Layton Fire Department

LAYTON — Imagine a firefighter without much experience fighting fires. In Davis County’s largest city, it’s a reality.

“I have some firefighters who have been on the force for five years, with little experience actually fighting fires,” Battalion Chief Jared Sholly told the city council during a recent work session focused on plans to build a new training facility/fire tower.

OGDEN — Top of Utah fire officials are asking residents to take extreme caution this spring if they plan to do any controlled burns.

“We’ve had unusual fire behavior this spring,” said Weber Fire District Marshal Ted Black.

That unusual fire behavior is the result of three to four years of wet weather and now a dry winter, leaving lots of dead vegetation.

LAYTON — A natural gas line leak forced fire crews to evacuate five homes in the area west of Layton’s Main Street on Thursday.

Layton Fire Department and Clearfield emergency officials responded to a call at 1:17 p.m. of a natural gas leak at Antelope Drive and 2200 West.

A break in a 4-inch gas line occurred as a result of construction crews doing some street boring, Layton Fire Public Information Officer Doug Bitton said.

LAYTON -- A family of five in Layton suffered the complete loss of their mobile home and a family dog Sunday afternoon.

Layton Fire Battalion Chief Scott Maughan said neighbors noticed fire coming from the single-wide trailer at 28 Grover St. around 3 p.m. Sunday and called emergency officials.

LAYTON -- Brad Wilks is exhausted after helping to fight one of Arizona's largest wildfires for more than two weeks.

Wilks, captain of the Layton Fire Department, joined other Top of Utah firefighters to aid the containment efforts on the blazes. Three wildfires, dubbed the Monument Fire, the Horseshoe Two Fire and the Wallow Fire, have been scorching southeastern Arizona for the past two weeks.