Would a Boy Band be “Fireman’s Envy” or “The Dukes of Donuts”? The “competition” goes on in Kaysville.

During the month of July, the latest report from the city first responders, Kaysville Police made 27 arrests, 394 traffic stops, and handled 1,158 calls for service. Kaysville Fire responded to 181 calls. Of those calls, 103 (57%) were emergency medical calls and 78 (43%) were fire, rescue, hazardous material or citizen assist/good intent responses.

In addition to sporting events and chili contests, municipal policemen and firemen have always had an underlying competition with each other. They both work hard and are critical to public safety, but each is convinced their group works harder. Police officers think that firefighters only “post safety tips on social media, pose for calendars, work out, and focus on becoming master chefs” during their shifts. Firemen think police officers “spend their time eating donuts or visiting lemonade stands, driving around, and flexing.” The truth is, they both make fun of the other frequently on social media and it is very funny. Visit the Kaysville Fire or Police Department Facebook pages for some entertaining humor.

There is currently an ongoing Cops and Lemonade challenge that is open to all law enforcement agencies (https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/copsandlemonade), with points awarded per post and bonus points for every additional officer featured in the post picture. The Police Department Facebook page is carrying a running tally, with Bountiful Police Department leading the challenge at 35 lemonade stand visits and Kaysville coming in second with 29. Other groups participating include Summit County Sheriff, South Davis Metro Fire Service Area, Salt Lake City, North Salt Lake, Lone Peak, Woods Cross, Weber County Sheriff, Weber State Police, Harrisville, West Bountiful, and South Ogden Police Departments.

A recent post on the Kaysville Fire Department Facebook page headlines “Kaysville Police Department Officers step foot in gym for first time ever, take pictures of firefighters instead of working out.” More recently, the Kaysville Police Department announced their patrol division “might be thinking about starting up a boy band” (in addition to their other duties). They opened up a contest on Facebook asking for clever name ideas. They received over 240 entertaining suggestions. Some examples: New Cops on the Block, Badge Street Boys, Dough Patrol, N’Clink, KStreet Boys, Blue Line Sync, Dukes of Donuts, The Bacon-naters, Fuzz Busters, Guns N Poses, Hookum & Bookum, Outta Sync, Carl & the Crispy Cremes, Donut Dunkers, and The Fire Extinguishers.

Some public comments included “don’t quit your day job” and “give it arrest” or that first, they “needed different outfits”. The Kaysville Fire Department commented “they better be going after that $10 contest reward because it goes towards that gym membership.”

  The poll result was the Kaysville Fire Department claiming they won with “The Dukes of Donuts;” however, they failed to follow simple instructions by commenting on the post. (Kaysville PD will send them donuts/they have already asked when). The second runner up and the winner of the gift card was Matthew Winward (who suggested Fireman’s Envy). 

Thank you to both groups for their public service to the visitors, citizens and businesses of Kaysville City. Their good humor is appreciated (and probably necessary) in these trying times.