Brian Curry The Community Assistance program of the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority/Sun Lakes Fire Corps is looking to add some new volunteers to the ranks of their CAP team. There are multiple programs that are part of the nationally-recognized Fire Corps which fall under AFMA. The Community Assistance Program includes a two-member team that…
Brian Curry The Arizona Fire & Medical Authority/Sun Lakes Community Assistance Program hosted an “off duty” get-together for their volunteers that respond with the firefighters and paramedics on their emergency calls here in Sun Lakes. The event, held at Sisk Park in the Palo Verde community, allowed the volunteers and their families a chance…
Brian Curry The Arizona Fire & Medical Authority/Sun Lakes fire district Community Assistance Program celebrated a large numbers of multi-year anniversaries. CAP volunteers respond with fire and medical units of AFMA/Sun Lakes on emergency calls and while firefighters and paramedics tend to the ill or injured, the CAP team works with family members, friends…
Brian Curry The Community Assistance Program (CAP) of the Arizona Fire & Medical Authority/Sun Lakes fire district is looking to add some new volunteers to the ranks of their “CR231” (Crisis Response) team. The CAP program runs under the direction of the AFMA/Sun Lakes. Two-member teams are dispatched to medical calls, fires, motor vehicle accidents…
Arizona Fire and Medical Authority Fire Marshals Eric Kriwer (left) and Tom O’Donohue (right) came down to the Sun Lakes Community Assistance Program’s monthly meeting to introduce themselves and explain their vision for the CAP program going forward. The AFMA was formed as a result of the “merger” of the North County and Sun Lakes…
The fire district’s Community Assistance Program for Sun Lakes of the Arizona Fire and Medical Authority celebrated the “retirement” of Charter Member Carolyn Barrans at their monthly meeting. Barrans, who joined CAP 17 years ago when it began and was originally affiliated with the Neighbors Who Care organization, was honored with a cake that brought…
Brian Curry The Sun Lakes Lions Club recently donated $600 to the Sun Lakes fire district’s Community Assistance Program. Lions Club President Lorna Snedigar (center) presents a “check” to CAP Executive Board member Nancy Roberts (left) and CAP Coordinator Scott Jaeger (right).
Brian Curry The Sun Lakes Fire District graduated six new recruits from their classroom training into their Community Assistance Program. The six recruits will now move on to “hands on” training with CR231, the SLFD’s Crisis Response vehicle. There they will partner with experienced members and mentors as they respond on calls with firefighters and…
Brian Curry The Sun Lakes FD CAP program celebrated three anniversaries last month. Pictured, left to right, are CAP Coordinator Scott Jaeger, Executive Board member Pat Weitzel, members Janet Bideaux (seven years), Jan Eshbaugh (eight years) and Donna Quinn (eight years) and Executive Board members Nancy Roberts and LouAnn Sedgwick.
Brian Curry The Sun Lakes fire district’s Community Assistance Program, the volunteers who man the “crisis response” unit of the SLFD, recently recognized some of their members for their multiple years of service on their anniversaries in January and February. Honored were Mike Berry, Mary Ann Miller, Michael Andrews and Donna Andrews (two years); Sheila…