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Sedona Fire District Battles Weekend Fires

Sedona Fire Chief Kris Kazian

Sedona Fire Chief Kris Kazian

SEDONA AZ (January 21, 2013) – Shortly after 5:00 in the evening on Thursday, January 17, 2013, the Sedona Fire District responded to a report of a residential garage fire in the 100 block area of Chimney Rock Trail.

Sedona Fire District emergency crews were able to control and limit the fire to the laundry room portion of a detached garage. Due to these efforts, no damage occurred to the remainder of the garage or to the nearby home. Residents were able to evacuate safely with no reported injuries.

Fire investigation efforts included the District’s Fire Investigator with assistance from the Cottonwood Fire Marshal’s Office, as part of a regional fire investigation task force partnership. The cause of the fire appears to have been accidental.

In the early morning hours of Sunday, January 20, 2013, the Sedona Fire District responded quickly from multiple stations with a report of an aircraft fire at the Sedona airport. Due to joint actions of SFD emergency crews, the Sedona Police Department and airport staff, the fire was contained to a single aircraft.

Rendering of proposed Sedona Fire Station 6

Rendering of proposed Sedona Fire Station 6

Acting as Incident Commander, SFD Battalion Chief Lechowski said, “Due to professional response efforts, damage and dollar loss were limited; the fire could have quickly involved multiple adjoining aircraft along with the entire maintenance building – over a million dollars of potential loss.”

No injuries were reported as a result of the aircraft fire. SFD Fire Investigator Sullivan with the Office of Community Risk Management began an investigation shortly after the fire was extinguished.

Sedona Fire Chief Kris Kazian responded, “It is obvious that the training and professionalism are a constant at SFD. Damage was minimized in both fires, and the potential for loss was much greater than was realized…these are the types of outcomes that we hope for when there is early notification and effective responses. One fire…in the Chapel area…could have had an even greater response if Station 6 had been part of our response plan. I look forward to the opportunity for our community to reap the benefits of adding this new station into our District’s response capabilities.”

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