North Logan police and fire report spike in priority calls; wildland-urban-interface map affects at least one home

At its Jan. 7 meeting, the North Logan City Council heard reports from fire and police leadership documenting a busy end to 2025 and an unusually active New Year’s week.

Chief Thompson told the council the city ended 2025 with an approximately 2.5% increase in calls compared with the prior year and highlighted the recent release of the State High Risk Wildland-Urban-Interface map. “The State High Risk, Wildland Urban Interface map came out. I shared that with you before the holidays,” he said, and noted the mapped west boundary may include one home in North Logan pending confirmation.

Chief Goodrich reviewed calls for service from Dec. 28 through Jan. 3, saying officers handled 107 calls that week with about 45% classified as priority incidents (accidents, assaults, aggravated assaults, child-abuse investigations and four domestic incidents). Goodrich said the department handled 5,906 calls this year compared with 5,720 calls in 2023 and will present a more detailed report to the police commission in February.

Councilmembers pressed chiefs on whether the short-term spike represents a longer trend; Goodrich said the New Year’s spike is likely linked to holiday parties and increased alcohol consumption but that the department will monitor ongoing data.

Chief Thompson asked the council whether they wanted a presentation on the wildland-urban-interface map; he said staff will confirm whether the single home falls inside the mapped zone and will report back if that changes mitigation or outreach plans.

The council took no formal action on either report but thanked staff and asked for continued updates to be provided in future reports.