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Yavapai County Fall 2022 Community Clean Up Schedule
Sedona AZ – The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, working with the Public Works Department, is pleased to announce a community wide cleanup in the Verde Valley.
The cleanup will be at the Camp Verde Transfer Station, 2600 E. Hwy 260, 7 miles east of I-17 and will be open to Yavapai County residents at no charge on October 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, and November 3, 4, and 5, 2022, from 8:00 a.m....
SFD Coil Honored With 2020 Wildland Fire EMS Award
Sedona Fire District Assistant Fire Chief Jayson Coil receives 2020 award
Sedona AZ – The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) announced the recipients of the 2020 Wildland Fire EMS Awards. The NWCG Emergency Medical Committee annually recognizes individuals and groups who have demonstrated outstanding actions or accomplishments above and beyond the expectation of one’s normal mission...
First Responder Practice at Flagstaff School
Sedona AZ – On April 24, 2019, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a Critical Incident Response Drill at Cromer School in the Doney Park area of Flagstaff, Arizona. The drill will occur between 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. and will involve personnel from CCSO and the Summit Fire District.
Residents are being notified in order to be aware this training will result in increased...
Smoky skies will continue for several days
Sedona AZ (September 18, 2018) – The U.S. Forest Service advises that Coconino National Forest area residents affected by the Platypus and Rhino fires can expect smoky morning skies for a few more days.
– Two lighting-caused fires continue to burn, but burnout operations have been successful and smoke will decrease as the week goes on.
– These fires are burning in extremely steep...
SOAZ and Coconino County Begin Stage II Fire Restrictions
Sedona AZ (April 30, 2018) – Come Tuesday, May 1, 2018, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management will implement Stage II Fire Restrictions across all Southern Arizona state owned and managed lands. Restrictions will impact Cochise, Greenlee, Graham, Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz counties.
On Friday, May 4, 2018, DFFM will place Coconino County, south of the Grand Canyon, in Stage...
Sedona Fire Chief Failed to Explain Bond Loss
Sedona AZ (November 30, 2017) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:
Sedona Fire Chief Kris Kazian
“Chief speaks on failed bond ” was the front page headline of 11/21/17.. But he didn’t. (Sedona Fire District) Fire Chief Kazian instead bored us for 20 minutes at the board called 11/15 meeting by repeating the fire district’s sales propaganda used before...
Vote YES on the Sedona Fire District Bond
Sedona AZ (November 2, 2017) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:
Dear Editor,
Please allow me to shed some light on the REAL motives of Safer Sedona and how we’re being beaten with our own disclosures because we opted to follow the law and file as a PAC. We are a Political Action Committee and as such, disclose the sources of our funding. What a concept.
I believe the Sedona...
Sedona Fire District Fearmongering Campaign
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...
Fire Destroys Sedona Workshop
Sedona AZ (October 10, 2017) – Shortly after noon on Monday, October 9, 2017, the Sedona Fire District was notified of a fire at 175 Sunset Pass Road, Village of Oak Creek, Sedona.
“When firefighters arrived they found a 1000 square foot detached workshop completely engulfed in flames,” said SFD Fire Marshal Jon Davis. “Fire crews worked quickly to contain the fire and were successful in...
SFD Responds to Multiple Suspicious Fires
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,...