Apparatus and Equipment   Hazardous Materials    Special Operations   Wildland

Our primary role is to provide for emergency medical services, fire and injury prevention, fire suppression, hazardous materials response, special operations including various technical rescue operations, and public education along with other duties to protect and render aid.

 

Our firefighters are highly trained and skilled technicians. Department members hold certifications from the State of Utah as Paramedics, Apparatus Driver Operators, Fire Instructors, Fire Officers, Fire Inspectors, Emergency Medical Technicians, Hazardous Material Technicians, and several additional areas of expertise.

 

The operations side of Provo Fire & Rescue concerns itself with maintaining an advanced state of readiness at all times. This includes training, safety, apparatus, buildings, pre-fire planning, hydrant testing, public education, and physical fitness.

 

We work constantly within the City, County, and State to plan for and provide support for all types of hazards and disasters.  From our Fire Prevention Bureau, which includes the Fire Marshal and Deputy Fire Marshal right on through to the crews that are spread throughout the City, we take our responsibility seriously.  We train, evaluate, and train some more in order to serve the citizens of Provo. We work with property owners and developers to ensure that old and new buildings are maintained and brought up to the current codes.

 

Our responses are quick and our people knowledgeable when it comes to fighting fires.  A basic fire (one room) will bring a "First Alarm".  Every city is different, but a First Alarm in Provo will bring 1 Engine, 1 Ladder Truck, 2 Paramedic Rescues, our Squad 21 (has special equipment such as lighting and power) and a Battalion Chief to guide the resources.  These reources arrive between 3 and 5 minutes in 90% of the City.  Other resources are ordered as needed and may come from mutual aid agreements or automatic aid agreements from other cities.  We respond to calls throughout the City as well as BYU campus, Provo Canyon, Utah Lake, and I-15.

 

If we can assist you, provide information, give a tour, teach a class, mitigate a hazard or even find someone who has expertise in an area you need help in, please feel free to call us.