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Firefighter EMT Scott Vowell Receives Co...
Firefighter EMT Scott Vowell, an 8 1/2 year veteran of the District received a District Commendation at last night’s Fire Board Meeting for his actions “in the highest dedication in serving the Mission of the Heber-Overgaard Fire District by protecting lives by providing highly skilled rescue and emergency medical services”. On September 10th 2021, FF […]
HOFD Board updates it’s 2022 PSPRS Pensi
The Heber-Overgaard Fire Board updated it’s PSPRS Pension Funding Policy. The intent of this policy is to clearly communicate the Fire Board’s pension funding objectives and its commitment to our employees and the sound financial management of the Heber-Overgaard Fire District and to comply with statutory requirements of Laws 2018, Chapter 112. HOFD PSPRS 2022 […]
HOFD moves to “Protected” Status
Beginning today, 4/1/2021 at 0800 hours, the Heber-Overgaard Fire District moved to a “Protected” access state from the current “Restricted or limited” access state. The only barriers that will remain in place are masks are “recommended/encouraged” when social distancing within the station is difficult. This is to continue to protect our staff and the public. […]
New CDC Guidence for Vaccinated Individu...
The CDC has released new guidance for fully vaccinated individuals: Fully vaccinated persons (i.e., 2 weeks or more have passed after receiving the second dose in a 2-dose series, or 2 weeks or more have passed after receiving one dose of a single-dose vaccine): Can visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors in non-healthcare settings […]
FT FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC ANNOUNCEMENT 1/...
(1) FT Firefighter Paramedic Minimum Qualifications and Requirements to test: Minimum 18 Years of Age High School Diploma or GED Valid Arizona Driver’s License Arizona Firefighter 1 & 2 or Equivalent. Valid Arizona/National Registry EMT or Paramedic Cert. (Preferred) NWCG Firefighter Type 1-2; (within 6mo of hire) Salary ranges from: $39050.00 – $58,540.00 DOE $5k […]
Air Ambulance Memberships in Heber-Overg...
We wanted to get some updated information regarding the Air Ambulance (Helicopter) services available to Heber-Overgaard. Emergency air ambulance services are extremely valuable to our community and assist our fire department in “Saving Lives”. HOFD utilizes these services because of critical illness or injuries in and surrounding Heber-Overgaard. These services provide rapid transport for the […]
HOFD Community Volunteers
The Heber-Overgaard Fire District is always seeking community volunteers to assist the department in various capacities including Office assistance, Filing & Computer entry, Station and grounds maintenance as well as volunteer ambulance operators*. Please download an application here —>HOFD Volunteer Application<— today! *requires AZDHS EMR Certification
377 Fire
WHITE MOUNTAIN ZONE TYPE 3 INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM Chris Johnson, Incident Commander 377 Fire June 7, 2018 Update Discovered: Monday, June 4, 2018 Location: 5 miles northeast of Heber/Overgaard, Arizona Percent contained: 55% Size: 4,564 acres Cause: Human Caused Vegetation: Pinyon-Juniper, grass understory Personnel Assigned: 280 Update: Crews will continue reinforcing, mopping-up, monitoring, and patrolling […]
Emergency! May 28, 1977
41 years ago today, the final episode of Emergency! aired. It debuted as a midseason replacement on January 15, 1972, on NBC, replacing the two short-lived series The Partners and The Good Life, and ran until May 28, 1977, with six additional two-hour television films during the following two years. Emergency! was created and produced […]