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Unified Fire Authority of Greater Salt Lake

Operational area
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Salt Lake
Agency overview
Established	November 21, 1921 (1921-11-21)
Employees	650 (2017)
Annual budget	$76,439,636 (2021)
Staffing	Career & Paid Call
Fire chief	Dominic Burchett
EMS level	ALS
IAFF	1696
Facilities and equipment
Battalions	3
Stations	25
Engines	17
Trucks	3
Tillers	5
Rescues	2
Ambulances	21
Tenders	3
HAZMAT	2
USAR	1
Wildland	2 - Type 3 12 - Type 6 (Aux)
Light and air	1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Unified Fire Authority of Greater Salt Lake provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the unincorporated Salt Lake County, Utah as well as for 9 cities located within the Salt Lake Metropolitan Area. These cities include Alta, Cottonwood Heights, Eagle Mountain, Herriman, Holladay, Midvale, Riverton and Taylorsville.

History

The Unified Fire Authority got its start on November 21, 1921, when the Salt Lake County Fire Department was formed. Discussions for the formation of a unified department within the Salt Lake Valley began over half a century later in 1998. Salt Lake County Fire had been providing emergency services to several contract cities in addition to the Unincorporated Salt Lake County. These cities wanted to play a more active role in the fire administration. In 2004, the department ceased operation as a County government entity and became the Unified Fire Authority.

US&R Task Force - UT-TF1

The Unified Fire Authority is the sponsoring agency of Urban Search and Rescue Utah Task Force 1, one of the 28 FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces in the United States. Managed daily by full-time staff of Unified Fire under the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Urban Search & Rescue, Response Directorate/Operations Division.

Stations and apparatus

References

1. "Dominic Burchett". Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-01-31.
2. "Fire Chief". Unified Fire Authority. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
3. ^ "About Us". Unified Fire Authority. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
4. "Apparatus". Unified Fire Authority. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
5. "Brochure". Unified Fire Authority. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2015.

Adopted Budget 2017

External links

• Official website
• UFA Wildland Homepage

40°41′49″N 111°55′05″W / 40.697°N 111.918°W / 40.697; -111.918

• Fire departments in Utah
• 2003 establishments in Utah
• Salt Lake County, Utah