Thank you 608/609/610 (I think those are the district area SDF responders who have been so helpful…read moreto me. You've been so kind to me. I'm very tired. It's exhausting to live with an extremely rare disease (1:1Million) which doctors in each ER has refused to even named despite my near decade journey to attain the $100M dollar drug of which my insurance pays approx. $800K a year, and that is just ONE of the many Rxs I take in a cocktail to keep me alive. When I arrived in Scottsdale I became on of the first 75 in the nation to attain the drug knowing I would have died if I had not gotten it. Or as Honor Health would call it, "Isn't this just anxiety?" as I would wall-walk, falling, or as they would shout at me, ridiculing me with a Prolonged QT and K+ level of 2.9 as I hit the floor with "thought I heard a thud!" Thank you for not treating me with dignity. The county removed that from me as you know by allowing my neighbors and management write long letters about me as my ambulation did not seem "real" and the disease seemed "fake" (despite my medical story having been published more than once and despite my work as an ambassador to a Swiss Lab with leading researchers; it's astonishing that people with HS educations were able to give medical and mental health evaluations to Adult Protective Services, having me taken away, therefore determining the quality of my medical care in the country, despite my medical records saying, "she has not mental illness". The Orphan drug I'm on a patient can't be on if there is a history of mental illness. But why would my life matter when APS could go to people who only knew me a few months ago and they themselves were drunk, on drugs, and as your former Captain Rose knows, violent, as he took me to the Mayo ER after I was knocked out cold by two of them. That's when I was accused of being a drug addict and drinker. I will never forgive myself for moving to Scottsdale and it's "crime-free drug- free " of violence, drug use, White Claw drinking in they daytime drinking poolside drunks who have had more agency over my body than me. The last years of my life destroyed by asking for help and living with integrity. Gratefully as I told the Special Agent who went over the secret file I was given that helped my understand why I have been so profiled and harmed (despite my being hired after weeks of interviews by an actual profiler (Robert Pekham FBI profiler) and the kind agent who did my State Dept clearance was as baffled as I was why neighbors and management had the power to interfere and hurt me, "We have your medical records." He took this back to D.C. Meantime my health continued to crash. And my spirit has been broken by the cruelty of it all. But through it all as I have fought for my life, the Scottsdale Fire Dept has shown up to help as the worst moments. Until two weeks ago as I lost my urine and lay on the floor in my own pee, needing to crawl. I have a heart monitor on right now. I'm hoping to find-out why the severe episodic syncope paralysis with loss of speech. The heat is now here. I will touch this disease out alone. As poet Rainer Maria Rilke once wrote, "When at bottom and in just the most important things, we are unutterably alone..." To all the members of each crew of SDF who has helped me, I am forever grateful for your compassion, kindness, caring, humor, and decency. You've helped me survive this awful, genetic disease everyone else wants to deny is even real. Thank you Michelle and Olana for all your kindness and Samantha too.

Thank you to the Scottsdale Fire Dept for their immediate help for two (unconnected) non emergency…read moreissues in our home. The first problem concerned an ongoing chirping noise from something in our house . We thought the chirping came from a smoke alarm. It only happened in the evening and went on all night. we called the alarm manufacturer who was not able to help. The Fire Dept arrived and put our minds to rest. The 2nd issue was when my husband tried to turn off the water to our washing machine, which he had done several times. However, this time the faucet handle came off in his hand. The water from the wall was shooting out in full force as the water started pooling on the floor. My husband went outside to try and shut the water off but was unable to. We called our plumber , who was more than one hour away and said he would get there ASAP. So again, it was the SFD to the rescue. We do appreciate the immediate response, the professionalism and overall positive experience of these wonderful men. We are lucky to have them as part of our community.

This fire department, also known as Eldorado Park Fire Station Number 1, provides emergency…read moreresponse coverage to south Scottsdale. While we visited strictly to take advantage of their car seat installation program, I was extremely impressed with the new facility. (I believe they recently moved from their Indian School Road location.) I scheduled our appointment online, and Lori Schmidt / Community Relations emailed me back in a timely manner with our assigned time. We showed up this morning as scheduled and were extremely pleased with the service and attention to detail we received from Autumn and Ana who worked with us on getting our carseats installed. Not only were they both super friendly, but they went over exactly how the car seat should be fitted to our toddler and infant (coming soon). When we realized we'd need a different car seat for my husband's car, Autumn gave us her direct line so that we can contact her to get it put in properly later this week. And while all of this was going on, our toddler was extremely entertained by the firemen working at the station. They gave him his own Junior Fireman Helmet and smiled for a cute picture with him as well. In addition to our experience this morning, I've had a couple of other encounters with the Scottsdale Fire Department, and I've always been impressed with how quick their response has been and how professional they are. I feel like those of us who live in the area are in good hands with the team in place; which is a relief considering the crazy world we live in.

I just called the number listed, 480-312-8000, and got the usual Dial 1, dial 2 etc, and then was…read moretold to leave a message. This was at 12:50pm on a Tuesday afternoon. Really? Scottsdale Fire can't answer the phone?

This was a terrific night to see 15-1 show friends and family the training they have worked so hard…read morefor the past 12 weeks. They were able to show how they are now qualified to be firefighters and ready to protect us all. The new facility is terrific and seeing the Red Shirts tear off their old shirts and don the Blue Shirt of a Firefighter.

Car caught fire they put it on facebook with pictures. i asked that they remove it and they…read morerefused. wrote to their or department witch blew it off saying that it's is good for everyone to know. Then when fire was out i was made aware that is was gonna get bill so i should sign up for their service. So i did still got a bill. Now i have two bills. I tried to speak with every one from fire chef to billing dept. Only solution they offered wasPAY the Bill or we will send to collections. So people that came to help ran up my bill then used my misfortune to publish how great they are with no regard to privacy. They are not out to help only add to their business. Beware. By the way car was total loss they did not help in anyway for me. well except 2200 dollar bill.

This company knows their customers have no choice but to sign up for their services, so they treat…read moreyou like you should be glad they let you pay them. They send a bill every year with an amount and a due date, no itemization or basis for the cost that is shown and it grows every year. If I owe the power company, they will tell me how the cost was computed, the IRS will tell me how the cost is computed, but Rural Metro thinks you should just pay them whatever they invoice you for and you don't need to know how they came up with that amount. If there was a choice, they would never be it!

This Fire Station is a good place for meeting with others. One of our members made enough ceramic…read moreplants for each person attending. She also brought plants to place in the pot once we were finished with our project, We added beads to the planters. It is now awaiting dirt and a replant of a cactus. What a nice easy project and a keepsake. They have their own parking lot and WiFi inside.

The firefighters at Mesa Fire Station 201 consistently demonstrate professionalism, dedication, and…read morea strong commitment to serving the community. Mesa is fortunate to have such a reliable and hardworking team.

We came here to take a tour of the fire station with a Cub Scouts den. Our den leader called ahead…read moreto arrange the visit. This location was gracious enough to open their doors to us. This station is the largest fire and EMS station in Peoria. The station name is technically Gene Mason Fire Station No. 1. Out front is a memorial. As the largest station, they have the most engines. Included is a ladder truck. Interesting fact. There is a way firefighters can attach to air while at the top of the ladder. This way, valuable time is not wasted with them coming down the ladder when their tanks get low. The ladder truck carries the spreader, a.k.a. jaws of life. In the City of Peoria, fire stations are not only fire stations. The fire station are fire and EMS. EMS, or emergency medical services, makes up approximately 80% of their calls. Here, all fire fighters must also be trained EMTs or paramedics. On top of medical services for humans, their trucks carry a small emergency medical bag for pets. This bag is only for extreme emergencies; when a pet is trapped in a fire. Otherwise, pets need to go to the proper veterinarian office.

We have had the good fortune to receive assistance from Gilbert Fire Station10 on 1330 W Guadalupe…read moreRd, Gilbert AZ 85233 In times of emergencies these are the men and women you want coming to your home. They are professional, outstanding, and truly have your best interest at heart. As a homeowner in Gilbert, we feel very fortunate to have this firestation so close to our home. It's comforting to know you can feel assured that you will receive the Best care possible! We have dropped off food several times to this station, and they are very humble and appreciative. We as a family believe in passing it forward and showing our Gilbert First Responders how much the community of Gilbert support and appreciate what they do during this difficult time in our lives with the pandemic. Thank you and Be Safe!

To the men of the Gilbert and Queen Creek Fire Stations that came to my assistance today concerning…read morea possible gas leak.... Thank you! Thank you! I was humbled by your kindness and your concern for my well being. I can never repay you for putting my mind at ease. You are the best! Sally

Oh just want say ty for the gentleman that came out to help me! I'm disabled, new to the state, and…read moredon't know anyone....When I bought my house my home warranty sent a company out and replaced my smoke alarms. Now just little over a year and in a pandemic now my smoke alarm started chirping! Unfortunately I'm disabled and no darn latter tall enough to reach the smoke alarm in the living! Which is a Cathedral ceiling :( Anyways the company that put the alarms in wanted around $400 to change the batteries! I was like are you serious do you have any suggestions cuz I'm on social security.....She said try the fire dept and I did and they were the nicest guys! I tried to give them $100 and perhaps they could buy dinner and take it back to the station for their kindness....But they wouldn't take it and said they were happy to do it! Thank you so much guys.....

Best fire station ever! Lots of fires in this dry hot desert! These guys are always busy! Saving…read morelives! Pets! Homes! Thank you! And thank you to this young firefighter that helped me fill monsoon sandbags!