Windy Eagle Mountain fire destroys two homes, could’ve taken out entire block, officials say

Two homes are considered total losses after a fire in Eagle Mountain early Sunday morning, according to Unified Fire Authority. Crews responded to a two-alarm residential fire on Jordan Way at around 1:30 a.m. on May 5. The fire destroyed two homes and damaged two others, officials said. Windy conditions reportedly caused the fire to spready quickly to the neighboring homes. Lehi Fire and Saratoga Springs Fire departments also responded to this incident. Officials said their quick response prevented the fire from continuing to spread to the rest of the block. “We were able to prevent this fire from taking the whole block,” Unified Fire stated on social media. “Crews arrived on scene and quickly started fire attack stopping it from running the entire row of homes,” Unified Fire stated.
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Roy City Fire & Rescue holds push-in ceremony celebrating return of city’s first fire engine

A crowd gathered at Roy City Fire & Rescue Station 31 on Thursday evening as the department officially welcomed home an important piece of its history, as well as that of the community at large. The first-ever motorized fire engine to serve Roy has been returned to the city, an occasion that was marked with a push-in ceremony at the station. Firefighters past and present — including former chiefs and retirees who actually used the engine — were on hand to celebrate its homecoming. According to Fire Chief Theron Williams, the engine is a 1956 model built in New York by American LaFrance. Roy Fire was established the prior year, and the engine arrived at Union Station for transport to Roy shortly thereafter.
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Intense training in Magna sheds light on challenges Utah firefighters face

Each and every year, the Unified Fire Authority hosts "Fire School 101," an all-day event where city leaders, municipal employees, and other community members participate in firefighter training and watch demonstrations. "I hope you leave today tired, sweaty, maybe a little hungry," said Fire Chief Dominic Burchett. This year, a group of participants from Taylorsville, Herriman, Brighton, and other cities started the day at 6:30 a.m. just like a firefighter would. "When I was a little boy who wanted to be a firefighter, this dream's coming true!" said Jeff Bossard with the city of Brighton. One of the first big takeaways of the day was realizing the weight of the bunker gear. "A snowsuit times ten. It's extremely heavy. I was not anticipating the weight," described Anastasia Limantzakis.
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Pinebrook, fire officials help Summit County residents prepare homes ahead of wildfire season

Saturday, May 4, is National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day and the Pinebrook Fire Safety Committee is inviting the Summit County community to an event to learn about wildfire safety. The free event is at Pinebrook Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It starts with with a 45-minute hike led by Brad Washa, a Pinebrook resident and assistant professor of wildland fire science at Utah State University. During the hike along Two Mile Creek, Washa will show community members forest health concerns and work done by the fire safety committee to mitigate fire hazards. After the hike at 11 a.m., speakers will discuss wildfire prevention. Park City Fire Marshal Mike Owens said the fire district will discuss its chipping program and how it can help community members prepare for wildfires, like checking around a home for risks.
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Reducing wildfire risk from power lines costly, but efforts underway in Utah

As wildfire season approaches, communities across the country are looking for ways to prevent fires from ever starting. Causes like lightning are outside of our control, but electricity is still flowing through wildfire country in the form of thousands of miles of power lines. In fact, utility power lines are either a suspected or determined cause in several high-profile deadly wildfires in the last ten years. Officials said power lines were the cause of the devastating Camp Fire that tore through Paradise, California in 2018. Power lines are also suspected of starting some of the deadly wildfires that went through Oregon in 2020. “We don’t want to be the cause of the fire and we also want to do anything that we can to reduce overall wildfire risk,” said Jona Whitesides, a spokesperson for Rocky Mountain Power.
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