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Each year I ask United Fire Authority (UFA) for statistics on the number of calls they go to each year. These calls include Medical and Fire calls. According to UFA, “Medical Calls include incidents that are dispatched as medical in nature.The total number includes traffic accidents, welfare checks, and those incidents that are “mutual aid”…
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On February 15, at 5:02 AM there was a 3.2 Earthquake in Bluffdale Utah, (40.463°N 111.948°W). I was up working on some issues at work when Facebook started discussing the quake. As I was looking up information on it, at 5:09 the Earth moved again as a 3.7 Earthquake hit the same area. The second…
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During the year of 2018 the Eagle Mountain Fire Department was dispatched 1052 times. That is an increase of 97 calls over the previous year of 2017. They were called to 380 “Fire” calls, and 572 “Medical” calls. Call statistics including previous years (2016-2018). Fire dispatch calls include Fire – Cancelled, Fire, Alarms, Good Intent…
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Jimmy Allen, an Eagle Mountain resident, during a quiet ceremony was sworn in as Post Commander and Michael Johnson as Post Adjutant by Alex Aerts Past Commander of Department of Utah American Legion. This swearing-in process created an American Legion Post in Eagle Mountain. Jimmy and Michael are now the first members of the American…
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Eagle Mountain has had some controversy surrounding the blasting that has happened in the city the last couple of years. The City, Residents, and Developers have been at odds about blasting in the city causing damage to occupied houses close to the blasting sites. The city has currently passed ordinances to limit the types of…
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If you live in the Eagle Mountain ranches area, and you have been trying to find a new FM radio station, you may of stumbled on a broadcast on Sunday nights. Chris Floyd, “The Muffinman” was asked by his church to be what is called an Emergency Preparedness Specialist. He accepted the responsibility and has…
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The risk of wildfire is extremely high in the Eagle Mountain, Saratoga Springs area, as well as the rest of Utah. Firefighters have been battling fires around the state, including the Brian Head Fire that has now consumed over 49,000 acres. The Bureau of Land Management is asking “for eveyone’s cooperation in preventing wildfires this…
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On Monday June 12th, 2017 I was sitting at a family party when I received a voice mail from Shon Reed, a friend of mine and the organizer of the Eagle Mountain Kestrel Project. The voicemail had the following news, “one of the nest boxes was shot”. The news was devestating for me and the…
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At 21:59 on the 3rd of May, as people were getting ready to watch the Fireworks commemorating the end of the Eagle Mountain Pony Express days, people noticed an orange glow on Turtle Hill. Turtle Hill is one of the peaks found on Lake Mountain. The peak is found between the City Center and Ranches…
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As you visit the local Social Media groups, you will see reports of missing children. It seems like you can’t go for a week without seeing one posted. In 2016 the Eagle Mountain division of the Utah County Sheriff’s office responded to 12 missing person cases in Eagle Mountain alone. On 6/4/2017 a local LDS…
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