Tag: CAP

CAP and Fire Department participate in fire drills

Crews conduct a search and rescue.

The Sun Lakes Fire Department and their Community Assistance Program volunteers participated in a multi-agency Fire Department drill in a smoky, but simulated “high rise fire” at the Chandler Fire Academy off Dobson Road. SLFD Battalion Chief Rob Helie served as the Incident Commander at the drill and SLFD crews participated both in search and…

CAP graduates 11 new members

The Sun Lakes Fire Department’s volunteer Community Assistance Program graduated 11 new members to its ranks after classroom training. Lead instructor Bob Bruce (top left) poses with the new graduates who will now do working ride-alongs to apply their new skills out in the field responding in SLFD’s CR231 (Crisis Response Unit) to fire and…

CAP celebrates anniversaries

The Sun Lakes Fire Department’s Community Assistance Program Steering Committee members Scott Jaeger (far left) and Betty Earp and Dave Mattson (far right) congratulate CAP volunteers on their membership anniversaries. Pictured left to right are Irwin Plafker (13 years), Judy Manley (13 years), Judy Gahide, Paul Gahide and Mack Jennings (all five years).

SLFD presents appreciation certificates to CAP members

Deputy Chief Tim Kelly, Carolyn Barrans (15 years) and CAP Steering Committee member Betty Earp.

Brian Curry Sun Lakes Fire Department Deputy Chief Tim Kelly and CAP Steering Committee member Betty Earp presented appreciation certificates to three members of the volunteer Community Assistance Program who have served their community. Carolyn Barrens for 15 years, Anne Divoky for 15 years and her husband Wayne Divoky for 14 years. Chief Kelly thanked…

New CAP graduates

SLFD Chief Paul Wilson (left) and Battalion Chief and CAP liaison Tim Kelly flank the 2014 class of CAP graduates.

Brian Curry The Sun Lakes Fire Department Community Assistance Program (CAP) recently graduated 10 new volunteers into their ranks. The new members will respond on SLFD calls attending to the practical and emotional needs of individuals in the community. Some of CAP’s most common calls involve providing transportation to family members to local hospitals, checking…

It’s time again! Sun Lakes Spaghetti Dinner

Spaghetti Di nner Saturday, March 28, 2015 4pm until 7:30pm Arizona Room • Sun Lakes Country Club What’s it all about? To start, delicious food. Spaghetti, meatballs, bread sticks, salad, dessert, coffee and iced tea. Plus the bars will be open if you prefer something a little stronger. Then there will be the raffle and…

Next SLFD Flash Drive Open Assistance Day – March 28

Sun Lakes Fire Department Emergency Medical Services Coordinator Chris Barden demonstrates how the flash drive inserts into the electronic patient care report tablet that is carried by SLFD paramedics on calls. (Photo and article by Brian Curry)

Brian Curry With over 700 sold in the Sun Lakes area in just a few short months, the Flash Drive Initiative is an overwhelming success led by the Sun Lakes Fire Department’s Community Assistance Program volunteers and their outreach into the community. The flash drive, which stores your medical information so that SLFD paramedics can…