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Sedona Red Rock News The Sons of the American Revolution recognized and presented its National Heroism Award to Sedona Fire District Capt. Casey Carr. While off duty May 31, Carr provided medical assistance following a two-car collision outside of Dewey-Humboldt. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers Sedona Fire District’s Capt. Casey Carr admits that an award he received over the weekend brought some mixed feelings. “It was humbling, I would say,” he said. “For any firefighter I know, awards for something like this — often times we kind of overlook them because it ...

Sedona Fire District crews deal with hiking rescues and medical incidents in addition to fighting fires. SFD’s Governing Board got its first look at the draft of the Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget. The budget is expected to come in at 4.91% higher than the current one. Photo by David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers It’s still early in the process but according to Sedona Fire District officials, they already have a good handle on what next year’s fiscal budget will look like. During a Feb. 16 workshop, SFD Finance Director Gabe Buldra presented the governing board with a preliminary loo...

Sedona Red Rock News The Sedona Fire District has seen 12 positive cases among its firefighters since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Assistant Chief Jayson Coil stressed that despite those numbers, they never fell below staffing requirements and that service to the public was never compromised. David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers As first responders, members of the Sedona Fire District take precautions before, during and after a call that may be associated with a patient with COVID-19. But despite those safety measures, they have not been immune from testing positive for coronavirus. ...

Sedona Red Rock News The signing of a contract between the Sedona Fire District and the Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority has been postponed until Saturday, Feb. 27. The 10-year contract is for a lease of land under a SFD-owned cell tower on Airport Mesa. For many years, SFD has paid $1 a year for the lease. David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers The Sedona Fire District is experiencing a bit of sticker shock. A 10-year lease contract between SFD and the Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority — for a cell tower owned by SFD but sited on the north side of the airport — was ready to be ...