Subject: Phoenix Fire Department

• Sgt. Andy Hill on surveillance footage of Carol Anne Gotbaum's arrest: More video exists.

  October 6, 2007

• When Good Urban Adventures Go Bad

  August 12, 2008

• MISCUE 911

  SARAH DUGAN WAS A LOYAL AMERICAN EXPRESS EMPLOYEE UNTIL SHE COLLAPSED ONE DAY AT WORK. HER FAMILY BLAMES THE COMPANY FOR WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.

  August 11, 1993

• LIKE FATHER,LIKE DAUGHTERIN THE PHOENIX FIRE DEPARTMENT, FAMILY TIES GO A LING WAY

  August 25, 1993

• BURNING QUESTIONSWHY WOULD ANYONE SET FIRE TO ARIZONA'S SCENIC LANDSCAPE?

  September 22, 1993

• POIGNANT TIMES AT POISON CONTROLMEDICAL AND EMERGENCY EXPERTS FEAR CLOSURE OF PHOENIX FACILITY

  February 2, 1994

• Fire Within

  Veteran fire captain succumbs after long fight with cancer

  May 23, 1996

• Fire Truculence

  Is it a case of rogue firefighters or meddling city managers? Whatever it is, the Phoenix Fire Department isn't used to the scrutiny it's getting from City Hall.

  November 13, 1997

• Flashes

  November 20, 1997

• Trainspotting

  Nearly three years after Amtrak's Sunset Limited was sabotaged near Buckeye, firefighters who rode to the rescue remain on the FBI's list of suspects

  July 16, 1998

• Case Time Line

  August 13, 1998

• Case Time Line

  August 20, 1998

• The Eternal Flame Part 2

  Three decades ago, an unsolved murder case and arson fire scarred Lori Romaneck for life. Since 1993, she's been fighting a bureaucratic backdraft to set the record straight.

  August 20, 1998

• Fire Wall

  New code extinguishes flaming food

  October 24, 2002

• It's the Bombero

  Fiesta atmosphere makes grocery shopping a social event

  June 19, 2003

• St. Patrick's Day Guide 2004

  March 11, 2004

• Letters From the Issue of Thursday, November 11, 2005

  November 10, 2005

• After We Call Him Out, Sheriff Joe Arpaio Surrenders Another Jail Video -- but it Still Doesn't Show How an Inmate Died at the Hands of Guards

  By John Dickerson The sheriff gave New Times an additional video today of inmate Juan Mendoza Farias' short-but-fatal stint in jail, but the new video – like the previous one – stops before showing what a gang of jail guards did to Farias prior to his death. On Wednesday the sheriff gave New Times the first video, which stopped at 11:07 p.m. Farias was smothered by about a dozen guards and stopped breathing between 11:08 and 11:20 p.m., according to written reports from guards. Sheriffâ

  November 14, 2008

• Muslim Worker Not Discriminated Against, Says Sheriff's Office; OSHA Says Facial Hair and Masks Don't Mix

  Image: Wikimedia Commons The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office denies that a Muslim detention officer was discriminated against because of his beard, citing Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules that require a clean shave with face masks. The office's response runs counter to what is claimed in the lawsuit filed today by Bosnian immigrant Sinan Fazlovic (with the help of the ACLU). The lawsuit states: The primary occupational safety agency in the country ("OSHA"), opined

  May 29, 2009

• Margarita Madness

  Drinko 'til you (responsibly) cinco

  May 3, 2007

• Margarita Madness

  Pack the piñata and pass the lime

  April 26, 2007

• Letters From the Issue of Thursday, March 29, 2007

  March 29, 2007

• Backdraft

  March 15, 2007

• The Fire Inside

  March 15, 2007

• Fireworks Fiesta

  Park it downtown this July 4

  June 30, 2005

• Dog Day Afternoon

  August 5, 2004

• Bike Path

  Trace the motorcycle's trip through time

  May 20, 2004

• Space Invaders

  All of a sudden, the City of Phoenix wants a chronic polluter to stick around. What gives?

  November 13, 2003

• Cup of Joe

  Desert Stages dons Dreamcoat

  May 15, 2003

• Kid Drownings

  December 26, 2002

• Fire

  Phoenix's negligence left hundreds sick from toxic fumes. It's only a matter of time before it happens again.

  December 5, 2002

• Spiked

  He's Baaaack . . .

  September 12, 2002

• Smoke Gets in Their Eyes

  Dry ice missiles? Bomb the mountains? Phoenicians come up with some wacky plans for snuffing out the fires.

  July 4, 2002

• Boom Towns

  Valley celebrations re-create rockets' red glare

  July 4, 2002

• Gag Order

  Pretzels are a logical -- and safe -- choice at Walker's Cafe

  January 24, 2002

• Squeeze Play

  In the neighborhoods that need them most, youth sports programs feel the pinch of widespread apathy

  September 16, 1999

• Flashes

  July 16, 1998

• Rescue Workers Grilled in Derailment Probe

  Investigators check background of firefighter, repeatedly interview thosewho responded to wreck site

  November 16, 1995

• Terry Goddard's Garage Fire Caused by Refrigerator or Outlet, Says Fire Department

  The early-morning fire at Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard's downtown Phoenix home was caused by a refrigerator in his detached garage or an outlet the fridge was plugged into, fire officials tell New Times.Neighbors reportedly saw 40-foot flames at the structure. The garage is used as a workshop and "storage facility," says Goddard's office.Goddard, his wife, and son had been sleeping at home when the fire broke out -- they weren't hurt.Shelly Jamison, spokeswoman for the Phoenix Fire

  May 5, 2009

• Mike Tyson's Daughter Still in "Extremely Critical Condition"

  Image: www.mike-tyson.info/pictures.htm Phoenix police reported this morning they have no news about the condition of Mike Tyson's 4-year-old daughter, found "unresponsive" Sunday after choking on a treadmill cord. Police so far have termed the incident a "tragic accident." The call to police about a child not breathing came in at 10:34 a.m. from Tyson's home near Palo Verde Golf Course at Bethany Home Road and 7th Avenue in Phoenix. From the police statement:

  May 26, 2009

• Ex-Undercover Cop Ballentine Wows `Em at Poisoned Pen Book-Signing

  We got to know an awful lot about Jack Ballentine during 2005, the year we spent with him and his fellow Phoenix Police detectives of the C-32 squad -- after which we published several stories in our "Murder City" series.  Ballentine was and is a classic character: He worked as a cop for three decades, most famously as an undercover operative (he infiltrated motorcycle gangs) and as a "bad guy" who pretended to be a hitman in murder-for-hire cases. He ended up putting a lot of fol

  June 10, 2009

• Fabulous Phoenix 4th

  July 2, 2009

• Arrest Made in '01 Arson Fire That Killed Phoenix Firefighter Bret Tarver

    Bret Tarver A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting the 2001 fire that killed Phoenix firefighter Bret Tarver. Chris Benitez was 15 when he started a fire in a trash mound next to a westside Southwest Supermarket, investigators believe. Tarver was helping to battle the inferno when he became disoriented due to lack of good air, says a write-up of the incident on the Web site of Phoenix Firehouse #8. His death launched numerous efforts to ensure a simila

  July 6, 2009

• Breaking News: Richardson's Cuisine of New Mexico Burns to Ground

  Richardson's Cuisine of New Mexico A fire broke out at Richardson's Cuisine of New Mexico restaurant on Bethany Home Road earlier this afternoon, and is still raging as firefighters attempt to put out the blaze. One of the owners reported the fire at 2:02 this afternoon, according to Phoenix Fire Department Spokesman Dorian Jackson. By the time the first firemen arrived--four minutes after the 9-11 call was placed--fire was already blazing out of the roof. As this was published, there were 1

  July 17, 2009

• Still No Leads on Richardson's Fire

  Richardson's Cuisine of New Mexico, before it burned down.  Looks like the jury's still out on what caused the Richardson's fire two weeks ago, though investigators are getting closer to finding the cause, according to spokesperson Frank Salomon. Phoenix Fire Department Investigator Marika McCue has teamed up with three insurance companies, and expect to issue a report on what caused the fire late next week. When the report finally comes out, the media will be all over it.

  July 24, 2009

• Hot Links: New Campuses, Stabbing Suspects, and Lawsuits

  ​Governor Jan Brewer has dropped plans for a special November 3 election on a temporary sales-tax increase. The earliest possible reschedule date for an election is December 8. The Senate is still trying to get enough votes to send a budget package to Brewer...University of Phoenix has opened a 21,500 square-foot campus in Chandler. The new facility can accomodate as many as 20 employees and 1000 students, and includes a laptop bar...A Peoria horse trainer has been arrested and charged with se

  August 12, 2009

• Bees Strike Again: Man Stung Severely Just Hours After Attack on Elderly Woman

  ​Run and hide! The Phoenix bee invasion has claimed yet another victim.Just hours after an 81-year-old woman was attacked yesterday by a swarm of Africanized bees near 33rd Avenue, south of Cactus Road, a 72-year-old man, on the other side of town, was also attacked.Phoenix Fire Department officials say the man was using a shop-vac to try and vacuum hundreds of bees out of a tree in his yard near 32nd Street and Indian School Road Wednesday night, when the little monsters fought back.When

  August 20, 2009

• Burning Man: An Attorney Says He Escaped His Blazing Home Using Scuba Gear; Now He’s Charged with Arson

  August 27, 2009

• Arty Girl: House Studios Burns Down

  What's left of House Studios.​Man, there has been some shady business all up on Roosevelt Row lately.Early this morning, the historic buildings formerly know as House Studios burned.According to the news report by abc15.com, Captain Hugh Chase with the Phoenix Fire Department said the fire seemed "suspicious".I stopped by this evening to snap some photos and could still smell the smoke. A mural by former House Studios resident, Michael Little, survived on the west wall.​

  September 14, 2009

• Play With Fire You're Gonna Get Burned; Phoenix Man Arrested for Letting Kids Throw Aerosol Cans Into Fire

  www.fugly.com​A Phoenix man was arrested Monday night after two children under his care got burned while playing with a fire in the man's backyard.The Phoenix Fire Department was called to a house near 83rd Avenue and west Buckeye Road, where there were reports of a burn victim.When fire units got to the house, they found a the 32-year-old homeowner's son with first-degree burns and a 12-year-old neighbor with first and second-degree burns.

  November 3, 2009