Introducing UFA's New Medical Director, Dr. BZ

03/01/21 • 23 min

On this episode:
We introduce our new Medical Director, Dr. BZ. The purpose of the Medical Director is to essentially watch over and make sure we are doing things correctly in the EMS world. We function and operate under their medical license. Dr. BZ trained as an Emergency Medicine Physician and joined UFA in December 2020. He is a member of the teaching faculty at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics and is a member of Utah's FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Task Force 1. During the episode we hear some of the things Dr. BZ wants to focus on and accomplish, as well as changes our service providers can expect.Guests:
UFA Medical Director Dr. Graham Brant-ZawadzkiEMS Division Chief Jay Torgersen
Captain Rob Ayres
Paramedic/PIO Matthew McFarland
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Service Delivery to our Canyons

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The Salt Lake Valley is known for its mountainous landscape and canyon recreation. As emergency responders in these areas, we face unique challenges providing service and protection to these communities. In this episode, we discuss the ways we are optimizing our coverage as we continue to see trends of increased call volume as more people use the canyons. We talk about the difference in the type of calls these crews go on and the importance of their working relationships with partner agencies like Ski Patrol and Search & Rescue. Providing response to the canyons can be challenging, so we are grateful to all those willing to assist in our service delivery.Guests:
Fire Chief Dan Petersen
Operations Chief Dusty Dern
Battalion Chief Brian Anderton
Captain Jason Camp
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Incident Review: 3 Alarm Fire in Midvale (01.17.21)

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We review the 3 alarm fire UFA responded to on Jan. 17, 2021 at the Union Center Medical Complex in Midvale impacting 10 local businesses. Battalion Chief McBride talks through some of the challenges faced while fighting this fire related to problems with water supply and accessibility. Operations Chief Dern touches on the interagency coordination and how well we integrated working with our neighboring agencies. Fire Prevention Division Chief Larson speaks to how fire code has changed since this building was constructed in 1985, before smoke detectors and sprinklers were required. He also explains how our Prevention Division is taking a proactive approach to educate and make contact in our communities to avoid a loss like this in the future.
News segment courtesy of Fox 13 Salt Lake City. You can view their full article here.Guests:
Operations Chief Dusty Dern
Battalion Chief Scott McBride
Fire Prevention Division Chief Brad Larson
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