1883 Blaze Spurred Creation of Salt Lake City’s Professional Fire Department

Jeffrey D. Nichols History Blazer, May 1995 For the first 36 years of its existence, Salt Lake City relied on the services of volunteer firefighters to protect lives and property. The volunteers strove to uphold their motto, “We Aim to Aid and Work to Save.” By the 1880s this system was insufficient for the growing city, and a professional force …