We kindly invite you to bring your new and gently used winter gear to any of our 26 fire stations throughout Salt Lake County and Eagle Mountain.

We are collecting:
-coats/jackets
-blankets
-thermal wear
-snow pants
-gloves
-winter boots
-Socks
-beanies
-scarves

Your donated goods get distributed to organizations like:
-Asian Association of Utah
-Gail Miller Resources Center
-The Road Home shelter
-Christmas Box House
-Shriners Hospital
-Magna F.A.C.T Resource Center

Thank you in advance for helping members of our community who are in a moment of need. We appreciate your kindness, have a wonderful holiday season!

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Ever wondered what we do if there’s an emergency in the middle of our emergency?

Twice a year every crew goes through a “live fire” training scenario to practice, rehearse and discuss varying events we may face on the fireground. Our recent setting involved a mayday call and subsequent rescue.

Maydays can be called by any firefighter signifying an immediate need such as:
*any life threatening situation
*fall through a floor
*serious injury/unconscious partner
*partial building collapse/entrapment
*scba malfunction
*respiratory distress/low air
*lost or disoriented in a structure
*unable to escape/blocked exit

Crews will be given specific assignments by the incident commander to facilitate a rescue as quickly and efficiently as possible. Good radio communication and teamwork ensure we do all we can for the most positive outcome.

Everything was simulated but responded to as if real. These training opportunities provide our firefighters with hands on experience should we face it on a response.

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Crews responded to a house fire in Kearns. Heavy smoke and flames were coming from the carport and rear of the home. First arriving crews initiated an aggressive fire attack and primary search. The house was unoccupied.

The fire was extinguished with no damage to surrounding homes and no injuries to firefighters.

#housefire #unifiedfire #firefighter

For many of us, working as firefighters entails so much more than just emergency response. Opportunities to be a part of our communities, engage with young people, and give of our time to those that need it are all just as central to our mission as fire suppression and medical response.

Thank you to the Rotary Club of Midvalley for inviting us to participate in your gift giving event with young people who are in a moment of extra need. We thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity!

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Air management, not a task you may think about often, something we think about every time we don our SCBA and clip in to our air tank.

Our recruits in Camp 58 were taught about work cycles, breathing methods for air conservation, troubleshooting disruption in air flow, and that dodgeball in full turnout gear is more difficult than you would think!

Our bottles are pressurized to last 30 minutes under normal breathing circumstances. Work cycles obviously increase our work load, increasing our breathing rate and burning through a bottle faster. The recruits consumed air down below the low air alarm while having a little fun and saw they could conserve the last bits of air pressure for up to 20 minutes using some breathing techniques and slowing their heart and breathing rate.

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