by Web Editor | Mar 25, 2015 | News, News/PR
Wildfire season is quickly approaching, and Southern Arizona fire departments spent the day brushing up on their skills. Firefighters from several local agencies, including the Northwest Fire District, Casa Grande Fire Department, Golder Ranch Fire District, and...
by Web Editor | Oct 9, 2013 | News, News/PR
A team of expert firefighters were overrun by a massive wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz., while trying to make it to a safe zone after an unpredictable desert thunderstorm turned the Yarnell Hill Fire into their path earlier this year, while confusing radio communications...
by Web Editor | Aug 12, 2013 | News, News/PR
Weeks after a backcountry blaze, the Yarnell Fire, killed 19 Arizona firefighters, the discomfiting question lingers like acrid smoke: What went wrong? How did the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a professional crew schooled in the safety-first mentality, become trapped...