Multiple parked cars were damaged, but no one injured, after a driver lost control of her vehicle in a Green Valley parking lot Thursday afternoon. A 75-year-old woman was visiting a medical office on the 1000 block of South La Cañada Drive when she lost control of the vehicle, according to the Green Valley Fire…
Happy Valentine’s Day Shift A Station 152 Capt. M. Landman, Engr. K. Thomas, FF A. Roush During their busy day of handling several calls, stopped in to Canyon Valley Memory Care for a visit. Realizing it’s more than emergency calls and fighting fires that reach people, they dropped in to hand out candies to the…
A teenage driver was sent to the hospital Friday after rolling the vehicle he was driving off the road in Madera Reserve. The Green Valley Fire District responded around noon to South Kent Springs Place and East Josephine Canyon Drive, where the mid-sized SUV had gone off the side of the road. The male driver…
The Green Valley Fire District made quick work of a dumpster fire early Sunday morning. Firefighters responded to the dumpster behind Arizona Family Restaurant shortly after 3:45 a.m., and had the blaze out a few minutes later. A tree hanging over the dumpster had to be pulled away to contain the fire. There were no injuries, according…
Green Valley Fire District picked up 50 car seats from Tucson Medical Center for its Car Seat Program that has certified child passenger safety technicians from the fire district assisting people with correct installation of child seats. They also inspect and provide car seats, if necessary. The 50 seats were donated to “Safe Kids” Pima…
Green Valley residents left without gas after Southwest Gas crews damaged a four-inch line this morning should have it back this afternoon, said Southwest Gas spokeswoman Sonya Headen. Seven people from three homes in the Sunrise Vista neighborhood were evacuated around 11 a.m. after maintenance crews struck the line, Headen said. A total of 35…
Green Valley Fire District was among several agencies that responded to a wildfire in the Vista del Cielo area of Nogales on Friday. The fire originated in a recycling company and spread with heavy winds into the adjoining desert. GVFD worked with crews from Nogales Fire Department, Nogales Suburban Fire District, Rio Rico Fire District,…
When the tones sounded late last week, Paul Miller did what he has done for the last 22 years. He dropped what he was doing, ran to a fire truck and put his gear on while listening to details of an emergency call. What made this call different than any other was that it was…
A smoldering fire erupted Wednesday morning when a homeowner opened a door to a water heater, prompting the evacuation of a Green Valley home. Rose Englund said she opened her hot water heater closet when looking for something and discovered the fire. She called 911 and she and her husband evacuated their home in the…
Green Valley Fire District Firefighter Mark Savalle shakes hands with Green Valley resident Ferdinand LaRocca at the Stuff the Truck event Saturday outside Walmart. GVFD and the international Association of Fire Fighters Local 4125 collected toys and cash donations for their Adopt-A-Family program throughout the day. “Wherever I am, I do this,” said LaRocca, a…
Each Year Prestige Assisted Living shows their appreciation for the services of First Responders and EMT personnel by inviting them to enjoy a delicious breakfast and friendly company with the residents.
Monthly Fire Drill and Fire Safety Education for pre-schoolers
A 66-year-old male driver of a golf cart was uninjured Wednesday morning after the vehicle rolled over at La Canada Drive and San Ignacio. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the cause of the incident. Members of the Green Valley Fire District were on scene.
A 68-year-old Sahuarita woman died in a house fire in the early morning hours on Saturday. Green Valley Fire District crews found a house and garage in the 1800 block of East Wintergreen Drive in the Quail Creek Community fully engulfed when they arrived just after 5 a.m.. GVFD spokesman L.T. Pratt said that fire crews…
Eight people, six of them children, were taken to hospitals Monday after a two-car crash at Calle Arroyo Sur and Nogales Highway near Walmart. The crash occurred about 5:10 p.m. after one vehicle apparently ran a red light, police said. Some of the injuries were serious but none was life-threatening, according to a Green Valley…
First Responders with Green Valley Fire District receive a blessing during a “Blue Mass” held at San Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Sahuarita on Sunday. Recognition was arranged by Town Council member Tom Murphy. Firefighters are (from left) Engineer M. Hughes, Firefighter C. Naber and Engineer J. Cavell, and Battalion Chief Dan Modrzejewski. A new…
