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04/15/25 - Rolling Out Engine 233

Fire Chief Miller was happy to announce that we have taken delivery of our new Type 3 Engine. He thanked Engineer Eric Reed for all his efforts, both on and off duty, to help bring this new engine in for us! A big thanks to the apparatus committee that assisted Reed, and all the staff that put in the work to get it in service quickly! This is a terrific addition to the fleet, just in time for wildland season.

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03/18/25 - Acting Up: Alfredo Villa & Faith Aguirre

Congratulations to Firefighter Alfredo Villa for successfully completing his training and final check-off to become an Acting Captain, and also to Firefighter Faith Aguirre for successfully completing her training and final check-off to become an Acting Engineer. Fire Chief Miller appreciates their hard work in doing so, as well as all of those who helped with their training and development. This greatly increases our capacity and flexibility with staffing.

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Firefighter Faith Aguirre
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Firefighter Alfredo Villa
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02/18/25 -  Forward Momentum: Clayton Ahrendt

Congratulations to Engineer Clayton Ahrendt for successfully completing his training and final check-off to become an Acting Captain. Thanks for all his hard work in doing so, as well as all of those who helped with his training and development. This greatly increases our capacity and flexibility with staffing.

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Engineer  Clayton Ahrendt
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01/21/25 - Great Work Charlie!

Congratulations to Firefighter Charlie Greenwald for completing her 6-month probationary skills test!

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Firefighter Charlie Greenwald & Captain Casey Modrell
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12-17-2024 - Chief Executive Officer Program

Fire Chief Miller congratulated Battalion Chief Chris Pond for completing the Chief Executive Officer Program (CEOP) in October. This is the program put on by the Arizona Fire Chief’s Association that is modeled after the National Fire Academy Executive Officer Program. Many topics covered for the Chief/Senior Leadership level of the fire service, with emphasis on topics related to the Arizona fire service. Well done, Chris!

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12/17/24 - Promotion to Squad Boss

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Congratulations to Austin Braunberger for his promotion to Squad Boss with Bear Jaw, nice work!

 

 

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11/19/24 - Firefighter of the Year: Faith Aguirre

Congratulations to Firefighter Faith Aguirre for being selected by her peers as the 2024 Firefighter of the Year! This is the annual award that is sponsored by the Exchange Club of Flagstaff. Faith was recognized along with award recipients from other agencies in the region at a luncheon on October 24th.

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10/15/24 - Moving Up the Ladder

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Fire Chief Miller congratulated  Firefighter McIntrye for sucessfully passing the final check-off on his Engineer Taskbook. He is now qualified as an Acting Engineer, which greatly increases our capacity and flexibility to keep staffing at adequate levels.

Thank you for your efforts! 

 

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10/15/24 - Our newest GFR Firefighter Academy Graduate

Fire Chief Miller recognized Charlie Greenwald for her successful completion of  the GFR Firefighter Academy. A-Shift is thrilled to add a hard working firefighter like Charlie to the crew, and they look forward to the future.  Chief Miller also thanked Captain Modrell for taking on the role of HFD's  Cadre Instructor and everyone involved in training and support of these accomplishments. 

Congratulations Charlie!

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Chief Miller and A-Shift
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09/17/24 - Paramedic Graduate

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Engineer Chris Sanchez and Erika

Fire Chief Miller recognized Engineer Chris Sanchez for his efforts to graduate from Paramedic Course. He has dedicated countless hours this year to become another ALS provider for the district and serve our community. We are grateful to have firefighters like him!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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08/20/24 - Firefighters Recognized

Fire Chief Miller recognized Firefighters Carillo and Dunlap for successful completion of their Firefighter Skills Evaluaton and completion of their probationary year with HFD. Congratulations!

Chief Miller also recognized Firefighter Dunlap for being accepted into the next paramedic class.

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Firefighter Clayton Carrillo
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Firefighter Kaden Dunlap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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07/16/24 - It's an Honor

Fire Chief Miller announced two new members to our Honor Guard ranks, Firefighter Jacob McIntyre and Firefighter Louis Hawkins recently completed the Honor Guard Academy in Prescott and served in honoring the Granite Mountain 19 on the 11th anniversary of their passing.


Thank you for stepping up to fill this roll! Honor the fallen, honor the flag.
 

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06/22/24 - Promotional Ceremony

A promotional ceremony was held to recognize Battalion Chief Josh Pond and Engineer Chris Sanchez. These promotions occurred a while back, but we wanted to ceremoniously recognize them and hold an event for their families, as well.

Congratulations on your promotion!

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Engineer Chris Sanchez
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HFD Honor Guard
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Battalion Chief Josh Pond
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03/19/24 - Firefighters Recognized 

Fire Chief Miller recognized Firefighters Aguirre, Hawkins, and McIntyre for successful completion of their GFR 4th Quarter Probationary Firefighter Skills Evaluation and completion of their probationary year with HFD.

Your hard work has paid off. Congratulations!

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Firefighter Faith Aguirre
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Firefighter Jacob McIntrye
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Firefighter Louis Hawkins
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02/20/24   - Apparatus Committee

FirebChief Miller recognized the Apparatus Committee for their efforts in building the Type 6 Engine and developing specifications for the Type 1 and 3 Engine purchases. The committee is led by Engineer Reed; members include Chief C. Pond, Captain Modrell,  Captain Monreal, and  Captain True. A new Type 1 Engine has been ordered, and personnel are excited for its arrival. 

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Engineer Clayton Ahrendt
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Captain Bryan Monreal
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Captain  Casey Modrell
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Captain Eric True
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Battalion Chief Chris Pond
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Engineer Eric Reed
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01/24/24 - Fire Chief's Performance Review

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 Fire Chief Todd Miller

Tom Hancak, Chair of the Fire Board, was very complimentary in his description of Chief Miller’s performance, especially for his leadership. Chairperson Hanecak believes that Fire Chief Miller supports his staff and the District and encourages everybody to grow and develop.
Chairperson Hanecak would like to see this amazing performance continue.

Congratulations Chief on a job well done!