Published Department News
Below is an ongoing summary of news about our department. To read the full news item, click the noted link in each of the dated summaries.
Check back often to read the latest postings.
July 6, 2009:
News Article ~ Williams-Grand Canyon Newspaper
Bees attack Red Lake homeowners
http://williamsnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=9109&TM=8268.732
Several calls in the last month involving swarms and an attack by aggressive bees on June 25 have
firefighters from High Country Fire Rescue alerting the public.
HCFR's educational page concerning bees
[ You can also view a pdf-formatted document copy of the news article
here. ]
June 30, 2009:
News Article ~ Williams-Grand Canyon Newspaper
High Country provides free emergency info packets
http://williamsnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=74&subsectionID=102&articleID=8746
High Country Fire Rescue announced information concerning distribution of the
Red Badge E-Packs, one of the community outreach educational offerings by our department.
HCFR representatives will be at the Texaco Service Station (Hwy 64) every Saturday in July from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to give area residents an E-Pack.
[ You can also view a pdf-formatted document copy of the article
here. ]
June 23, 2009:
News Article ~ Williams-Grand Canyon Newspaper
High Country Fire Rescue offers free CPR classes
http://williamsnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=74&subsectionID=102&articleID=8746
"High Country Fire Rescue announced it is celebrating its first year of service in the
community by providing free CPR classes to the public. High Country Fire Rescue became
a non-profit Arizona corporation in July of 2008 and began answering emergency calls as
the primary 911 responder in August 2008..." Read the news release in its entirety for
more information about this community outreach educational offering by our department.
[ You can also view a pdf-formatted document copy of the article
here. ]
April 7, 2009:
News Article ~ Williams-Grand Canyon Newspaper
Spring snow causes three-vehicle collision, April 3, 2009
http://williamsnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=74&subsectionID=102&articleID=8746
Firefighters arrive within eight minutes. Firefighters from High Country Fire-Rescue
extricated a critically injured driver from the wreckage of a three-car collision on Highway 64 at milepost 198.
[ You can also view a pdf-formatted document copy of the article
here. ]
December 9, 2008:
News Article ~ Williams-Grand Canyon Newspaper
Annual Parade of Lights, December 6, 2008
http://williamsnews.com/main.asp?l=2&SectionID=99&SubSectionID=672&PhotoID=869
GREAT NEWS! High Country's department truck participating in the parade won FIRST PLACE for the best Emergency Vehicle category.
[ You can also view a pdf-formatted document copy of the article here. ]
August 5, 2008:
News Article ~ Williams-Grand Canyon Newspaper
http://williamsnews.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsectionID=1&articleID=7980
[ You can also view a pdf-formatted document copy of the article here. ]
