2007 Oct Vol 38 Issue 2 Town Reporter Fire Service Transition Kiva Field Dedication Go Green Robert McCall Art

Town Fire Protection Transition Overwhelming Success At precisely 8:00 a.m. on the first morning inJuly, a Sunday, an informal ceremony marked the transition from 50+ years of £.re protection service by Rural/ Metro Fire Department to the City of Phoenix Fire Department. At that moment, Rural/Metro Engine 829 pulled out from under the cover at the £.re station on Lincoln Drive in the Town Hall Complex , and Phoenix Engine 92 , with emergency lights flashing , pulled under the shelter. Instantly, a Phoenix Fire dispatcher notified all Valley £.re personnel that Phoenix Engines 91 and 92 were in service , protecting the Town of Paradise Valley , and welcoming the Town to the regional automatic aid system. At the regular Town Council meeting on July 12 , the tape of the Phoenix Fire welcome was played , and Phoenix Fire Chief Bob Khan thanked everyone for the superb help and cooperation on the transition. Sixteen Phoenix Fire officers and civilians were presented with a Mayor 's Certificate of Appreciation for their special individual contributions to the transition process. Thus , a historic moment, concluding the transition, occurred without incident. Contents Major Benefits to Town The Town gains two tremendous benefits with the change in £.re protection and emergency medical service to the Phoenix Fire Department. First , the Town is now fully covered by the Valley-wide automatic aid system , under which the closest available unit is sent in response to the emergency, regardless of municipal boundaries, and emergency equipment and personnel throughout the Valley will be available to assist in a major event. Second, homeowners, schools , resorts and religious facilities will no longer have to pay an annual subscription fee. This was made possible by the expenditure limitation override passed by Town voters three years ago, and the Town having the funds available thanks to conservative fiscal policies and strong revenues. The benefits to the City of Phoenix are also substantial -instead of needing to build , equip and staff fire stations to serve the Arcadia and Paradise Valley neighborhoods of Phoenix, service can be provided out of the two stations in Paradise Valley. Under the partnership agreement with the City of Phoenix, the Town provides the fire stations , fire engines and tanker , and some services, and Phoenix Fire mans the stations. Operating costs, about $3.6 million a year for both stations, are shared equally by the two municipalities. ( Continued on Page 5) ........................................................................................................................................... 2 The Mayor's Corner 3 2008 Elect ions 3 1 OK V intage Car Show 4 Kiva Field Dedication 6 Planning and Bu ilding Update 8 D id You Know? 8 Light Bulbs Incandescent vs . CFLs 10 Improvement Projects Update 10 Go ldwater Maquettes Still Available 11 Comm itte Reports