After a thorough hiring and training process, the El Mirage Fire Department (www.cityofelmirage.org) is pleased to welcome four new Firefighters.  Candidates were chosen from hundreds of applicants that met the minimum EMT and Firefighter I&II certification requirements.

These recruits not only met the minimum requirements, but exceeded the high standards of the El Mirage Fire Department.  Mayor Lana Mook stated, “El Mirage is very excited to have these four Firefighters as the newest members of the El Mirage Fire Department.”  As part of El Mirage’s recruitment process, the Fire Department also has a cadet program, volunteer program, and offers citizen ride-alongs.

On November 13, 2014, the City of El Mirage Fire Department received a new thermal imaging camera from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The Foundation is dedicated to improving the life-saving capabilities of first responders and public safety organizations in communities served by Firehouse Subs by providing funding, resources and support.

 
The thermal imaging camera was on display today during a presentation ceremony held at the Firehouse Subs location near the Loop101 and 67th avenue in Glendale, AZ. Representatives from both the El Mirage Fire Department and the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation were on hand as El Mirage gratefully accepted their new piece of life saving equipment.

El Mirage Fire Chief Jim Wise summed it up when he said, “We are extremely grateful to receive such a valuable piece of equipment from a truly first class organization such as Firehouse Subs. The El Mirage community will benefit from this as it allows our firefighters to rapidly detect fires, rescue victims, and save lives.”

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation recently donated
a thermal imaging camera, worth more than $9,600 to the
City of El Mirage Fire Department. The donated camera will
detect body heat and hot spots in burning buildings, allowing
firefighters to reach victims quicker and put out deadly fires.

 
For more information contact Christopher House at (623) 583-7968/chouse@cityofelmirage.org