Fourth child dies after Riverdale house fire
RIVERDALE, Utah, Oct. 4, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — A fourth child from a Riverdale family of eight has died as a result of a house fire early Thursday morning. It was announced later Thursday that the family’s father and three children of the six children had succumbed to the fire and related injuries.
via gephardtdaily.comRiverdaleOctober 4, 2026
Community holds fundraiser for Riverdale family impacted by deadly house fire
On Saturday, dozens of community members flooded one Riverdale church to support the Bird family. In the crowd, you could find family friend Brooke Edwards. KSTU "My husband and I woke up to the sirens, so we actually ran down and were there while it was happening," she said, "It's just hard to imagine.
via Fox 13RiverdaleOctober 3, 2026
Resources for firefighters coping with deadly Riverdale fire tragedy
Prev Next By: Mythili Gubbi Posted RIVERDALE, Utah — It’s been heavy in a Riverdale community as friends, family, neighbors and loved ones are trying to cope with something unthinkable. A father and three children are dead, and one child is still in critical condition after a devastating fire at their home.
via Fox 13RiverdaleOctober 2, 2026
Neighbor heard boom before Riverdale fire killed family members
A man who lives next door to the Riverdale home that burned this week, killing at least four members of a family, said he heard a loud boom right before the fire started. It just jolted me out of my sleep, said Derrick Marks, a new firefighter serving another community.
via KUTVRiverdaleOctober 2, 2026
Waterford tops Utah Military Academy - Hill Field 3-0 in 2A girls volleyball
Waterford beat Utah Military Academy - Hill Field (Riverdale) 3-0 in 2A girls volleyball on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) scoreboard.
RiverdaleOctober 2, 2026
Riverdale community mourns neighbors who were like family
A massive outpouring of grief followed the news of a family left shattered after an overnight fire in the small, Weber County community of Riverdale. It's been a very devastating, hard, unimaginable day, said Choate. It's really just proof of how quickly life can change in a matter of minutes, seconds, hours.
via Fox 13RiverdaleOctober 2, 2026
