Slc Fire Dept 1

What Slc Fire Dept 1 does

Salt Lake City Fire Department is a municipal government entity serving as Utah's Capital City fire department, providing fire suppression, technical rescue, emergency medical services, wildland fire preparedness, fire prevention inspection and permitting, and community outreach to residents, businesses, and visitors within Salt Lake City municipal boundaries. Founded in 1883 and operating under the City of Salt Lake City government, the department has grown into a 396-person organization responding to approximately 35,000 calls for service annually.

The department's operational backbone consists of 14 strategically distributed fire stations equipped with fire apparatus, wildland firefighting equipment, and 911 dispatch integration. Rather than proprietary technology products, service delivery relies on physical emergency response infrastructure and trained personnel. The department holds ISO Class 1 certification from the Insurance Services Organization — the highest rating denoting superior fire protection — and operates specialized programs including the Wildland Urban Interface Home Assessment (offering free property risk consultations for foothill-adjacent properties), the Fire Prevention Bureau for permitting and code compliance, youth engagement programs, station tours, and emergency management coordination with the City of Salt Lake City.

The department is funded through Salt Lake City's municipal budget and tax revenues, with no direct fees charged to residents for emergency response. Modest revenue is generated through fire permits for hazardous activity oversight. The department is led by Fire Chief Karl Lieb and maintains mutual aid partnerships with neighboring agencies, including Unified Fire Authority, for major incidents. Because the department operates as a municipal monopoly within fixed geographic boundaries, growth is driven by community demand, climate-related wildland risk, and political support for public safety appropriations rather than competitive market expansion.

Name

Slc Fire Dept 1

Legal name

Salt Lake City Fire Department

Website

https://slcfire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1883

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Salt Lake City Fire Department is a municipal fire department providing fire suppression, rescue, emergency medical services, wildland fire preparedness, and community outreach from 14 stations to Salt Lake City residents and businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire and Emergency Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

Keywords

• Fire suppression services
• Emergency medical services
• Wildland fire preparedness
• Fire prevention inspections
• Technical rescue operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Safety Funding: Taxpayer-funded municipal emergency services. No direct fees charged to residents for emergency response. Funded through Salt Lake City municipal budget and public tax revenues.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Salt Lake City Fire Department is a municipal fire department that provides fire suppression, technical rescue, and emergency medical services from 14 fire stations across Salt Lake City. The department also delivers wildland urban interface home assessments, fire permitting and prevention inspections through its Fire Prevention Bureau, community and youth education programs, and disaster preparedness coordination. Operations are supported by 396 staff members responding to approximately 35,000 calls for service annually.

Product overview

Salt Lake City Fire Department operates as a single unified emergency services department providing fire suppression, rescue, and emergency medical services from 14 fire stations with 396 staff members responding to approximately 35,000 annual calls for service. The department offers a comprehensive suite of public safety services including wildland fire preparation with free property assessments, fire permitting through the Fire Prevention Bureau, community relations and education programs, youth programs, and emergency management coordination. All services are unified under the department's mission to provide unparalleled fire, rescue, and emergency medical services to the Salt Lake City community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fire Response Services Emergency fire suppression and response operations delivered across 14 fire stations with 396 staff members responding to approximately 35,000 calls for service annually. Available to Salt Lake City residents, visitors, and businesses via 911 dispatch.
• Rescue Services Technical rescue operations including vehicle extrication, structural rescue, and other specialized rescue operations within Salt Lake City.
• Emergency Medical Services Emergency medical response capabilities provided as part of the department's comprehensive emergency response services, dispatched via 911 within Salt Lake City.
• Wildland Urban Interface Home Assessment Free property assessments and defensible space consultations for homes and businesses near the Salt Lake City foothills to help owners prepare for wildland fire risk.
• Fire Permitting and Prevention Bureau Services Permit issuance for hazardous activities and fire prevention inspections, with associated fees for permitting oversight. Delivered through the Fire Prevention Bureau to verify safety code compliance.
• Community Relations and Public Education

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Unified Fire AuthoritymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2026Mutual aid partnership for major fire incidents. Unified Fire Authority responded alongside Salt Lake City Fire Department to multiple brush fires near eastbound I-80, demonstrating inter-agency cooperation for large-scale fire events.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): U.S. standards-setting body whose codes and certifications (including the framework ISO uses for its fire protection ratings) shape operating requirements for SLC Fire and comparable departments. Comparable as an enabling/standards entity rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• San Francisco Fire Department: Municipal fire department for San Francisco providing fire, EMS, rescue, and wildland-urban interface response (notably in the Marina and surrounding areas). Comparable as a West Coast urban department with similar WUI risk profile.
• New York City Fire Department (FDNY): Largest municipal fire department in the United States, providing fire suppression, EMS, and rescue across New York City. Comparable as a large-scale urban public fire service with ISO-equivalent performance standards and integrated EMS delivery, though operating at materially greater scale.
• Phoenix Fire Department: Large municipal fire department serving Phoenix, Arizona, providing fire, EMS, and technical rescue with significant wildland-urban interface exposure in surrounding desert-mountain terrain. Comparable as a Sun Belt municipal fire service with elevated WUI risk.
• Chicago Fire Department: Large U.S. municipal fire department providing fire suppression, EMS, and rescue across the City of Chicago. Comparable in role and integrated-service structure, though serving a much larger population base.
• Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD): Major metropolitan municipal fire department serving Los Angeles with fire suppression, EMS, technical rescue, and notably urban-wildland interface response. Comparable to SLC Fire as a capital-tier city department with significant wildland-urban interface exposure.

Direct peers

• Austin Fire Department: Texas state capital municipal fire department providing fire, EMS, technical rescue, and wildland response to a similarly sized and rapidly growing U.S. city. Comparable as a peer capital-city fire service with comparable operational scale.
• Seattle Fire Department: Pacific Northwest municipal fire department providing fire suppression, EMS, rescue, and prevention services to a major U.S. city. Comparable as a similarly sized capital-adjacent metropolitan fire service with active community outreach and prevention programs.
• Denver Fire Department: Capital-of-state municipal fire department serving a Mountain West U.S. city of similar size class to Salt Lake City. Comparable as a directly analogous Mountain West municipal fire service with overlapping geography and demographics.

Regional players

• Unified Fire Authority: Special-service fire district serving Salt Lake County communities outside SLC's municipal boundaries; explicitly a documented mutual-aid partner of SLC Fire Department. Directly comparable as an adjacent Utah fire service with overlapping operational protocols.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/salt-lake-city-fire-department

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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