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Gilbert will light up the night skies with its annual July 4 celebration tomorrow while three Valley cities are foregoing firework shows for their Independence Day events.

Dugan was confirmed on Tuesday, Jun. 28. His first day on the job will be Jul. 11.

The death two weeks ago of a 2-year-old girl found in a Chandler home pool marked the second child drowning in the East Valley so far this year.

Gilbert police said there were active fires in the house and they are investigating their cause and the circumstances behind the mans injuries.

Firefighters in Gilbert responded to calls for a house fire with a trapped victim, and found the man with life-threatening injuries.

Last week’s death of a 2-year-old girl found in a Chandler home pool marked the second child drowning in the East Valley so far for this year.

Last week’s death of a 2-year-old girl found in a Chandler home pool marked the second child drowning in the East Valley so far for this year.

Gilbert Fire and Rescue Chief Jim Jobusch, who joined the department as one of its first firefighters in 1993, is retiring.

According to investigators, Monday's deadly house fire in Tempe was not an accident.

Investigators have ruled out natural gas as a cause of the fire and said Friday that traces of an accelerant were found at the scene by a police K-9.