An 18-year-old man and his 80-pound English bulldog are recovering after becoming dehydrated on a hike in Madera Canyon Tuesday afternoon. Green Valley Fire District spokesman L.T. Pratt said the teenager was hiking with his dog, Delilah, and a group of friends on the Old Baldy Trail when he began to fall behind and became…
Three people were injured Friday when a vehicle hit a tree on Abrego Drive near Paseo Azul in Green Valley. Two people had minor injuries and one was taken to a Tucson hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to the Green Valley Fire District.
Green Valley Fire District firefighters responded to a vehicle fire in the 100 block of South Circulo Napa Sunday morning. Responding firefighters found a car burning near a home, which they pushed away from the house before putting out the flames. There were no injuries or damage to the home, but the car was badly…
The Green Valley Fire District board voted unanimously Wednesday to ratify an $11.2 million budget. The budget is 3.8 percent higher than last year’s budget of $10.8 million, but taxpayers will not see an increase in the tax rate. The rate will remain at $2.52 per $100 of assessed valuation. The district’s personnel costs rose…
A 38-year-old driver was taken to a Tucson hospital late Wednesday after her vehicle hit a tree off Continental Road east of Abrego Drive. Green Valley Fire District responded to the scene at 11:26 p.m. The woman had non-life threatening injuries, according to GVFD.
A Green Valley man in his 70s suffered non-life threatening injuries around noon Monday after rolling his vehicle on southbound Interstate 19 near Canoa Road. Green Valley Fire District firefighters, U.S. Border Patrol agents, Pima County Sheriff’s Department deputies and Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers all responded to the crash, which left the man’s…
A golf cart went up in flames Wednesday at Desert Hills Golf Club in Green Valley. Green Valley Fire District was called to the club at 4:15 p.m. and found a golf cart on fire in the cart bay under the clubhouse. There were no injuries. Ten firefighters responded to the scene, originally reported as…
The Green Valley Fire District welcomed eight new members March 30, From left, Heather Thomas, Edgar Sawada, Brittany McKinney, Courtney Lopez, Fred Contreras, Hannah Chester, Kyle Blecker and Corey Schatz.
A 2007 Honda CRV went up in flames Friday evening in the parking lot in front of Ross Dress for Less at 18705 S. I-19 Frontage Road. The fire started in the engine compartment and was reported shortly after 8 p.m.. There were no injuries.
A 77-year-old Green Valley woman was taken to Green Valley Hospital with minor injuries around 8:30 a.m. Thursday following a crash at crash at South Abrego Drive and East Los Arcos. The Driver of the other car, a man in his 70s wasn’t hurt, according to a Green Valley District spokesman. Both people were wearing…
A hiker was injured Friday in Madera Canyon after falling on the Super Trail. The woman, in her 70s, suffered shoulder and facial injuries, according to the Green Valley Fire District. She was walked out of the canyon by firefighters from about 30 minutes up the trail at about 5:30 p.m. and was taken to…
A brush-fire burned a quarter acre Thursday at Alpha Avenue and duval Mine road. The fire was quickly knocked down by three firefighters from the Grenn Valley Fire district. The source has been undetermined.
Thursday was a big day at Green Valley Fire District’s Station 152. The district’s new recruits put aside their books to practice putting on their new gear. If that doesn’t sound exciting to you, imagine this — your house is on fire, and a firefighter’s ability to put on gear quickly could be the difference…
An injured hunter was rescued by Green Valley Fire District firefighters and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department on Friday. The hunter, whose age and hometown weren’t immediately available, fell while hiking near Madera Road and Forest Service 488 around 1 p.m., according to a GVFD news release. A friend of the hunter directed the search…
More than 300 patients have been taken to area hospitals since the Green Valley Fire District got into the ambulance business late last year. The fire district and AMR reached a deal in April allowing both to provide services within the fire district, which includes Green Valley and the southern part of Sahuarita. The Arizona…
Crews from several agencies are battling a small brush fire in the Santa Rita Mountains between Madera and Box canyons. The 10-acre fire, detected about 10:30 a.m. Monday, was fueled by low humidity, higher than normal temperatures, dry fuels and strong gusty winds, according to the Green Valley Fire District. No structures are threatened. The…
Wildland fire season used to begin in the spring in Arizona. Not anymore. “It’s a year-round phenomenon for us now,” said Heidi Schewel, spokeswoman for the Coronado National Forest. “We’re experiencing human-caused fires every month of the year.” Low humidity, above-normal temperatures and dry fuel are making conditions ripe for more fires than normal in…
American Legion Auxiliary Madera Post #131 held its Annual Chili Cook-off on Jan. 14, judged by Green Valley Fire District firefighters. All proceeds benefit American Legion Auxiliary Girls State, where auxiliary members guide young women to become stewards of freedom, democracy and promote patriotic citizens.
A 77-year-old Green Valley man was taken to Banner University Medical Center around 9:40 a.m. Thursday after the front tire of the car he was pushing rolled over him. The man was pushing the car up a slight grade in the 3200 block of South Camino Del Sol when he lost his footing, Green Valley…
An 88-year-old Green Valley bicyclist was taken to Banner University Medical Center with minor injuries after being struck by a car around 9 a.m. today. The man’s helmet, which cracked during the collision on West Esperanza Boulevard, saved him from major trauma, Green Valley Fire District spokesman L.T. Pratt said. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department…
If you’ve managed to avoid getting the flu, congratulations. But this year’s deadly flu season is only about halfway through. According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, lab results confirmed 173 Pima County residents contracted the flu the week of Jan. 20, up 43 a week earlier. Labs have confirmed 19,279 flu cases in…
Two Quail Creek homes were evacuated and residents of three other homes were told to remain inside after a contractor hit a gas line shortly before 1 p.m. Monday. The leak was in the area of North Tree Mist and Empire Canyon, according to L.T. Pratt, Green Valley Fire District spokesman. The area was…
A Green Valley man was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital around 8 a.m. Tuesday after he crashed while driving himself to an urgent care facility near Dubal Mine Road and La Canada Drive in Sahuarita. Green Valley Fire District spokesman L.T. Pratt said the man hurt himself at home and took a turn too fast…
The Green Valley Fire District responded to its highest number of calls ever in 2017, reaching nearly 11,000. The number of service calls barely outpaced medical calls; firefighters responded to a little over 5,000 of each. Service calls include invalid assists, welfare calls, false alarms and smoke alarm calls. About 2 percent of the district’s…