🚨CALLING ALL FUTURE FIREFIGHTERS

New Hire Firefighter Written Examination Registration is open from now until June 30th.

Take the first step in becoming a #firefighter with Unified Fire Authority 👊

For more information visit UNIFIEDFIRE.ORG or click the link in our bio. ...

Unified Fire & @unifiedpolicedepartment invite you to join us this Saturday, May 20, 2023, from 8am to 11am for our free @cityofholladayutah Pancake Breakfast at Fire Station 104 (2210 E Murray Holladay Rd)!

Bring the whole family to enjoy a delicious breakfast, meet the crews and the following fun activities:

Rock Climbing Wall
Touch A Truck
Kids FF Relay Course
Photo Booth
Mini Fire Engine

We hope to see you there! ...

Job Posting: Special Enforcement Investigator
Salary: $58,759 - $86,695 per year
Closing Date: May 23, 2023

Performs a full range of advanced professional Bomb Squad Technician & Fire-Arson Investigative functions of moderate to complex difficulty with minimal guidance. Incumbents specialize as Hazardous Devices School Certified Bomb Technicians and certified Arson Investigators; All incumbents are Utah P.O.S.T. certified Law Enforcement Officers or Special Functions Officers and provide primary law enforcement & investigative functions for the UFA. Some incumbents have special additional duties (ATF-canine handler, JTTF Member, Tactical Bomb Tech) related to their permanent assignments as Fire Investigator- Bomb Technician.

To learn more and/or to apply: visit unifiedfire.org ...

We have a throwback for you all in honor of #InternationalFirefightersDay. Can you figure out who these two firefighters are? Year? If you know the answer, please leave a comment below. Let us show our gratitude to those who came before us!

International Firefighters Day is a way to show support and appreciation for firefighters, who put themselves in harm's way to protect their communities. It is also a time to remember and pay tribute to firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty. On this day, people around the world take time to thank firefighters for their service and to raise awareness about fire safety and prevention. ...

We Are Hiring Lateral Firefighters

Applications are open now until May 15, 2023.

Unified Fire Authority is offering opportunities for FIREFIGHTERS to join our organization through our lateral process; with compensation potentially starting up to step 10 based on UFA's firefighter pay plan.

If you are a FIREFIGHTER interested in lateraling, please click the link in our BIO to learn more and/or to apply. ...

We Are Hiring Lateral FF/Paramedics

Applications are open now until May 15, 2023.

Unified Fire Authority is offering opportunities for FF/Paramedics to join our organization through our lateral process; with compensation potentially starting up to step 10 based on UFA's firefighter pay plan.

If you are a Firefighter/Paramedic interested in lateraling, please click the link in our BIO to learn more and/or to apply. ...

Services for Captain Matthew Hambleton will be held Saturday, April 29th, at 11 a.m. at Olympus High School (4055 S. 2300 E. Holladay, UT). Guest parking will be in the main lot on the south side of the school.

For those unable to attend, the service will be streamed live here: https://youtube.com/live/pk88cfF8Njs?feature=share

A Celebration of Life will be held later that evening, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., at Old Mill Golf Course (6080 Wasatch Blvd., Holladay, Utah). ...

Job Posting: Emergency Management GIS Specialist
Hourly: $28.25- $41.68
Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Serves as the Geographic Information Systems Specialist (GISS) for Salt Lake County Emergency Management (SLCo EM) and assists Unified Fire Authority (UFA). Responsible for planning, designing, operating, and maintaining the SLCo EM geographic information system in coordination with UFA's GIS and Information Technology personnel.

Visit unifiedfire.org to learn more and/or to apply. ...

It is with deepest regret and sorrow that we announce that on April 12, 2023, we lost a beloved and respected member of our fire family, Captain Matthew Hambleton. Above all else, Matt dearly loved his wife and two children, whom he leaves behind.

In August 1996, Matt became a firefighter for Salt Lake County Fire/Unified Fire Authority. Two years later, Matt was promoted to paramedic, and in 2006 was promoted to Captain. He led his crews with passion, professionalism, and expertise and was admired by many. Matt was a founding member of the Heavy Rescue Program and the longest-serving member with over 20 years of dedicated service. He was a subject matter expert in rope rescue, confined space rescue, trench rescue, structure collapse, heavy extrication, and rapid intervention teams. Matt always enthusiastically passed on his knowledge and skills to others.

Matt received awards and recognition for his service, including deploying to the World Trade Center after 9/11/2001, 2-unit citations for his Hurricane Harvey deployment in 2018, and a canyon vehicle rollover in 2021.

Matt became a member of FEMA’s US&R system in 2001 when he joined UT-TF1, one of FEMA’s 28 elite Urban Search and Rescue task force teams. Matt deployed on many missions with UT-TF1, served with great passion as a mentor, and delivered thousands of hours of instruction and leadership influence in many rescue and search disciplines.

Some of the positions he held were:
-Rescue Specialist
-Rescue Squad Officer
-Tech Search Specialist
-Rescue Team Manager
-Search Team Manager
-Water Rescue Technician
-Rescue Boat Operator

He served on the following US&R deployments, helping hundreds of people along the way:
-World Trade Center, 9/11/2001 Rescue Specialist
-Logan Canal Break (mudslide search) 7/11/2009
-Hurricane Harvey 8/24/2017
-Hurricane Laura 8/26/2020
-Oregon Wildfires 9/12/2020

Matt was a beloved mentor, friend, and leader. He will be very deeply missed. ...