(Salt Lake City, UT) — A pair of firefighters killed in a crash en route to the Widemouth 2 Fire are being honored. A procession was held Friday morning at the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Taylorsville, escorting the bodies of Chris Andersen and Miles Elliott to the Salt Lake […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The two firefighters killed in a helicopter crash while battling the Widemouth 2 Fire have been identified. Miles Elliot, a pilot who worked for the Porterville, California Fire Department, and Christopher Andersen of Iowa died when their Sikorsky Skycrane went down Friday near Richfield. Elliot […]
On Aug. 6 firefighters responded to a garbage truck fire in Richfield. According to a post to the Richfield Fire Department Facebook page, the cause of the fire was lithium batteries thrown in household trash. The post called this a careless act that puts sanitation workers and firefighters in danger […]
A new wildfire is burning on Cove Mountain Southeast of Richfield. The Winkle Bob Fire was discovered Aug. 1 and was last listed at 4.2 acres. No other information, such as cause or containment, has yet been released. We will update this story with more information when it becomes available.
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Rocky Mountain Power has expanded its wildfire-related power shutoff watch and warning to include more than 18-thousand customers across Utah. The utility says customers in and around Cedar City, Delta, Enterprise, Valley, Gunnison, Milford, Moab, Panguitch, Price, Emery, Richfield and Vernal could lose power because […]
Richfield City is encouraging residents to leave fireworks to the professionals this Independence Day. In a post to the Richfield City Police Facebook page they encouraged residents and visitors to “enjoy the city’s professional fireworks display on July 4 at dark and to consider taking the year off from using […]
Snow College will celebrate its 1,672 graduates during ceremonies on Apr. 30 and May 1. The Richfield ceremony will be held Apr. 30 at the Sevier Valley Center where entrepreneur and humanitarian Rich Christiansen will address graduates. Honor graduates Brett Bailey of Salem and Wyatt Holyoak of Scipio are also […]
One person is in the hospital after a truck crashed into a house in Richfield. The incident happened Apr. 15 around 8:30 p.m. when, according to Richfield City Police Chief Trent Lloyd, “an elderly male from Richfield was driving north on upland drive and failed to make the turn at […]
(Cedar City, UT) — The Intermountain Health Cedar City Hospital is being named one of the top 20 Rural and Community Hospitals in the nation. This is the eleventh consecutive time that the National Rural Health Association has recognized the facility. In a news release, president of the hospital Jamison […]
Around 1:30 p.m. Mar. 10 officers and firefighters responded to a structure fire near 348 North 600 West in Richfield. According to a post to the Richfield City Police Facebook page, “upon arrival, responders found a carport located behind the residence fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters from the Richfield Fire […]
