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Pilgrim said the 570 calls represented roughly a 65-call increase from the previous quarter and that emergent calls made up about 36 percent of the total. “Our fiftieth percentile on emergent calls is just under five minutes, and our ninetieth percentile is just over seven and a half,” Pilgrim said.

Pilgrim highlighted operational details aimed at managing seasonal demand: Cottonwood Heights currently is covered by two stations and one primary ambulance (Station 110), with Midvale and a seasonal ambulance (216) providing additional coverage. He said UFA uses automatic vehicle/location dispatching to pull the closest units, including mutual aid from neighboring jurisdictions such as Sandy and Murray when needed.

A growing theme of the report was an increase in fires related to lithium batteries. “We have seen a significant and concerning increase in fires with improperly charged, used, or manufactured lithium batteries,” Pilgrim said, and he pointed residents and property managers to UFA’s social media and website for prevention guidance. He said many incidents involve e-bikes and scooters stored and charged inside multi-family housing, where a battery failure can rapidly ignite surrounding materials.

Council members asked whether UFA had partnered with cycling or advocacy groups; Pilgrim said he would refer that question to the fire marshal and that UFA is open to partnerships for education. Pilgrim also noted state and local hazardous-waste collection points are highly regulated for proper battery disposal.

On wildland response, Pilgrim described UFA’s sustained capacity: all UFA firefighters are red-carded for wildland operations, and the agency maintains experienced crews. He reported an average seasonal complement of roughly 45 wildland firefighters, a hand crew of about 20–22, a Camp Williams contingent near 16 personnel and a fuels crew of 12–15. He said those local resources are relied on heavily for wildland suppression in Utah, where state resources are limited.

Pilgrim closed by reminding residents that fire prevention week materials are available online and in UFA’s newsletter.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-10-07 Council Business Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Riley Pilgrim, chief of the Unified Fire Authority, briefed the Cottonwood Heights City Council on second-quarter activity, noting a seasonal rise in calls, growing concerns about fires from lithium batteries and the authority's wildland response capacity.","taxTitle","City Council Business Meeting, Cottonwood Heights City Council, Cottonwood Heights, Salt Lake County, Utah","taxId",68435,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6427638,"Council approves Resolution 2025-68 declaring property surplus; consent calendar adopted",1815,1818000,2011,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905392-f60bb74419e72d19eae22fd79ebb08b9&start=1818&end=2","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905392-f60bb74419e72d19eae22fd79ebb08b9/thumbnail_1818000.jpg","/articles/6427638/Utah/Council-approves-Resolution-2025-68-declaring-property-surplus-consent-calendar-adopted","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6427638-f936021bc262d1e519028760508bd844/orig.mp4?Expires=1770589021&Signature=i90wyfhfdovT7INVDv~JzBfKNOhBkfbo~D9ePXg9WIWNR8ZAaRVezArjRR5FpxZdoxixn3InHlSiu3v3v1MYDMhbKeHnqrH0K1KO9SLAPwgSkkrao8Mtz5LuSxWZtScTsQFtAukZoWGvPbeh7RXEvyAiUCbmqNbdW-Y3RVfGoDY1W~iYok1Z0dpBauI1x1lI1LxONcn6h0mHS1WBnpq2Co~L28DCkUAu6ybPqdrJlFf9CKvcp9lAoqknjmbB5g-9Zv4Es61z6dVdWfLCE-xvLrCOCecd4i8SI-SxZZOL6TpRDzc9nqDsFBqDmiN~g5eLWZdwG1auqbD-tFp-odeJLA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Cottonwood Heights City Council voted to approve Resolution 2025-68, declaring certain city property surplus, during its Oct. 7 business meeting. The motion to approve the resolution was made and seconded; the council recorded unanimous affirmative votes.

Mayor Mike Wickers asked for a motion to approve “Resolution 2025-68, declaring certain property surplus.” A motion to approve was made by Council member Burrell and seconded by Council member Holton. Council member Hyland, Council member Newell, Council member Burrell and Council member Holton each voted “yes,” and Mayor Mike Wickers said he would vote yes. The chair announced the measure approved.

The council then considered its consent calendar, which included approval of minutes from the city council work session and business meeting of Sept. 16, 2025. A motion to approve the consent calendar was made and seconded; the record shows the consent calendar was approved by voice vote. The minutes’ date and the consent action were noted on the record.","The Cottonwood Heights City Council unanimously approved Resolution 2025-68 to declare property surplus and adopted the consent calendar, including minutes from the Sept. 16 work session and business meeting.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6427631,"Resident urges explanation after engineer alters Dover Hill plans, says neighborhood protections were changed",331,317000,648000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905392-f60bb74419e72d19eae22fd79ebb08b9&start=317&end=648","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905392-f60bb74419e72d19eae22fd79ebb08b9/thumbnail_317000.jpg","/articles/6427631/Utah/Resident-urges-explanation-after-engineer-alters-Dover-Hill-plans-says-neighborhood-protections-were-changed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6427631-0cecc120e11de42d2111916d04c2ea33/orig.mp4?Expires=1770589021&Signature=YsWKEFDT0i~FNPGKQMp13Pa3BKm-55WTSPF6m3BK74D576C2wpeFCwnz4Sfp9-uqZVMZsz5N-jq57CI11N8TzdjPDeTC~gbLmh6GiNCQ~pxTtNwBIF8eKX-9NjiM7PELvd3IXFm1RbOs-fxW4H74uDeoYvBDKoyDfwpwgprXC45G3tmCNgYn7L7P-JfLFSah4b04vpJHIMmBP6Rluaxo2tf7gXdmMZ9dFwxUqc5lHK2ihDxk4tk4k62E7YqJhyVC8Ew4UEIe6Cp1k6HD6~Px~fi8TbTx0lgGXiayNbYq3ng1kRF3v7u01GRGEexe1deC3Piz457iJNgR41pHUj6q1A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Audrey Pines addressed the Cottonwood Heights City Council during the Oct. 7 public-comment period to raise concerns about changes to Dover Hill park and nearby grading that she says were made by an engineer after a development agreement was signed.

“We had a plan that was in the development agreement, and that was signed in '24 in January,” Pines said. She said the engineer “went in and changed it in February,” altering grades and what she described as protections for hillsides and tree growth. “Where does the engineer get the authority to do this? I don't understand, and I'd love to have it explained to us,” Pines said.

Pines said the change affected the grading approach — moving from the original grade to what she called a “trenching grade” — and that she believed the changes allowed a developer, which she identified as Ivory Homes, to alter promised home heights and site harmony. “Ivory Homes got off after promising everybody what they were gonna build. Then the engineer went in in this sensitive land,” she said.

Pines said neighborhood sentiment is divided and that residents had previously been told the hill would not be touched. She asked the council to explain how implementation of plan protections can be reversed and urged clarity on the engineer’s authority and any approvals that allowed the change.

Mayor Mike Wickers thanked Pines for her remarks and told her, “I think nobody up here would be surprised that you read the general plan before buying your home.” The council did not provide a technical or legal explanation on the record during the business meeting excerpt; Pines requested an explanation from city officials.","At the Oct. 7 Cottonwood Heights meeting, resident Audrey Pines said an engineer changed elements of a development agreement for Dover Hill after it was signed and asked the council to explain where that authority came from.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6427627,"Resident urges council not to subsidize homebuyers, cites supply-and-demand and existing programs",374,721000,1095000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905392-f60bb74419e72d19eae22fd79ebb08b9&start=721&end=1095","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905392-f60bb74419e72d19eae22fd79ebb08b9/thumbnail_721000.jpg","/articles/6427627/Utah/Resident-urges-council-not-to-subsidize-homebuyers-cites-supply-and-demand-and-existing-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6427627-499a33630fe14fe88f0b576e4ce9a6c0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770589021&Signature=fBgN6kicHJQXAzXE5z74nllrXjIiZ2mwnP54~KDYbucZugvvqcvWxzBTKgSN5DbJR-dClGiHFPErlWUZd8Bpz1xq-vM5p~6Ke41BvzHApEeDUlCtLB83BFs6kreRpbTf6Nh8gNnGK8WcXBSmESSxKg5CRUZ3m3MTqclpX00rMd6QhqYVbsUQQoiTbOmjVkMmvR1S0PdLWhg6RS1r4uZ0Wi2G0ZFAlVQUQRDbUX4ONH8MCzo7u9tn4jJlp3i4lCJSiKig3K2cm9mhZ2rwQ9FPq5kSuTwWBCKXYx19vXZuDqM~P4C9Sc5SUfUXSlJrLls-9fva7SqH5AqRtNy0ti12eQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Runar Bowman spoke during the Oct. 7 public-comment period against a proposal the council had discussed in its work session to subsidize homebuyers.

“I was really surprised to hear a little discussion about subsidizing home purchases,” Bowman said. “As you might guess, I think it's a terrible idea. It doesn't work, and it perpetuates that victim mentality that is pervasive in our society now.”

Bowman pointed to existing state and federal programs, saying programs such as Federal Housing Administration loans provide low down‑payment options and other assistance. “Maybe the council should maybe educate the citizens here that there are services out there,” he said.

Bowman framed the affordability problem as driven by supply and demand: “We have increasing demand. We have limited supply. It just doesn't work. The math doesn't work.” He also described a personal commute on a Highland bus route and said new multi‑story condominium construction is meeting some demand in adjacent corridors.

Bowman concluded by urging the council to end discussion of direct subsidies and instead focus on educating residents about existing programs and realistic expectations.","Runar Bowman told the Cottonwood Heights council that subsidizing home purchases is not effective and urged residents to use existing state and federal assistance programs.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6427623,"Library and Mount Olympus Senior Center outline programs and services for Cottonwood Heights residents",399,468000,867000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5905392-f60bb74419e72d19eae22fd79ebb08b9&start=468&end=867","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5905392-f60bb74419e72d19eae22fd79ebb08b9/thumbnail_468000.jpg","/articles/6427623/Utah/Library-and-Mount-Olympus-Senior-Center-outline-programs-and-services-for-Cottonwood-Heights-residents","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6427623-8ce7236720c274b7026ceebf2162edf1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770589021&Signature=eYV-fR8nPBfMBEL~xfModIpvSxmTZVLaDvpDQEDe2BTJ0fpC8tBz-qlh~jHje8hH3m345PKqdFAZyv2Yct2WlNI69lbqrPLiCXsFxNNUFjqOsU-NdNrd2PvMOTJV7U2OYaKoGGd71vcYAFbaNkZ~7NC4XcetZA8S5O3LROYyRPSEvqPkmJGcXZX9-bTEiF9Z3E6s8Z2gHINHM2YljScklo-Vos8emeEmfKvXlGiovw9e3ZOa2cG8I~a8Gn3372HJYWMMRdKDYvfNs1W9wPTq0EGXuulIcaFdcm9qn~DHdHi7Ua2xZJNVON6eCzMOogd3OemPQ3fqLAy1tkxOdZccwg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Maggie Mills, speaking for the Cottonwood Heights library, and Olivia Snyder, manager of the Mount Olympus Senior Center, briefed the council during the public-comment period on Oct. 7 about programs and services available to residents.

Maggie Mills said preschool programming is under way with activities on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and listed events including a teen origami session that will feature a pumpkin frame, a nonfiction book club selection (Polar Vortex) and a Babcock Performing Readers event at 7 p.m. She noted the library will be closed on Monday the 13th for an all-day staff training at the Viridian and said the library will offer seasonal craft programming inspired by H.P. Lovecraft.

Olivia Snyder introduced herself as center manager at the Mount Olympus Senior Center, which she said serves people living near Holiday, Mill Creek and Cottonwood Heights. Snyder described daily lunch service from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., a range of exercise and educational classes, monthly AARP driver-safety offerings and a virtual-senior program begun during COVID that provides online and self-guided courses. She said membership is free for people 60 and over and that lunch is a suggested donation.

Snyder said the center currently lacks a driver for transportation but is coordinating with city staff to restore pickup within city boundaries when staffing allows. She added that she has shared the center’s email blast with city staff for distribution and plans to provide printed calendars for display.","Library staff and the Mount Olympus Senior Center manager gave updates during public comment about upcoming library programs and senior-center services, including staff training, preschool programming, daily lunch and transportation status.","actionData","errors"]

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Unified Fire Authority reports summer call increase, warns on lithium-battery fires and describes wildland capabilities

Council approves Resolution 2025-68 declaring property surplus; consent calendar adopted

Resident urges explanation after engineer alters Dover Hill plans, says neighborhood protections were changed

Resident urges council not to subsidize homebuyers, cites supply-and-demand and existing programs

Library and Mount Olympus Senior Center outline programs and services for Cottonwood Heights residents