$430K ambulance lease agreement approved by Superstition Fire and Medical District
Arianna Grainey
The Superstition Fire and Medical District, which is primarily funded by property taxes, provides fire suppression, fire prevention, wildland protection, advanced life support, rescue, extrication and medical transportation services out of five fire stations in Apache Junction and Gold Canyon.
A lease-purchase agreement for a 2025 Horton 623 Ambulance with warranty, power loader and cot was approved recently by the Superstition Fire and Medical District Board of Directors.
The board voted 4-0 Nov. 19 to approve the agreement with Zions Bancorporation. Board Director Shawn Kurian was absent.
The total cost is $430,294.80, it states in the agreement.
In April 2022, a five-year replacement plan was presented and approved by the board, according to a memo to the board from SFMD Fire Chief John Whitney and Transportation Services Director Billy Warren.
“Since then, we have received two ambulances in the plan. Fortunately, we were able to pay for the first two ambulances through (American Rescue Plan Act) funding and a grant from the Gila River Indian Community. It is now time to pay for the third ambulance on the five-year replacement plan,” they said in the memo. “The purchase of this ambulance was approved by the board in December 2023. This agenda item is to approve the lease agreement for this ambulance with Zions Bancorporation,” they said.
The district, which is primarily funded by property taxes, provides fire suppression, fire prevention, wildland protection, advanced life support, rescue, extrication and medical transportation services out of five fire stations in Apache Junction and Gold Canyon.
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Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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