Lehi Fire Station 82

The ground breaking for Station 82 on 250 W. 2600 N. took place on August 25, 2008.  We are excited about the addition of another station to the city.  This will decrease our response times and increase the quality of care in the northern part of the city.  With the addition of Station 82 we will be hiring more firefighters and adding a paramedic program. 

The Lehi Fire Department is situated in the northern most part of Utah County. We currently have one fire station, with two engines, one ladder truck, three ambulances, one water tender and two brush trucks.

Almost 50,000 people live in Lehi and many of them will need help at some time or another.  In 2007, the Lehi Fire Department responded to a total of 2,400 calls.  Like many other fire departments, we went on more medical calls than fire calls.  Our fire calls consisted of structure fires, vehicle fires, traffic accidents, service calls and false alarms.

Calling the Fire Department

If you want to set up a station tour or an appointment etc, call the station between the hours of 8am and 4pm this is when our secretary is in the station.  Outside that time the firefighters may not be at the station to take your telephone call.  If you have an emergency or need the fire department to respond to something, call 911 immediately.  Do not call the fire station as we may not be in the station.

Location

When the fire department responds to a given location, it may be delayed in arriving if the address is not clearly seen from the street.  Although it's fairly easy to spot a column of smoke from a house fire, it's difficult to see someone's heart attack from the street.  In a medical emergency, firefighters may waste critical time driving around looking for the correct address.  Make sure your address is clearly visible from the street.  The numbers should be three or four inches in height and be contrasting color from the background color of the building.

Lights and Siren response 

When an emergency vehicle is driving with its lights and the siren operating that means it's going to an emergency somewhere and someone needs help quickly.

When an emergency vehicle is heard and/or seen, drivers should carefully pull their vehicle to the right of the road and stop.  If they are at an intersection, or stopped in traffic when they see lights or hear a siren, drivers should remain stopped and wait until the emergency vehicles have passed.  Do not make quick or erratic maneuvers.  Drivers must yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle.  Be careful when driving by or around a motor vehicle accident or any situation where emergency vehicles are parked and the firefighters are working.  Resist the impulse to "rubber-neck".  This can cause additional collisions.

Fire Hydrants

Make sure fire hydrants have a three foot area clear of debris and obstructions.  Firefighters may need to get to the hydrant quickly for water supply.  An obstruction of fencing, tree branches, bushes, weeds or brush may cause a delay as firefighters try to get water to extinguish a fire.  Someone may be injured or killed because water is not available as soon as possible.  Much more property damage could occur if the fire is not attacked quickly due to a delay in hooking up to the fire hydrant.

If a fire hydrant is leaking or broken, missing caps or malfunctioning, please report this to the Lehi Fire Department at 768-7130 or the Lehi City Water Department at 768-7102.

Do not block a fire hydrant by parking a vehicle next to it.  Vehicles cannot be parked any closer than 15 feet to a fire hydrant from any direction.  Remember, your actions may cause a delay in being able to supply water to an emergency.