Drexel Heights Community Association Volunteer Fire Department Drexel Heights Fire District Tucson Estates Fire District

To those interested in the history of the Drexel Heights Fire District. We have put together all the information that we have. If you have additional information, articles, photos, etc. we would be very interested in adding them to this collection. Please contact Al Ring, ringal@comcast.net to make arrangements. We do not have to keep any of the items. We scan copies and return or you can scan them of copy them and mail or e-mail them. Make it easy on yourself.

2015 January 1, 2015, http://tucson.com/news/blogs/police-beat/fire-officials-heaters-need-space/ article_1ef25d50-5a33-563a-9cb4-86e13c403de1.html

January 6, 2015, TFD 2015

January 7, 2015, Desert Times: 2015

January 26, 2015, Desert Times: 2015

February 4, 2015, TFD 2015

February 20, 2015, Desert Times: 2015

March 9, 2015, Desert Times: 2015

2015 March 24, 2015, http://tucson.com/gallery/collection_924257a4-d262-11e4-b58e-2b2e4e0b37fb.html#0

April 1, 2015, Desert Times: 2015

April 24, 2015, Arizona Daily Star: 2015

2015 May 5, 2015, https://www.tucsonlocalmedia.com/deserttimes/article_84397a5e-f362-11e4-92a1-6306078f54a4.html

June 2, 2015, Arizona Daily Star: 2015

July 1, 2015, DHFD: 2015

2015 July 15, 2015, http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/29557704/drexel-heights-crews-battling-fire-insouthwest-side August 24, 2015, Arizona Daily Star:

September 4, 2015, Arizona Daily Star: 2015

2015 October 9, 2015, http://tucson.com/news/blogs/police-beat/fire-prevention-event-attracts-children/ article_0d31dbe4-6e3d-11e5-a4dc-fbb61473d476.html

2015 November 13, 2015, http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/30511252/one-dead-in-house-fire-on-southside

November 13, 2015, Arizona Daily 2015

February 3, 2016, DHFD Facebook: 2015

2015 February 23, 2016, http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/31294524/kindergartners-graduate-from-firesafety-school

August 2, 2015, DHFD Facebook: 2015

August 5, 2015, Desert Times: 2016

2015 Drexel Heights Fire District 2015 Annual Report:

May 19, 2016, TFD 2016

June 14, 2016, TFD 2016

June 29, 2016, DHFF Facebook: 2016

July 1, 2016, DHFD: 2016

August 14, 2016, DHFD Facebook: 2016

2016 October 19, 2016, ucson.com/news/local/photos-fire-prevention-show-for-kids/collection_f6c7441b-1ddb -5d54-8bf9-fbcb7aad01d1.html#1

December 1, 2016, Arizona Daily Star: 2016 December 25, 27, 2016, DHFD Facebook:

2016 Drexel Heights Fire District 2016 Annual Report:

January 17, 2017, DHFD Facebook: 2017 January 29, 2017, Arizona Daily Star:

March 1, 2017, Arizona Daily Star: 2017

March 14, 2017, Arizona Daily Star: 2017

March 15, 2017, Arizona Daily Star: 2017

March 30, 2017, Captain Fred Bair: 2017 April 4, 2017, http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tucson/obituary.aspx?n=joseph-raymondbojarski&pid=184825903&fhid=2499&f=portal

April 11, 2017, Arizona Daily Star: 2017

2017 April 11, 2017, http://www.kvoa.com/story/35127275/small-fire-extinguished-at-old-tucson-studios

April 18, 2017, Tucson News Now: 2017

July 1, 2017, DHFD: 2017

July 1, 2017, DHFD Facebook: 2017

July 11, 2017, Arizona Daily Star: 2017

2017 July 14, 2017, http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/35891586/homeowner-displaced-after-house-fire-in -tucson-estates

2017 July 31, 2017, ww.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/36012226/bee-attack-1-dead-2-injured-on-south-west-side

August 23, 2017, Tucson.com: 2017

September 6, 2017, Desert Times: 2017

2017 September 18, 2017, https://firecareers.com/blog/firefighteremt-firefightercep-drexel-heights-fire-distaz/

September 19, 2017, Tucson.com: 2017

2017 October 2, 2017, cson.com/news/local/ore-crusher-at-mine-south-of-tucson-catches-fire/ article_d216b3f0-84de-529d-a514-1f6ba71e3c16.html

2017 October 19, 2017, cson.com/news/local/tucson-area-fire-districts-turn-to-voters-to-help-fund/ article_cb9277e2-ea1f-5129-8f47-aab6da89e8f9.html

2017 November 7, 2017, https://tucson.com/news/local/voters-approve-drexel-heights-fire-district-sale-ofmillion-in/article_88c8316d-0673-57be-8561-688d56443e70.html

2017 November 19, 2017, https://www.facebook.com/kgun9onyourside/posts/members-of-the-drexelheights-fire-department-and-sheriffs-department-enjoyed-a-/10155121232902849/

November 2017, DHFD: 2017

November 8, 2017, Arizona Daily Star: 2017

2017 November 7, 2017, http://www.kvoa.com/story/36790082/drexel-heights-fire-district-8-million-bondsprop-passes December 31, 2017, Arizona Daily Star:

November 17, 2017, DHFD Board Meeting: 2017

2017 November 19, 2017, https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/thanksgiving-dinner-appreciates-drexelheights-fire-dept-and-sheriff-s-dept-

December 15, 2017, DHFD Board Meeting: 2017

2017 December 15, 2017, https://www.google.com/search? q=drexel+heights+fire+district+arizona&rlz=1t4gghp_enus830us830&ei=u00yxmfcl4a28apwzoo YDw&start=10&sa=N&ved=0ahUKEwiHpvqU6dnfAhUGG3wKHXDnAPMQ8tMDCHE&biw=1064& bih=842

DHFD 2017 Annual Report: 2017

January 3, 2018, Desert Times: 2018

2018 January 6, 2018, son.com/news/local/drexel-heights-firefighters-hosting-free-safety-academy-forseniors/article_cd9d1e82-12db-5cb5-8150-c230065173f2.html

January 26, 2018, DHFD Board Meeting: 2018

February 7, 2018, Desert Times: 2018

February 23, 2018, DHFD Board Meeting: 2018

March 7, 2018, Desert Times: 2018

March 8, 2018, Arizona Daily Star: 2018

March 23, 2018, DHFD Board Meeting: 2018

March 30, 2018, Arizona Daily Star: 2018

2018 April 3, 2018, http://tucson.com/news/local/drexel-heights-fire-district-gets-grant-for-carbon-monoxidedetectors/article_bbea0212-0d7c-5bd4-8286-d9d4366093c1.html

April 4, 2018, Desert Times: 2018

April 27, 2018, DHFD Board Meeting: 2018

May 2, 2018, Desert Times: 2018

May 25, 2018, DHFD Board Meeting: 2018

2018 June 6, 2018, https://tucson.com/news/local/drexel-heights-firefighters-hosting-free-safety-academy-forseniors/article_cd9d1e82-12db-5cb5-8150-c230065173f2.html

June 21, 2018, DHFD Facebook: 2018

June 22, 2018, DHFD Board Meeting: 2018

July 1, 2018, DHFD: 2018

July 4, 2018, Desert Times: 2018

July 27, 2018, DHFD Board Meeting: 2018

August 1, 2018, Desert Times: 2018

2018 August 19, 2018, https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/active-shooter-drill-to-be-held-at-middleschool

August 24, 2018, DHFD Board Meeting: 2018

2018 August 28, 2018, https://tucson.com/news/local/photos-training-for-drexel-heights-helps-saves-lives/ collection_c3568a94-ab22-11e8-abd7-6bfd02068d71.html#1

September 4, 2018, Desert Times: 2018

2018 September 24, 2018, http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/2018/09/25/fema-grant-provides-funds-drexelheights-fire-district-purchase-equipment-training/

September 28, 2018, DHFD Board Meeting: 2018

October 3, 2018, Desert Times: 2018

October 26, 2018, DHFD Board Meeting: 2018

November 16, 2018, DHFD Board Meeting: 2018

2018 November 16, 2018, http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/2018/11/16/fire-destroys-motor-home-displacestwo/

December 4, 2018, Desert Times: 2018

December 21, 2018, DHFD Board Meeting: 2018

December 23, 2018, DHFD Facebook: 2018

December, 2018, DHFD Web Site: 2018

December, 2018, DHFD Web Site: 2018 District Map

December, 2018, DHFD Web Site: 2018

Greater Tucson Fire Foundation Thank you for taking an interest in Tucson Fire Department history This is one of many sections that contain information, documents, letters, newspaper articles, pictures, etc. They have been collected and arranged in chronological order or by a subject. These items were collected, organized and entered into a computerized database by Dave Ridings retired Assistant Chief Tucson Fire Department, Al Ring friend of the department, Greater Tucson Fire Foundation and with the help of many friends and fellow firefighters. All graphics have been improved to make the resolution as good as possible, but the reader should remember that many came from copies of old newspaper articles. This also applies to other items such as documents, letters, etc. Credit to the source of the documents, photos, etc. is provided whenever it was available. We realize that many items are not identified and regret that we weren t able to provide this information. As far as the newspaper articles that are not identified, 99% of them would have to be from one of three possible sources. The Arizona Daily Star, The Tucson Citizen and the Tucson Daily Citizen, for which we want to give a special thanks. Please use this information as a reference tool only. If the reader uses any of the information for any purpose other than a reference tool, they should get permission from the source. Should the reader have additional information on the above subject we would appreciate you sharing it with us. Please see the names and contact information on the 1st. TFD Archives page right below this paragraph.