The Eagle Mountain City Council took a moment during their meeting on Tuesday, May 7 to give a well-deserved nod to the Unified Fire Authority (UFA) firefighters. Firefighters were recognized for their work tackling a house fire that broke out in the early hours on Sunday. The fire, which started around 1:30 a.m., tore through… Read more »
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Parks department prepares for future skate park graffiti
As the weather warms, Eagle Mountain City’s Parks department is once again planning to combat graffiti at the community’s skate park. The skatepark, located at Pony Express Park, is occasionally closed to residents so clean-up crews can remove graffiti and make repairs to other vandalism. Greg Robinson, Parks and Cemeteries supervisor, is responsible for… Read more »
UFA continues construction on two new EM fire stations
The Unified Fire Authority continues work to expand its presence in the community. Currently, two fire stations, Station 251 and Station 252, are operational within Eagle Mountain city limits. According to Ryan Love, Public Information Officer with the Unified Fire Authority, properly locating fire stations is a focus for the organization. “When a fire station… Read more »
Monday vehicle crash prompts traffic safety reminders
Around 1:45 p.m. on Monday, two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision on SR-73, closing the road between Eagle Mountain Blvd and Airport Rd. for more than one hour. The accident occurred when one driver, headed westbound on SR-73, allegedly attempted to pass a dump truck in a no-passing zone and collided with an… Read more »
Nine years since death of Sgt. Cory B. Wride recognized Monday
On this date nine years ago, the Utah County Sheriff’s Office reported that Sgt. Cory B. Wride had been shot and killed in the line of duty. Wride had stopped to check on a pulled-over pickup truck on SR-73 between Eagle Mountain and Cedar Fort when he was shot by 27-year-old Jose Angel Garcia Jauregui…. Read more »
Some City Center residents evacuated after Wednesday gas leak
About a dozen homes were evacuated in the area of Sundance Drive in Eagle Mountain’s City Center on Wednesday. According to Unified Fire Authority officials, a resident accidentally backed their trailer into their home’s gas meter, causing a leak. Firefighters responded to the call, which came in just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, to assist… Read more »