Springerville Fire Department

Community Risk Reduction

Community Risk Reduction involves education and awareness programs and wildfire mitigation activities to increase the safety of our community and protect property. Every October, with assistance from Eagar Fire Department, the United States Forest Service, and Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management we visit the local schools and daycare facilities to teach children about fire safety, life safety, and what to do if there is an emergency.

We also provide emergency planning, and other general fire and life safety education program for health educators, medical and public health professionals, classroom teachers, elder service providers, community and service organizations, parents, caregivers, and anyone else interested in collaborating on fire and life safety education. Keeping our neighborhoods safe is a top priority for Springerville Fire Department, our strategy to reduce emergencies is to focus on prevention by identifying and rectifying unsafe behaviors. For questions about any of our community risk reduction presentations, please call 928.333.2422.

Training

Springerville Fire Department meets on Wednesday nights at 6:00pm to provide training to its personnel. The training provides a balanced schedule throughout all risk related disciplines and services the department provides to the Town of Springerville and surrounding areas. Training topics and objectives are engineered to ensure that all department personnel receive adequate knowledge and skills to perform at a competent level in all disciplines. Training also incorporates risk reduction activities that are necessary for all members to perform to ensure maintenance of a working knowledge and skills relevant to risk reduction activities. Training activities are directed at all operations personnel and are intended to meet monthly, quarterly and annual benchmarks. All trainings ensure that all department personnel are trained to respond appropriately, professionally and efficiently to perform necessary skills.