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Fire and police chiefs report training, EMS licensing changes and weekly call volumes
Summary
Fire officials reported high training hours and recognition for a new critical-care EMS program; the fire chief said Senate Bill 215 will require a consolidated RFP for regional EMS licensure. Police reported weekly call breakdowns and a new deer management waiver process.
North Logan’s public-safety leaders updated the City Council Aug. 6 on training, EMS licensing changes and weekly police activity.
Chief Thompson (Fire Chief) reviewed second-quarter highlights and July activity, reporting 4,098 combined training hours across personnel and noting the department’s technicians at the North Logan station are certified in aircraft firefighting. He also said Chief Tompkinson received a state distinguished service recognition for overseeing the EMS program and that the city’s new critical-care paramedic program will be recognized by Intermountain Health Care this year.
Thompson warned council members that Senate Bill 215 has introduced a new state requirement for EMS licensure: the city’s EMS system operator must submit a re-licensing package that includes issuing an RFP for service for the entire EMS service area (North Logan, Logan, River Heights and Providence) and include those proposals in the system renewal by Sept. 30, 2025. "We actually have to request, put out an RFP for service for everything that we provide for our entire District," Thompson said, adding staff are working with attorneys to prepare a single, efficient procurement approach.
Police staff provided a weekly snapshot of calls that covered North Logan and Hyde Park: of 109 calls last week, 82 were in North Logan (47 priority calls such as medicals, accidents, vehicle fire, domestic disputes and theft; 35 nonpriority calls such as abandoned vehicles, parking problems and VIN inspections). The department said roughly 57% of recent calls were classified as priority. The police also described a deer-management waiver program that went into effect Aug. 1; property owners who sign a waiver can participate in the program and staff are maintaining a master list and boundary maps.
Council members asked how long the deer program will remain in effect; staff said the program will remain until 2028.
No formal council action was required for these reports. Council members thanked staff and asked for future updates on the EMS RFP timeline and on call-volume trends.
