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Fire hits Saguaro home for second time

6/14/2016
On Saturday, June 11, firefighters and Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residential fire in the 11000 block of Saguaro Boulevard. A passer-by saw smoke coming from near the front door and …

Candidates discuss fire station relocation

8/6/2014
This week the four candidates for Town Council have been asked to discuss the need for relocation of Fire Station #2 and response time issues. The questions are as follows: Relocation of Fire …

Firewise efforts enhance Verde fire defense

5/9/2014
As the summer sun begins to bake the desert the danger of wildfire continues to increase. Jeff Staples, a wildland fire boss with the Rio Verde Fire District, said conditions this year are as bad as …

PSAC to help with fire station site evaluation

10/17/2013
Shea The town’s Public Safety Advisory Commission will assist the Town Council by making a recommendation on the selection of a site for relocating Fire Station No. 2. Town Manager Ken Buchanan …

Fire station expansion set to begin

9/18/2013
Later this week a structure that has served the community for about 40 years will be reduced to rubble and hauled away. The old trailer that housed the Fountain Hills Fire Department on Palisades …

More information wanted on fire station relocation

9/12/2013
The Town Council last week told staff it needs a lot more information before making a decision on where to relocate Fire Station No. 2. The council told Town Manager Ken Buchanan to go ahead and …

Fire station relocation before council

9/5/2013
For more than seven years the Town of Fountain Hills has been discussing the relocation of its Fire Station No. 2, and when the council meets this week it will be asked to provide staff with …

Tower going up

8/27/2013
Workers install a new radio tower at the Fountain Hills Fire Station No. 1 on Palisades Boulevard Tuesday morning. The 75-foot tower is replacing one that needs to be relocated to accommodate the …

Verde Communities adopt Firewise protection

8/23/2013
It has been a tragic fire season in the west this summer with the deaths of a hotshot crew at the Yarnell Hill Fire in June and considerable property lost in that fire and in California in recent …

Fire station expansion approved

8/21/2013
With unanimous Town Council approval Aug. 15, work is expected to begin by early September on a 1,400-square-foot expansion of the Palisades Boulevard fire station. The council voted 6-0 to …

Ott named assistant fire chief/fire marshal

8/7/2013
Fountain Hills Rural/Metro Fire Chief Randy Roberts has announced that an assistant chief/fire marshal has been hired for Fountain Hills Roberts said Dave Ott will fill the vacancy left as a …

Community supports Hotshots' families

7/30/2013
A Night of Remembrance dinner was hosted out of the Holiday Inn’s Fireside Grill last Tuesday, July 23, welcoming Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo and honoring the 19 fallen Granite Mountain …