Pool water can be used to fight fire

Dear Editor:

The Yosemite Union High School District is pleased to open a long-awaited swim complex for Eastern Madera County and all of the mountain communities we serve. This swim complex has a storage capacity of 500,000 gallons of water.

Yosemite High School is a committed community member and that 500,000 gallons of water is there, not only for everyone’s swimming enjoyment, but also acting as a reservoir for fire suppression, if needed.
This source of water is easily accessible by helicopter and/or tanker truck and is a very necessary resource in the event of an emergency. The high school is undergoing many upgrades and renovations at this time, and during all of these activities the needs of our students as well as our mountain neighbors are kept well at the forefront of our considerations.

We look forward to soon sharing the many avenues of enjoyment found on the school campus with all of you, appreciate your understanding and hope you will join us in looking forward to working together on how to best use our campus functions and activities to everyone’s benefit.

Bill McCabe,
Superintendent
Priscilla Pike,
Board President


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