Earlier this month, the Salt River Police Department and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Youth Services Department joined forces to celebrate Community youth during the 2024 SRPD Youth Day celebration.  The morning of January 4 proved to be overcast and a bit chilly, with the high for the day eventually reaching only 60 degrees. […]

As the year 2023 wound down to a close, the Salt River Fire Department hosted its annual dinner and awards presentation at the Courtyard Marriott on Saturday, December 16.  Acting Fire Chief Tsosie Wood served as the emcee for the event, which took place in the banquet hall inside the Courtyard Marriott. Dinner was served, […]

The Salt River Fire Department recently welcomed new graduates from the 2023-2 “Heat Seekers” recruit class. With 39 recruits total in the graduation class, SRPMIC had a massive presence at the graduation ceremony, as 10 of the recruits will join the SRFD. Joining the ranks of the SRFD are firefighters Damian Castro, Michael Diaz, Daniel […]

Two local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, the NAGI Foundation and Together Saving Paws, recently teamed up to provide ballistic vests for the Salt River Police Department. NAGI founder Sheila Iyengar often partners with the Community to donate goods and provide services to pet owners throughout the year. One of the missions of Together Saving Paws founder […]

As students and faculty attended their classes at Scottsdale Community College (SCC) on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on November 1 and 2, little did they know that at the college’s Indigenous Cultural Center, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Office of National Continuity Programs (ONCP) was holding a training course for representatives from […]

On October 11, 2023 Matthew Lakin, deputy director of the Air and Radiation Division at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9, met with staff members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Air Quality Program. Region 9 of the EPA has its headquarters in San Francisco, California. “I wanted to prioritize visiting here […]

Every year, United Fire Equipment Company, which has offices in Tucson and Tempe, presents its Firefighter of the Year Award to a firefighter in Arizona as a way of recognizing the brave actions of the men and women who protect the state’s people and property. This year’s award ceremony took place on September 7 and […]

Community with an outgoing retirement luncheon at Talking Stick Resort. The room was packed with dignitaries, members of other fire departments, SRFD crew members, families, coworkers and SRPMIC leadership, many of whom came up to the podium to share their stories about Dash and present gifts, including a retirement axe and a plaque. “Thirty-five years. […]