Scheduled FY2020-2021 Board Meetings:
April 26 • May 24 • June 28
Sonoita-Elgin Fire District is at Glendale Regional Public Safety Training Center.
SEFD would like to congratulate our newest fire academy graduate! FF/EMT Rosie Vitela graduated from the Glendale Community College fire academy last night. Rosie also
Sonoita-Elgin Fire District
Our fuels mitigation crew is up and running! Yesterday crews began work on a property hauling slash piles utilizing our dump trailer. We have had
Sonoita-Elgin Fire District is in Nogales, Arizona.
Yesterday SEFD was dispatched to a mutual aid fire in Nogales. Crews worked along side Nogales Fire and Rio Rico Fire to control a backyard
Sonoita-Elgin Fire District is at .
Small 0.01 acre brush fire this afternoon caused by a utility trailer loosing its wheel. Luckily the close proximity to the fire station and terrain
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🔥FIREFIGHTER FRIDAY🔥 Meet Paramedic Kathe Prentice! From Kathe: “My interest in joining SEFD was sparked when I was at the Crossroads watching the Steak Out
Major Arizona Incidents
- Tussock Fire (Wildfire)on May 16, 2021 at 2:52 pm
Southwest Type 1 Team 2, led by Incident Commander Dave Bales, assumed management of the Tussock Fire.CENTRAL & WESTERN AZ FIRE RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT NOW. BE CAREFUL! DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER TODAY!EVACUATIONS HAVE BEEN LIFTED BY THE YAVAPAI SHERIFF'S OFFICE. Residents should REMAIN PREPARED in the event an evacuation order is issued. CROWN KING REMAINS CLOSED TO ALL NON RESIDENTS. More information on READY-SET-GO: https://ein.az.gov/ready-set-go Area residents should sign up with the Yavapai County Emergency Notification System - Code Red to receive any emergency alerts. AREA CLOSURES As a reminder to the public, with the increased fire vehicles in the area, for public and firefighter safety people should not travel into any of the fire area. Visitors are being asked to avoid the area to allow residents, firefighting personnel and equipment to maneuver as needed to get into the fire area. Crown King is closed to non-residents. There is a Public Safety Closure on the...
- Gila River Fire (Wildfire)on May 14, 2021 at 9:27 pm
5/14 update: Fire 90% contained, in monitor
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