The Avra Valley Fire District (AVFD) provides all-hazards emergency services to the communities of Avra Valley and surrounding areas in western Pima County, Arizona. The district is responsible for protecting a large and geographically diverse service area that includes residential neighborhoods, rural properties, agricultural land, state highways, and expansive desert terrain.
AVFD responds to a wide range of emergencies, including structure fires, wildland and brush fires, emergency medical incidents, motor vehicle collisions, hazardous conditions, technical rescues, and public service calls. Due to the district’s rural setting and significant travel distances, firefighters are expected to operate with a high degree of independence, adaptability, and proficiency across a broad spectrum of emergency incidents.
The department emphasizes firefighter safety, professional development, teamwork, and community service. Personnel are trained to provide high-quality emergency response while maintaining strong relationships with the residents they serve through public education, fire prevention efforts, and community outreach programs.
Working closely with neighboring fire departments, law enforcement agencies, emergency medical providers, and state and federal partners, Avra Valley Fire District is committed to delivering reliable, compassionate, and professional service. The district strives to protect life, property, and the environment while upholding the values of integrity, accountability, respect, and excellence in every response.
Overall, it’s a decent place to work. Exciting growth planned in the next few years, and the call variety is good. We have a really good fire chief, who is one of the most pro union fire chiefs in Arizona. Aging apparatus fleet and equipment, but nothing that affects safety.
Most of the complaints our firefighters have is the intergovernmental agreement with the Three Points Fire District. It was designed to “share” resources and equipment (including personnel) with each other. It has ended up feeling like the Avra Valley taxpayers are subsidizing their fire district, at the expense of their safety. The residents may have extended response times to their emergencies because the unit closest to them had to move to Three Points to cover their area.
Additionally, quite often an Avra valley firefighter is forced to work an entire shift at Three Points because of their call offs or PTO. We have this agreement and similar systems, but it’s still being forced to work at an entirely different fire department.
If the Avra Valley taxpayers knew the extent of this “agreement” and how it can impact them, I can’t imagine they’d be happy with how their money is being spent and the people they voted in for the fire board.
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1 Review on “Avra Valley Fire District”
Overall, it’s a decent place to work. Exciting growth planned in the next few years, and the call variety is good. We have a really good fire chief, who is one of the most pro union fire chiefs in Arizona. Aging apparatus fleet and equipment, but nothing that affects safety.
Most of the complaints our firefighters have is the intergovernmental agreement with the Three Points Fire District. It was designed to “share” resources and equipment (including personnel) with each other. It has ended up feeling like the Avra Valley taxpayers are subsidizing their fire district, at the expense of their safety. The residents may have extended response times to their emergencies because the unit closest to them had to move to Three Points to cover their area.
Additionally, quite often an Avra valley firefighter is forced to work an entire shift at Three Points because of their call offs or PTO. We have this agreement and similar systems, but it’s still being forced to work at an entirely different fire department.
If the Avra Valley taxpayers knew the extent of this “agreement” and how it can impact them, I can’t imagine they’d be happy with how their money is being spent and the people they voted in for the fire board.