The Northwest Fire District Open House will host an open house at Station 36 on Oct. 6, at 13475 Marana Main St. in Marana. The Open House will feature tours, activities and food

The Northwest Fire/Rescue District has been recognized by the Arizona Department of Health Services as a Premier Emergency Medical System Agency. The designation is a result of the District’s outstanding performance in four key areas, including documenting agency leadership commitment, developing a quality assurance (QI) program, ensuring that data are fed back into the QI program to inform the analysis and improvement of patient care and collecting and submitting electronic patient care records (ePCR) as a participant in the AZ-PIERS program. In addition, the District has made major strides in instituting a more efficient medication replacement program, Evidence-Based Medical Operations, Minimally Interrupted Cardio Resucitation (MICR) and EMS Equipment Standardization.

One year after the shooting which marked Jan. 8 as a tragic day, The Northwest Fire District Interagency Corps of Chaplains sponsored Moving Forward, an honorary ceremony which recognized public service personnel for their dedication to the community on Sunday.

Northwest Fire District has been praised for its annual financial reporting by a national organization.

Northwest Fire / Rescue Captain Dustin Schaub has been named “outstanding firefighter” by American Legion Post #7.

Survival rates have more than tripled for cardiac arrest patients in the Northwest Fire District (NWFD) as a result of a new treatment protocol and a close partnership with the University of Arizona Medical Center (UAMC), the hospital that provides the fire district’s medical direction.

On Monday, Oct. 29, Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation is awarding the Northwest Fire District equipment in order to continue protecting and serving the residents of Pima County.

Northwest Fire District (NWFD) is pleased to announce an event to celebrate the receipt of a $23, 800 grant from the non-profit Public Safety Foundation associated with Firehouse Subs restaurants. Grant funds will be used to enhance to NWFD’s Training Facility with the addition of an “Incident Command Simulation Center” that uses computer training equipment to create virtual fire scenes.