The Town of Cave Creek and the Cave Creek Fire Department are holding a special rededication of the rebuilt Cave Creek fire station on Tuesday, December 10, starting at 9:00 a.m. The station is located at 37402 N. Cave Creek Road in Cave Creek.
After the 2020 wildland fire burned approximately 2,700+ acres of Cave Creek property and impacted several structures, the Town Council worked quickly to find a solution to provide the community with the fire and emergency services it desperately needed. Beginning on January 3, 2022, the Town partnered with the Daisy Mountain Fire District. Through this partnership, the Town agreed to construct a new fire station, purchase a fire engine and a brush truck, and hire and train the firefighters/paramedics needed to staff the station and equipment. All of this was accomplished without new bonds or taxes.
Daisy Mountain operates five fire stations and serves approximately 200 square miles of diverse terrain near Cave Creek. In addition, Daisy Mountain is an active member of the Regional Fire Automatic Aid System. The System is the second largest single response entity in the United States, second only to the New York City Fire Department. On January 7, 2022, Cave Creek was officially entered into the Regional Automatic Aid Response System.
The new station will be 9,676 sq. ft. and have a three-bay apparatus room to house a new 1,500-gallon fire engine, a 3,000-gallon water tanker, a brush truck, a trail ATV, and an ambulance. The Town of Cave Creek owns the equipment and the building, while the Daisy Mountain Fire District provides the firefighters.
With Daisy Mountain as a partner and Cave Creek having its firefighting resources, more emergency and fire resources are now available to respond quickly to fires and incidents in the Town. Wildland fires in our area are being attacked more quickly and extinguished before they become potential major incidents thanks to our expanded available emergency equipment and crews. Cave Creek Fire Department and Daisy Mountain Fire District are saving more property and potentially more lives.
Since December 2023, the Cave Creek Fire Department firefighters have been operating out of a temporary facility so that the work on the station can proceed faster and without interference.
Look for more information about the ceremony on the Town’s website at www.cavecreekaz.gov.
