Fire and Medical units from AFMA, Buckeye Valley, City of Buckeye, Avondale and Phoenix are working to air lift an injured hiker off of Saddle Mountain in the far west valley. Saddle
🚨 Please avoid the following areas for flooding:
Dean and Broadway
Lower Buckeye between Watson and Rainbow
Verrado and Broadway
Verrado and Yuma
Many areas have picked up well over 1" of rain. A Flash Flood Warning continues for Buckeye until 1 pm Turn Around, Don't Drown!
This evening City of Buckeye Buckeye Valley and AFMA Fire units responded to an aircraft down South of the Buckeye Airport. A private aircraft suffered engine failure and had to make a hard landing. Two adults were able to walk away without any injuries.
Our deepest sympathies and prayers go out to the Chandler Police Department and Officer Tyler Britt’s family and friends.
Thank you for your service Officer Britt.
ADOT is improving to I-10 between SR85 and Verrado Way. This will add a third lane and reconstruct the interchanges at Miller and Watson Roads.
Construction will take approximately two years to complete.
For more information, please visit https://t.co/J93tPAfOGM
Merry Monday, Santa stopped by station 326 to ensure that probationary firefighter Jordan Valdez is making Santa’s nice list. Are you on his nice list?
Huge thank you to @kowalski_construction_inc_@1800_boardup_phoenix for spending the day sanitizing our stations and units today.
Thank you for keeping us safe so we can keep our communities safe!
Last night Engine 328 responded to a vehicle fire near S. Johnson Rd and Pima St. The vehicle was unattended at the time and the incident is under investigation by MCSO.
There are simple precautions, like handwashing, that you can take to help protect yourself and the community from #COVID19. Wash your hands thoroughly and often! https://t.co/FI7L8FPiCz
Buckeye Valley has deployed 3 ALS ambulances and 6 fire and medical members to support firefighters on the Bush fire. The Bush fire was sparked Saturday in the Tonto National forest and has burned over 115,000 acres. Currently the fire is only 5% contained.
BVFD has deployed an ambulance with Captain Paramedic Matt Delph and EMT Cody Taylor to the Sawtooth Complex Fire. The Sawtooth fire is burning in the Tonto National Forest near Apache Junction. The fire has consumed 21,000 acres to date and is only 8% contained.
If you received an evacuation notice from Maricopa Country Sheriff Office to evacuate your home if you live in Maricopa County, this was for the Town of Cave Creek in reference to the 3 alarm brush fire-You NO NOT have to evacuate if you are not in the area of the Cave Creek Fire
BVFD had the opportunity to honor Anthony Moore. He joined the L.A. County Fire Dept in 1978 and served 24 years as a firefighter, medic, engineer. He retired as a fire inspector in 2002. Anthony had lived in Buckeye for the past 11 years. Our condolences go out to his Family.
BVFD along with Buckeye Fire Department on scene of a large Penske truck rollover on I-10 just west of Watson Rd. 3 adult patients were transported by ground to a local hospital In stable condition.
Buckeye Valley crews assisted Harquahala Fire and AFMA crews with a single vehicle roll over near I-10 and MP 84 in Harquahala. 7 patients, 4 children and 3 adults were transported to a local trauma center. 1 child was flown and all others were transported by ground ambulance.