There have been beehives, bumped heads and birds at the Scottsdale fire training facility over the last 25-plus years, but more than anything there has been a breed of men and women who learned how to save lives and protect property.
There is no way to count the number of firefighters who have trained at the Thomas A. Hontz Police & Fire Training Facility, according to the Scottsdale Fire Department, so there is surely no way to count how many times they put their health and lives on the line for people, homes and businesses.
Scottsdale voters have decided it is time to update the site at 911 N. Stadem Drive in Tempe, and firefighters are looking forward to what’s coming.
