Wildland Resource Groups

Information on Wildland Resource Groups is subject to change.

Please send all changes, updates, and corrections to Arizona State Forestry, Planning and Preparedness Officer.

A1S – Phoenix District

MaricopaCounty

East CAWRT -

Operational Contact – Mesa Alarm Room (480) 644-2640

Administrative Contact –Todd Foster, Tempe FD, (480) 363-4192

East CAWRT consists of the following departments or districts:

Apache Junction / Chandler / Gilbert / Guadalupe
Mesa / Queen Creek / Rio Verde / Scottsdale
SunLakes / Tempe

West CAWRT -

Operational Contact – Phoenix Alarm Room –(602) 262-7496

Administrative Contact – Arthur Gonzales, Phoenix FD, (623) 258-2136

Tyson Esquibel, Peoria FD, (480) 239-4688

West CAWRT consists of the following departments or districts:

El Mirage / DaisyMountain / Glendale / Goodyear
Peoria / Phoenix / Sun City / Sun City West
Surprise

Hassayampa

Operational Contact – Phoenix Alarm Room – (602) 262-7496

Administrative Contact – Chief Ed Temerowski, Wickenburg Fire, (602) 399-1419

Hassayampa consists of the following departments or districts:

Aguila / Buckeye / Circle City-Morristown / BuckeyeValley
Gila Bend / HarquahalaValley / TonapahValley / Wickenburg
Wittman / Congress

GilaCounty

Gila

Operational Contact - Rick Heron, Hellsgate FD - (928) 978-4718

Payson Alarm: (928) 474-5187.

Administrative Contact – Same as Operational

Gila group consists of the following departments or districts:

BeaverValley / Canyon / Christopher-Kohls / Globe
Hellsgate / HoustonMesa / Payson / Pine-Strawberry
Pleasant Valley / TontoBasin / Tri-City / Whispering Pines

Pinal County

Pinal North

Operational Contact – Contact AzSF Phoenix District Duty Officer

Administrative Contact – In process of formation

Pinal North consists of the following departments or districts:

Superior / Hayden / Kearny / QueenValley
Winkelman

La Paz / YumaCounties

River

Operational Contact – Chief Chris Chambers, Buckskin FD – (928) 916-0860

Asst. Chief Jeff Harran, Buckskin FD - (518) 376-7275

La Paz Co. Sheriff Central Dispatch – (928) 669-2281

Administrative Contact – Same as Operational

River Group consists of the following departments or districts:

Bouse / Buckskin / Ehrenberg / Parker
Quartzite / Wenden / Somerton/Cocopah / Yuma

YavapaiCounty

Eastern Yavapai

Operational Contact – Chief Glenn Brown, Mayer FD, (928) 713-4043

Back-up – Mike McGhee, Mayer FD, (928) 925-4844

Secondary Back up – Sedona Dispatch Supervisor, (928) 282-7101

Administrative Contact – Same as Operational

Eastern Yavapai group consists of the following departments or districts:

BlackCanyonCity / CampVerde / Jerome / Mayer
Montezuma/Rimrock / Cottonwood / Sedona / VerdeValley

PrescottBasin

Operational Contact – PrescottRegionalCommCenter – (928) 445-5357

Administrative Contact – Joe Hernandez, Groom Creek FD, (928) 213-4177

Ben Roche, Chino Valley FD, (928) 899-1763

Todd Abel, Central Yavapai FD – (928) 925-3719

Darrell Willis, Prescott FD – (928) 925-7311

PrescottBasin consists of the following departments or districts:

Ash Fork / Central Yavapai / ChinoValley / Crown King
Groom Creek / Juniper Woods / Mountain Pines / PeeblesValley
Prescott / Seligman / SkullValley / Walker
WilliamsonValley / Yarnell

A2S – Flagstaff District

ApacheCounty

Southern Apache

Operational Contact –Apache County Sheriff’s Office – (928) 337-4321

Administrative Contact – Asst. Chief Jason Kirk, St. Johns Emergency Services, -

(928) 245-0910

Southern Apache consists of the following departments or districts:

Alpine / Concho / Eagar / Greer
Nutrioso / PuercoValley / Springerville / St. Johns
Vernon

CoconinoCounty

CoconinoCounty–

Operational Contact –CommCenter (Guardian Medical Transport) – (928) 773-7876

Administrative Contact – Chief Don Howard, Summit FD – (928) 526-9537

Chief Mark Sachara, Ponderosa FD – (928) 773-8933

CoconinoCounty consists of the following departments or districts:

Blue Ridge / Flagstaff / Highlands / Pinewood
Ponderosa / Sherwood Forest Estates / Summit / Tusayan
Williams

MohaveCounty

Operational Contact – Chief Joe Jackson, Pinion Pine FD – (928) 716-1242

Asst. Chief Ted Martin, Golden Valley FD – (815) 644-0042

KingmanRegionalDispatchCenter – (928) 753-8165 or 8166

Administrative Contact – Same as Operational

MojaveCounty consists of the following departments or districts:

Beaverdam/Littlefield / BullheadCity / ColoradoCity / Desert Hills
FortMojaveMesa / GoldenShores / Golden Valley / Kingman
Lake Havasu City / MohaveValley / Northern Arizona Consolidated / PineLake
Pinion Pine / Oatman

NavajoCounty

Operational Contact – Show Low PD Dispatch – (928) 537-4365

Administrative Contact – Chief Rich Upham, Heber-Overgaard FD – (928) 535-4346

Chief Randy Chevalier, Show Low FD – (928) 537-5100

Asst Chief Troy Maloney, Lakeside FD – (928) 368-6112

NavajoCounty consists of the following departments or districts:

ForestLakes / Heber-Overgaard / Linden / Taylor
Snowflake / PinedaleClaySprings / Show Low / Lakeside
Pinetop / White MountainLake / White Mountain Apache Tribe / Holbrook
JosephCity

A3S – Tucson District

Cochise, Graham and GreenleeCounties

Cochise -

Operational Contact – Chief Keith Spangler, Benson FD –(520) 265-0032

Kaleb Mauzy, Fry FD – (520) 234-6922

Terry Tingle, Sunsites FD – (520) 405-6252

Administrative Contact – Same as Operational

Cochise consists of the following departments or districts:

Benson / Elfrida / Fry / HuachucaCity
Mescal/J6 / Palominas / Portal Rescue / Sierra Vista
Sunnyside / Sunsites / St. David / Tombstone
Whetstone

South Pinal and NorthPimaCounties

PinalCounty Wildland Team – PCWT -

Operational Contact – Casa Grande Public Safety Alarm Room – (520) 421-8700

Secondary – (520) 836-8559

Administrative Contact – Jim Stout, Casa Grande FD – (480) 296-1566

PCWT consists of the following departments or districts:

AvraValley / Casa Grande / Eloy / Golder Ranch
Maricopa / Mt.Lemmon / Northwest / Oracle
Picture Rocks / Regional / Florence

South Pima and Santa CruzCounties

South Central Arizona Border Wildfire Group -

Operational Contact – GreenValley Fire Battalion Chief – (520) 437-8181

Tubac Fire Captain – (520) 404-2852

DrexelHeightsDispatchCenter – (520) 883-4190

Administrative Contact –Mark M. South, Tubac FD – (520) 444-4604

William Rowe, Green Valley FD, (520) 360-2799

Chris Anthis, Sonoita-Elgin FD, (520) 310-3187

South Central Arizona Border consists of the following departments or districts:

Rincon / HelmetPeak / Arivaca / Patagonia
Three Points / Corona De Tucson / City of Nogales / GreenValley
Rio Rico / Tubac / Nogales Suburban / Sonoita/Elgin
Elephant Head