Q&A: Daisy Mountain Fire District Board Candidates
A trio of four-year-term seats on the DMFD board of directors are up for general election. In&Out Publications asked each candidate to answer three questions.
Read More >>>A trio of four-year-term seats on the DMFD board of directors are up for general election. In&Out Publications asked each candidate to answer three questions.
Read More >>>20-acre brush fire near the I-17 Bumble Bee exit that started sometime around 3 p.m. Friday left a roughly 15-mile backup in the southbound lanes by early evening. Crews have the fire under control.
Read More >>>A vehicle fire on I-17 at rush hour Tuesday evening sent a plume of black smoke over the east side of Anthem.
Read More >>>Last year, the first significant brush fires around North Phoenix didn’t come until April. Already this February, crews responded to several small grass and brush fires. State and local fire officials say this could be another busy fire season.
Read More >>>More than 85 percent of all calls to Daisy Mountain Fire Department (DMFD) have nothing to do with fires. So, to better reflect its evolving responsibilities, the organization has changed its name to Daisy Mountain Fire & Medical (DMFM).
Read More >>>The cause was thought to be electrical, most likely a vent fan in a bathroom caught fire which extended to the attic space, DMFD said.
Read More >>>Smoke drifting east-to-west into North Phoenix this morning was due to a fire in an apparently abandoned home near Desert Hills Drive and 7th Avenue. The boarded up, burning house collapsed into its basement.
Read More >>>Local firefighter Jay Walter filmed dramatic video revealing the wicked winds, steep terrain and dangerous conditions a wildland firefighter faces. Partway through the video, a helmet cam shows Walter spraying water on a home using a garden hose as flames race up the hillside toward him.
Read More >>>Firefighter Jay Walter from Daisy Mountain Fire Department was one of several Arizona firefighters and some 47 engines and air resources helping fight wildfires in Southern California this week.
Read More >>>If you ever wondered what it’s like to be a firefighter, Daisy Mountain Fire Department has just the ticket: an eight-week course in which anyone—from gym rats to couch potatoes—can watch or experience directly how firefighters train.
Read More >>>Daisy Mountain Fire Department responds to about 3,500 calls a year. Some 85 percent of them are medical emergencies. The remaining 15 percent are rescues, snake removals, hazardous materials calls and fires. And the fires can be almost anywhere.
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