Unified Fire Authority

What This Data Tells You About Unified Fire Authority

Unified Fire Authority operates as a fire department in Salt Lake City, within Salt Lake County, and the HIFLD and USFA records give a precise structural picture of its response capacity. The department reports unreported personnel, no station count on file, no truck inventory reported. EMS capability is listed as active.

Benchmarking against the state gives this profile context. Utah has 271 registered fire departments and 5,320 total personnel, averaging roughly 20 staff per department. Direct staffing comparisons are limited where personnel counts are not reported. The state records about 16,800 fires, 26 fire deaths, and 54% volunteer coverage each year, which shapes training, funding priorities, and mutual-aid patterns felt at every department in the state.

Federal investment further defines this department's trajectory: Unified Fire Authority has received 2 FEMA grants totaling $4,217,985.84 through the AFG and SAFER programs, money typically spent on PPE, SCBA, training, and hiring or retaining career staff.