Sedona Fire Chief, Nazih M. Hazime Sedona AZ (November 17, 2010) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: I recently read the article penned by Chief Hazime of the Sedona Fire Department in your 10/28 publication which cited an INDEPENDENT study that has been done by the AFDA ( Arizona Fire District Association) for the last several years. AFDA per Chief Hazime supposedly considered... 

Sedona AZ (October 6, 2010) – GO TO THE SOURCE IF YOU WANT THE FACTS ABOUT THE SEDONA FIRE DISTRICT! writes SedonaEye.com reader Karen Schmitt in all capitals to the Sedona Times news, adding, “This is in response to Mr. Dave Zirinsky’s charges against the Sedona Fire District that appeared in the Opinion column of the September 29 edition of Red Rock News.” Sedona Fire Chief,... 

On September 27th, I attended a Candidate Forum  for the SFD Governing Board election, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, where Mr.  Demme, in response to a written question dealing with his request for a forensic audit, stated that the regular yearly external audit presently done of the SFD, only consisted of the audit firm looking  at the financial statements prepared by staff,  reviewing... 

Last night, Fire District Chief Hazime hosted a “Chief’s Chat “at Station 3 in the VOC. That meeting was intended for the taxpayers to ask the Chief pertinent questions of interest that would help them understand what happens in the fire district and why. Instead, it was immediately taken over by the rantings and ravings of Mr. Lowell Johnson and his slate against the Chief and his staff. Their... 

  To protect your home from potential wildfires as well as make fall yard cleanup easier, the Sedona Fire District (SFD) is issuing no-cost residential burn permits starting Monday, September 20, 2010. Permits are required for any open burning within the fire district, and are currently available at no charge at the SFD’s business office at 2860 Southwest Drive in West Sedona between the hours... 

NEW Sedona Times Publishing Print Edition September 23 2010 Read all about it! The NEW Sedona Times Publishing First Print Edition delivered today! Sedona’s New Publisher, Guest Editor, Guest Writers!  New Design! Welcome your NEW hometown City paper with 11K delivery, 1K on news racks at 50 cents a copy, and thousands of ONLINE readers…SedonaEye.com! We’re growing daily! Subscribe... 

Sedona Fire Chief Nazih M. Hazime Sedona AZ (August 14, 2010)-Sedona Fire Chief, Nazih M. Hazime, says of his parents who were born and raised in Lebanon and settled in the United States in 1955 to start a family in the city of Highland Park, Michigan, “I am one of five children, being the only son, born April 10, 1960. My upbringing was very diverse while growing up in the Detroit area which ... 

Sedona AZ (May 21, 2010) – Are you reading the ongoing comments sent in by Sedona Times Publishing and SedonaEye.com readers regarding Arizona SB 1070 and the controversy surrounding the Sedona Fire District?  Visit the website at SedonaEye.com, find an article of interest and read the posted comments below each article.  Read to be informed! It’s all about the Times, so if you don’t... 

Robert S. Wood, Sedona Times guest columnist article is rebutted by the Sedona Fire District staff Sedona AZ (May 15, 2010) – In response to the recent article by Mr. Robert Wood, published in the Sedona Times newspaper, entitled “Sedona Fire Department Expenditure Controversy” the SFD staff wish to present the following rebuttal in an attempt to correct the misinformation asserted within... 

Sedona Fire Chief Nazih M. Hazime Sedona AZ (May 11, 2010) – I just read the article submitted by my fellow SFD taxpayer, Robert S. Wood in the latest printed edition of the Sedona Times and need to comment on some of the items he mentioned. My Yavapai County tax bill also includes 26% for the SFD and 48% (School Equalization, Sedona Unified School District #9, Yavapai Community College, Valley...