Fallen firefighter recognition planned in Fountain Hills

The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend is on Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5, and Fountain Hills will offer a special tribute. Across the nation, communities will honor 226 fallen fire service members who were not only firefighters but were family members, friends, colleagues, and neighbors. To support and honor these heroes, the fountain in Fountain Park will be bathed in red light on May 4 to Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters. The annual Memorial Weekend is the official national tribute to those firefighters who died in the line of duty during the previous year. Mayor Ginny Dickey will read a special proclamation recognizing all the fallen firefighters at the Tuesday, May 7, Town Council meeting.
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Phoenix firefighter brought to hospital after being injured while clearing out trash shoot

A Phoenix firefighter was brought to a hospital after being injured on Wednesday, authorities said. The incident that left the firefighter injured took place near near First Avenue and Van Buren Street, according to the Phoenix Fire Department. “The firefighter was clearing out a trash (chute) on a fire ground incident when debris became dislodged and struck him from above,” Capt. Todd Keller said in a press release. “The firefighter was subsequently knocked to the ground.” No fire or smoke was involved in the incident, he added.
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Avondale church destroyed in 2nd-alarm fire

VIDEO: Firefighters in Avondale were kept busy early Wednesday after an intense blaze at a church. Fire crews tell Arizona’s Family that they were called out to the St. William Catholic Church, located west of 107th Avenue and Buckeye Road around 1 a.m. When they arrived, firefighters found heavy smoke and flames billowing out from the north side of the building which quickly spread to the south, prompting fire officials to call a second-alarm. Dozens of firefighters from Phoenix, Glendale, Avondale, Tolleson, and Goodyear were called to assist and while battling the blaze, firefighters say the roof collapsed. At this time, it’s unclear if anyone was injured. However, the church has been declared a total loss. The fire remains under investigation.
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Fire in the blood: Firefighting is a family tradition for Safford and Duncan fire chiefs

There may be no scientific studies to support it, but available evidence suggests Safford Fire Chief Clark Bingham and Duncan Valley Rural Fire District Chief Hayden Boyd have fire abatement imbedded in their DNA. Both men grew up with alarm bells, sirens, emergency lights, hook and ladder rigs, and fire hoses. Bingham's father, Craig Bingham, was a firefighter for roughly 40 years. He is one of six men with the surname Bingham credited with serving in the Safford Fire Department between 1907 and 1981 in local historian Eloise Talley's "History of the Safford Fire Department & Its Men" (self-published, copyright 1983). Craig Bingham Craig Bingham was one of several firefighting Binghams profiled in Eloise Talley's 1983 book, "History of the Safford Fire Department & Its Men (1907 to 1981)." “I was around it all my life," Clark Bingham said.
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Fire burns house, surrounding brush at property in Maricopa County; firefighter hospitalized

VIDEO: A firefighter was taken to the hospital after a fire burned a house and surrounding brush in Laveen on Tuesday afternoon. The fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. at a property in the area of 59th Avenue and Dobbins Road, just east of the Loop 202 South Moutain Freeway. An ADOT camera in the vicinity captured flames and heavy black smoke. When crews arrived, the flames coming from the home started to extend to nearby dried brush and vegetation. Crews got the fire under control around 3 p.m. Phoenix Fire officials believe the house is vacant, and no injuries have been reported. One firefighter was overcome by the heat and hospitalized in stable condition, fire crews said. The cause is under investigation. Firefighters from Phoenix, Avondale, and Tolleson fire departments helped put out the flames.
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