TUSAYAN FIRE DISTRICT
"Providing First Class Service To One Of The 7 Natural Wonders Of The World"
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GRANTS AWARDED
Ak-Chin Indian Community
2018 12% Profit Sharing Grant
The Tusayan Fire District received assistance from the Ak-Chin Indian Community in the form of grant money totaling $5388. This money is being utilized to fill a void in the District’s response capabilities by purchasing a Blitzfire portable monitor. This monitor flows up to 500 gallons of water per minute. It is also capable of self-oscillating to spray water over a larger area. In addition to the oscillation feature the monitor has the ability to shut itself off in the event of rapid movement or quick change in water pressure. These two features allow for unmanned operation freeing personnel to perform other tasks during understaffed emergency operations.
Photo: (left to right) TFD Lt. D. Mercolini, TFD Firefighter S. Root and TFD Assistant Chief R. D'Albini demonstrating portable monitor operations during live training in the Tusayan Community.
Arizona Department of Forestry Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant
The Tusayan Fire District received a 50/50 match grant from the Arizona Department of Forestry in preparation of the 2019 wildfire season. The District received $10,000 in personal protection equipment for only $5,000 to properly outfit personnel with up to date equipment for the upcoming fire season. This equipment includes new fire resistant shirts and pants along with the newest generation fire shelters and fireline backpacks.
Tusayan Fire District Receives Updated Equipment and Training from The Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety Grant
As part of a statewide grant, the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety helps Tusayan Fire District to provide improved service to national and international visitors to rural northern Arizona. The basis of this grant is to reduce scene to hospital times of visitors injured in motor vehicle collisions. Tusayan Fire District received funding for $14,440 to purchase modern stabilization equipment and extrication training.
Arizona Highway 64 is a two lane road operating as the main highway leading from Interstate 40 to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Tusayan Fire District responds to motor vehicles incidents almost half of the length of the highway south of the Grand Canyon. Being a remote part of Arizona it takes responders as long as 30 minutes to arrive on scene of any car accident, with another sixty to ninety minutes to the closest hospital.
Working with the Governor’s office the Tusayan Fire District is trying to reduce scene to hospital times by as much as ten percent. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is supporting these efforts by approving the purchase of new high strength cribbing, space saving collapsible step chocks, a fuel tank patch kit, and nationally recognized advanced extrication training.
Tusayan Fire District Receives aid from Gila River Indian Community
The Tusayan Fire District received funding for a new cardiac monitor through a grant provided by the Gila River Indian Community. The District had been looking for ways to replace their older monitor when they received notification that the Gila River Indian Community had approved their grant request for nearly forty-seven thousand dollars to purchase a new up to date cardiac monitoring system. Along with cardiac monitoring, this new piece of equipment has the ability to acquire other information regarding respiratory and cardiac function. This information can then be sent to the area hospital for further evaluation while patients are being transported. Receiving this new LifePak 15 is allowing the Tusayan Fire District to provide improved services for the residents and the nearly five million visitors that pass through their town annually.
Photo: (Left to right) Tusayan Firefighter/EMT's M. Woolley and G. Lawrence
Photo: (x4) Rescue 42 Shark collapsible vehicle stabilization units
Photo: Paratech Maxiforce equipment
for sealing leaking ground and mobile
containers and Hazmat spills.
Photo: (Left to Right)
TFD Lt. D. Mercolini, TFD Board Chair J. Vail and TFD Firefighter/EMT G. Lawrence using the new Lifepak 15 cardiac monitor provided from grant funding by the
Gila River Indian Community
Self Contained Breathing Apparatus
SCBA
In 2020 TFD was awarded a grant from FEMA to update our SCBA's.
When we respond to an emergency where there is any fire involved, or an atmosphere that poses a threat to life and health. We need to be able to breathe clean air.
This protects us from harmful gases and other products of combustion. Scott brand SCBA bottles, and harnesses were purchased along with masks to keep our firefighters safe and allow us to effectively do our jobs in atmospheres that require self-contained breathing capabilities.
Tusayan Fire District Upgrades Capabilities
The Tusayan Fire District is located in a remote area at the edge of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park. This area experiences an average of six million people annually with a large quantity arriving on over twelve thousand tour buses. These visitors travel on a two-lane highway that experiences a large quantity of motor vehicle accidents.
Thanks to the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), the Tusayan Fire District is receiving new extrication tools that will allow responders to perform extrications on larger vehicles like tour busses, RVs, and tractor trailers. In addition to expanding capabilities, the GOHS grant's goals are to reduce equipment deployment times and overall extrication times of vehicles involved in collisions. These new tools are battery operated, reducing deployment times by removing the need for hydraulic hoses and power units. This will also allow responders to move more freely while rescuing trapped occupants, reducing extrication times.
Gas Meters- Gas Monitor Testing
Throughout the year. TFD responds to CO calls, or gas leaks.
Responding to these various types of calls, TFD utilizes gas meters that allow us to test the air for potential hazards related to carbon monoxide, low oxygen, and other potential situations that require us to monitor the air.
TFD was awarded a ADEQ grant that allowed us to purchase new gas monitors, and a new gas meter testing machine.
Gas monitors need to be calibrated monthly, in order for them to be accurate when used.
Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant
The town of Tusayan's geographical location is unique. Our community is surrounded by the Kaibab forest.
For wildland fires, the entire town is a complete wildland urban interface.
Which means we are a community where wilderness intermingles with buildings, and human made environments.
Wildfire pose serious risk, to life, tourism, and property. TFD was awarded a grant that allowed us to purchase more hose, and tools to fight any wildfires that may arise around our community.
TFD recieved a Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant to make this happen.
Stryker Cot-Monitor-Lukas Machine
TFD received an Assistance to Firefighters Grant which allowed TFD to purchase a Stryker cot, and new monitor, and a Lukas device.