those that followed evacuation instructions.  And I want to thank all of those that understood why we wouldn’t let you in to check your property.

NOW,  HERE IS WHERE WE ARE:

We have no power.  All power poles between here and Lakeside burned to cinders.  Rocky Mountain Power is working feverishly on this and anticipates we will have power mid day tomorrow.

We will open the marina to ALL slip renters, Dry Storage Renters and our marina clubs first thing tomorrow morning.  You will need your dock keys to access the marina.  PLEASE CLOSE AND LOCK THE GATE BEHIND YOU!  If you do not have a key to the gate please call my cell phone number 801-209-9142 and we will make arrangements to let you in (please do not call me tonight!)

We will open the marina to the general public as soon as we have power and do our final assessment.  We anticipate this being tomorrow evening or Wednesday.

For those of you with some trailer damage, we will give a full report tomorrow along with instructions on how this will be handled from our end.

Again, thank you for your understanding.  And please realize that communications may be slow for a little while but we will endeavor to get back to all inquiries as soon as possible.

Dave Shearer

Harbormaster

Great Salt Lake State Marina

801-209-9142