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Orem Fire Department’s wildland crews describe deployments, revenue and plans to buy a purpose-built engine
Summary
Orem Fire Department officials said their wildland program has deployed nearly 365 firefighter‑deployments in the year, has generated reimbursements that pay overtime and is near a point of self-funding for purchase of a purpose-built wildland apparatus.
Members of the Orem Fire Department briefed the council on the department’s wildland firefighting program and recent out‑of‑state deployments.
Assistant Chief Sean Hurst and Wildland Captain Mike Hickman described the program’s growth since 2017 and said the city’s crews deploy under state and federal cooperative agreements. The…
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