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Residents tour fire stations

Part of Fire Protection Week awareness

Posted 10/10/19

he Arizona Fire & Medical Authority conducted open house events at some of their fire stations Oct. 8 to show residents the many facets of fire and medical service.

The events were part of …

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Residents tour fire stations

Part of Fire Protection Week awareness

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he Arizona Fire & Medical Authority conducted open house events at some of their fire stations Oct. 8 to show residents the many facets of fire and medical service.

The events were part of Fire Prevention Week activities.


The staff at Fire Station 101, 19001 Camino del Sol, participated in the activities. In addition to showing the various types of fire apparatus and tours of the station, material was distributed about fire safety, especially during the upcoming holiday period.


Nancy Rochester, Sun City Grand resident, said she saw information about the open house and wanted to know about the various services offered by fire and medical department.

“It’s really good opportunity,” she said. “Everyone should do this.”

Bill Messersmith, Sun City West resident, is a retired broadcast engineer and spent 40 years as a volunteer firefighter in Sierra Madre, California. He moved to the community about a year ago and wanted to see what the local station was like.

“Once you’re in the fire service, you’re always in,” Mr. Messersmith said.

Fire and medical crews responded to calls while some of the visitors were in the station. Volunteers with the AFMA Fire Corps program assisted in the station tours as they didn’t have to respond.

Visit afma.az.gov.

Reporter Roger Ball can be contacted at rball@newszap.com or 623-876-2523.