Brian Curry The Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club was proud to donate new toys to the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority’s annual Toy Drive. Battalion Chief Steve McCoy, Captain Eric Kenyon, and the on-duty crew were able to gratefully accept the toys. Sun Lakes residents have until Friday, Dec. 15, to drop off new, unwrapped…
Brian Curry The Arizona Fire & Medical Authority’s Board of Directors took the opportunity of National Volunteer Week to recognize and honor their volunteers with their authority. With over 30 volunteers in the nationally recognized Fire Corps program handling a variety of non-emergency duties, AFMA recognizes the support they give to them. “With duties as…
Jeanne Becker, Foundation Treasurer The Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation made an award of $6,000 to the Sun Lakes Firefighters Food Fund, which is used by the firefighters and EMS personnel at Stations 231 and 232 to help supplement the cost of their food, which they pay for themselves. There is no fire department stipend…
Diane Hitt Art at the Lakes 2023 was a huge success. Crowds of people walked the sidewalks to see and buy art displayed by 100 artists. The AFMA firefighters and medics cooked and sold delicious hamburger and hotdog meals. The lake area was filled with music. Lots of raffle tickets were sold. And in the…
Sun Lakes Arizona Fire & Medical Authority crews participated in the MCSO Posse’s First Responder Open House at their offices on Riggs Road. Firefighters and medics talked about their job and equipment and were only too happy to pose with young kids. Fire Corps volunteers provided information on AFMA’s various programs, including the lockboxes and…
Brian Curry “All systems are go,” said Lead Home Assessment Fire Corps member Randy Smith, as the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority’s Home Safety Assessment program officially started back up last month. AFMA Fire Corps trained volunteers look for home hazards and make recommendations to Sun Lakes homeowners. Smith explained, “Our men and women basically…
AFMA Hosts Station 232 Open House Recently, the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority hosted an Open House at their newly renovated Station 232 located on Alma School Road, just north of Riggs Road. Community residents were able to meet with crews and chiefs of AFMA, as well as tour the firehouse and equipment. South Country…
On duty Sun Lakes Arizona Fire & Medical Authority crews gladly accepted toy donations for the AFMA Firefighters Charities by the Sun Lakes Breakfast Lions Club. Representing the Breakfast Lions are (left to right) Suzanne Coffman, Vice President David Coffman, SLBLC President Gary Aleshire, and Vice President Brian Curry. Sun Lakes residents have until mid-December…
Brian Curry The entire Fire Board of the South Country District, North Country District, and the overall Arizona Fire & Medical Authority (AFMA) Fire Board hosted a community meeting in Sun Lakes recently. Community response to the meeting was fantastic, as barely a seat was left at the San Tan Ballroom in the Cottonwood Country…
You are invited to free public education training via a Zoom webinar. The topic is Safe for the Holidays, and the webinar will be presented on Nov. 7 at 9 a.m. Register in advance at bit.ly/3skUjAx. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. For additional information or questions,…