Arizona Fire & Medical Authority/Sun Lakes Crisis Response Coordinator Scott Jaeger congratulates two volunteers who celebrated their membership anniversary. Bobbie Rubin celebrated her sixth year. Rubin reflected, “It is very satisfying to be able to help our community at a time when they need it the most.” Rachel Chiaramonte finished her first year and said,…
Arizona Fire & Medical Authority Assistant Fire Marshal Tom O’Donohue takes some informal questions after his public education talk on “Who Is AFMA, And What Programs Do We Offer?” at the Sun Lakes Methodist Church. The next public education talk at the Methodist Church will be on Tuesday, February 19, at 10:00 a.m. on “Emergency…
Arizona Fire & Medical Authority Firefighter/Paramedic Sergio Tosi accepts the proceeds from the raffle of the Cottonwood Ladies Golf Association from representative Lucsa Buzbee. The Cottonwood Ladies Golf Association also donated a large number of toys and games for the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority charities. (Photo by Brian Curry)
Brian Curry The Arizona Fire & Medical Authority/Sun Lakes was notified that they had achieved the prestigious “Class One” insurance rating from the Insurance Services Office (ISO), Public Protection Classification (PPC), indicating an exemplary ability to respond to fires. This “Class One” rating places AFMA/Sun Lakes among an elite group of agencies. The Public…
Brian Curry It was a bit of history for the AFMA/Sun Lakes fire district Community Assistance Program recently as the first father-daughter crew of Brian Curry and his daughter Rachel Chiaramonte were on duty together in Sun Lakes CR231 (Crisis Response unit). Chiaramonte is a special education teacher in the Chandler School District. Back…
Brian Curry AFMA Fire Marshal Eric Kriwer gave an informational talk on cooking fires and fire extinguisher usage at the Robson Library recently. The Arizona Fire & Medical Authority is planning on giving public education classes on various fire and general safety issues that affect the Sun Lakes community monthly. The February presentation is on…
Brian Curry In September of 2017, the board of directors for the Sun Lakes fire district and the North County Fire & Medical District voted to end their current ambulance patient subsidy practices and implement an ambulance membership program. The reason for this change boils down to simple math. The district’s emergency medical ambulance…
Jim McWhirter After a busy November with six fishing derbies for the “kids,” we have begun scheduling derbies for the spring. One of our most popular derbies will be on March 31, the day before Easter, when grandparents can take their grandchildren fishing. Watch for more details on this event in the March Splash.…