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May 10, 2013
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City Names Fire Department Veteran as Director of New 911 Center    
        
SALT LAKE CITY – Mayor Ralph Becker, Police Chief Chris Burbank and Fire Chief Kurt Cook are pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Freitag as director of the newly formed Salt Lake City 911 Bureau.

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July 20, 2012
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City Reminds Residents of Ongoing Fireworks Restrictions

Interactive map, regulations and safety tips available for residents

SALT LAKE CITY – As the Pioneer Day holiday approaches, Mayor Ralph Becker and the Salt Lake City Fire Department remind residents that City parks, watershed areas, wild land urban interface neighborhoods and other areas of heightened risk are off-limits to fireworks.

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July 16, 2012
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City Selects Public Art for New Facility
Four commissions that capture spirit of first responders slated for Public Safety Building
 
SALT LAKE CITY – Mayor Ralph Becker and the Salt Lake City Arts Council are pleased to announce the public art commissions for the new  Salt Lake City Public Safety Building.
 

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June 29, 2012
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City Issues Fireworks Restriction, Campfire Ban Reminder
Interactive map, regulations and safety tips available for residents
 

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April 26, 2012
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801-547-2659

City to Dedicate Grove of Gratitude
Residents, students and first responders plant trees to honor public safety service
 
SALT LAKE CITY – After a week of work that brought community volunteers, police officers, firefighters and City park staffers together to plant 150 trees, the Grove of Gratitude at Riverside Park, 700 N. 1400 West, will be formally dedicated on Friday, March 26 at 10 a.m.
 

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April 20, 2012
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801-547-2659

City to Plant Stand of Trees to Honor Public Safety Personnel
Grove of Gratitude to be a community “thank you” and enhancement to Riverside Park
 
SALT LAKE CITY – Mayor Ralph Becker’s office will join City Police, Fire and Urban Forestry departments and the new Service in the City Volunteer Program in celebrating Arbor Day with a week-long tree planting event at Riverside Park, 1400 West 700 North, April 23–26, 4–5 p.m.