Last year Deputy Chief Randy Chevalier of the Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District successfully wrote a grant to provide the Fire District with a new ambulance. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program’s stated goals are to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments. Since 2001, AFG has helped firefighters and other first responders obtain critically needed equipment, protective gear, emergency vehicles, training and other resources necessary for protecting the public and emergency personnel from fire and related hazards.
Timber Mesa provides not only fire response but also responds to nearly 3,000 medical emergencies each year. To provide that service to the City of Show Low, the Town of Pinetop-Lakeside, the Linden community, the White Mountain Lake community and the surrounding areas of unincorporated Navajo County, an area of nearly 440 square miles, the District staffs five ambulances strategically positioned throughout the region.