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Police report fewer calls in February; Unified Fire Authority plans Red Light tribute and seeks tabletop exercises with city
Summary
Detective Larson reported lower call volume and speed-enforcement stops for February; Unified Fire Authority described two non-fire alarm responses and requested help scheduling tabletop emergency exercises and a short red-lighting display to honor fallen firefighters.
Detective Larson and Unified Fire Authority representatives briefed the Emigration Canyon City Council on recent public safety activity and requested coordination on emergency planning.
Detective Larson said the department recorded 23 calls for service in February, a drop from recent years, and that officers issued 19 citations — “A majority of those were for speedings,” he said — and filed nine reports. The department conducted targeted speed enforcement after a resident complaint and stopped 13 vehicles; Larson reported a top recorded speed of 43 mph in a 25 mph zone.
“For the month of February, we had, 23 calls for service,” Larson said, and he added that officers had again encountered and offered services to a returning transient who declined assistance.
Unified Fire Authority Chief Case reported a small number of responses in February and described the agency’s public-safety outreach. "We've had, I think, 2 service calls. Both were not fire related malfunctioning alarm systems," Case said. He told the council the crews will still check systems and make recommendations upon arrival.
Chief Case also told the council UFA plans to participate in the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation's Light the Night campaign by accenting the local station with red lighting nightly from April 27 to May 4. "This year ... we would like to ... decorate this station in red lighting," he said, and asked whether the council and mayor would support the one-week display. City officials raised no objections and asked staff to post informational materials ahead of the display.
Case asked the council to help arrange and participate in tabletop emergency exercises tied to the recently adopted emergency-management plan so the city and Unified Fire Authority can test coordination. Mayor and staff agreed to work with UFA to schedule tabletop exercises.
No formal council action was required on the reports. Councilors asked staff to circulate UFA materials about the fireworks restriction map and the red-lighting campaign and to coordinate exercise dates with city emergency-management staff.
