TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2023 Significant State Activity Active Active Areas of Flooding Concern – (Region 6) Bear Fire burn scar, Trail Mountain burn scar, Scofield Reservoir, Clear Creek, (Region 7) Pack Creek, Mill Creek, Spanish Valley, Bluff, Dolores River, (Region 2) Emigration Creek near Salt Lake City’s East Bench, Spanish Fork Canyon, between 1500 E. […]
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Our record-breaking winter snow pack has increased flooding risks. Learn more about flood maps here. FEMA HOW TO READ A FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP Everyone lives in an area with some flood risk—it’s just a question of whether you live in a high-risk, low-risk, or moderate-risk flood area. Whether you are in a high risk […]
2023 Utah Public Safety Summit
The Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) thanks you for attending the 2023 Utah Public Safety Summit!
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Aero Bureau Report – Early June 2022
Aero Bureau Report: We flew 16 missions this week. Heat strokes, lost parties, missing individuals, 24 people hoisted from slot canyons. 19 were hoisted out of Sandthrax Canyon after being stranded for 30 hours. After 19 hoists, a refuel, and 2 hours of blade time, we were pleased to find everyone was in good condition. […]
DPS Dive Team Provides New Robot Demonstration – Photo Gallery
The DPS Dive Team recently headed up to Deer Creek Reservoir to provide a demonstration of its new robot to the media. The remote operated vehicle (ROV) is optimized to work in low to zero visibility conditions. Some details about the robot’s capabilities include the following: full 1080p HD video tether that reaches up to […]
Motorcycle Lane Filtering in Utah
CLICK HERE FOR VIDEOS As warmer weather arrives in Utah, drivers can expect to see more motorcycles on our roads. And that means they’ll see more motorcycles lane filtering – moving between two lanes to the front of traffic stopped at an intersection. Motorcycle lane filtering has been legal under certain circumstances in Utah since […]
International Building Safety Month is Underway
Updated Building Codes Support Mitigation and Disaster Discovery Funding The 42nd Annual Building Safety Month is being observed this month around the world in an effort to raise awareness of increased building safety. The theme for this year’s campaign is Safety for All: Building Codes in Action. Purposeful building codes and the officials who enforce them […]
Utah Crime Data Now Available on Interactive Dashboards
Now with the past five years of data at your fingertips SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Department of Public Safety’s Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) is making the past five years of crime data available in new interactive dashboards. The new dashboards allow the public to view and sort data by jurisdiction or law enforcement […]
