SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie S. Maddock revisits the City of Sedona Dream and why Home Rule and the City Council are destroying it. Sedona AZ  – Whether an idiom, proverb or adage, the saying ““a watched pot never boils”” takes on a totally new meaning in Sedona, Arizona. It might more appropriately be changed to “”watched pots never STOP boiling” in this neck of... 

Sedona AZ (May 17, 2018) – The DRAFT Minutes from the SFD Governing Board Regular Meeting of May 15, 2018 are available below. Please remember these Minutes will not be officially approved by the Board until the June 2018 meeting and are subject to change. Click here:  Draft Minutes of 5-15-18 Other documents from this meeting can be accessed under Board Minutes on the SFD website at www.sedonafire.org. For... 

Sedona Trolley Tour Bus engine fire creates emergency situation along SR 179. (photo courtesy of Sedona Fire District) Sedona AZ (April 24, 2018) – While responding to a medical emergency Monday morning, Sedona Fire Department Engine E561 happened upon a trolley tour bus fire on State Route 179 north of the Village of Oak Creek. “Engine 561 was responding from their station in the Chapel area to... 

Sedona AZ (April 9, 2018) – On April 8, 2018 around 12:17 p.m., the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a call about a fire in the Winona, Arizona area along North Copley Drive. Evacuation notifications were done through Code Red and door to door notifications and one arrest was made. On April 8 around 12:17 p.m., Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the report of a fire... 

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... 

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) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Dear Editor: Below is a copy of my Formal Complaint with the Yavapai County Elections Department against Michael Schroeder and Arizona Liberty for illegally campaigning and electioneering without filing the appropriate documents. From: Wendy Tanzer <wvtanzer@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017... 

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... 

Sedona AZ (October 17, 2017) – One of the most dangerous places for a young child is a motor vehicle. Yet, a majority of parents are not practicing proper car seat safety, according to a recent survey. An online survey of parents to gauge car seat safety behavior and knowledge was conducted. One of the more eye-opening findings, less than half of parents (44 percent) surveyed kept their child... 

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...