Police presence would look much different in Salt Lake City areas under a public safety plan the mayor’s office unveiled this week. And the bold initiative comes ahead of the proposed massive overhaul of a three-block downtown area east of the Delta Center that state leaders have said must include crime and homelessness mitigation plans.

The 32-year-old shot by Salt Lake City police early Thursday was taken to a hospital in critical condition, making him the fifth person in Utah in less than two weeks to be shot at during a police encounter.

Mayor Erin Mendehall said the Southern California fires will help the Utah capital city reshape the way it calculates readiness for disasters.