Sedona AZ – As the COVID-19 pandemic develops, Sedona Fire District Fire Chief Jon Trautwein wants to assure the community that as an essential service provider, SFD continues to accomplish its mission and provide for the safety of the community effectively. Engaging the community and various stakeholders to provide options and solutions to a wide variety of fire service issues is the Fire Chief’s... 

Sedona AZ — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Phoenix District will conduct a prescribed burn of cut and piled juniper within 120-acres of the Agua Fria National Monument, in the Sycamore Mesa area, approximately five miles northeast of Cordes Junction. The burn is planned for one to three days between April 6 and 13, 2019. The BLM will ignite the piles when the weather conditions are favorable.... 

Sedona AZ (June 20, 2018) – Sedona Fire District is seeking applicants from residents of the Sedona Fire District to fill a vacancy on the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Local Board. The Board meets on an as needed basis to review new members and retirement applications. The Board consists of one Fire Board member, two Sedona Fire District members and two Citizens within the Sedona... 

Sedona AZ (May 12, 2018) – It was a very busy night for the Arizona American Red Cross yesterday. Three teams were dispatched to multiple fires. In Casa Grande, the American Red Cross Pinal County Disaster Action Team led by Captain Jim Porter assisted three adults displaced by a mobile home fire which also damaged a fifth-wheeler trailer parked behind the home. Red Cross assistance included... 

Sedona AZ (April 18, 2018) – At approximately 9:30 this morning, a homeowner in Humboldt, Arizona was burning tumbleweeds in his back yard. The fire jumped over a block wall fence and into an open field near a closed smelter plant. The homeowner immediately called 911 to report the fire. In an attempt to put out the fire and because of light winds in the area, the homeowner’s use of a garden... 

Sedona AZ (February 6, 2018) – Camp Navajo Fire Department is responding to a fire that was initiated in the southwest corner of Camp Navajo near Volunteer Canyon. The Gate 13 Fire started February 6 during demolition operations and is approximately 830 acres, in an area that precludes active fire suppression and remains within the established containment lines. Camp Navajo Fire Department and... 

Sedona AZ (October 19, 2017) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: The SFD is mounting a full-court-press, fearmongering campaign to convince us residents to pass their $17.9m bond.  I have already received two Safer Sedona fliers, exhorting me to do the right thing. Moreover I’ve twice seen people in Safer Sedona t-shirts, canvassing different neighborhoods, passing... 

Sedona AZ (October 17, 2017) – Earlier this week, Coconino National Forest managers increased the fire danger rating from moderate to high. “Due to the decrease in fuel moistures and lack of rain in the forecast, forest managers have made the decision to elevate fire danger levels to high,” explained Jon Davis, Sedona Fire District Fire Marshal. “Fire conditions will likely remain elevated... 

West Sedona School was one of several sites targeted by arsonists. Sedona AZ (October 8, 2017) – At 6:16 this morning, Sedona Fire District firefighters responded to a trash can fire at West Sedona School, 570 Posse Ground Road. Responding units noticed multiple fires burning in different locations and called for Sedona Police Department and SFD Fire Investigators to assist. “With one exception,... 

Sedona AZ (September 29, 2017) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: ARIZONA LIBERTY has just released the final video in its current series of 14 videos analyzing the Sedona Fire District’s management, operations, finances and, most importantly, the bond issue. The video series provides Fire District voters with a detailed look, based on publicly available information, at how...