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Get To Know: Sharon Lovell Jul 01, 2022

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Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority would like to begin this week's episode by honoring the friends, family, and community of Granite Mountain Hotshots as well as Yavapai County Sheriff Sergeant Richard Lopez.
Fire Chief Scott Freitag is joined by Sharon Lovell, one of the newest members of the CAFMA staff. They talk history, community, and geography. SPOLIER: St. Louis is not on the east coast.....
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Where Did They Go? Jun 24, 2022

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Fire Chief Scott Freitag is joined by the often-imitated-never-duplicated Assistant Chief John Feddema. Topics of discussion this week are movies, cows, and the perplexing question: "Where have all the public servants gone?"
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React: What Would You Do? Jun 17, 2022

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It's time for Fire Chief Scott Freitag and Battalion Chief Brad Davis to give us their size-ups of some interesting (and possibly gross) situations. What would you do?
FULL VIDEOS:
Repair Garage Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkZ_GPdBKV4&t=241s
Fast Response Car Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVEk4hcANQE
Lamborghini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdEUN4_UohM
Propane Tanks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aFS0mrpvNA
Pole Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sMRcKaVjqk
Complex Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oP9bQxl3to
Tire Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvrntMh-eCw
Mardi Gras Fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWLbnb8OE
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Moving at the Speed of Government Jun 10, 2022

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On this week's episode, Chie Freitag is joined by Union President Captain Ben Roche to discuss how "quickly" our state government seems to move, whether in issuing CONs or passing legislation. But in spite of the challenges, these two are working hard at the state level to create positive change for our communities.
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Chief Holger Durre Jun 03, 2022

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In this week's extended episode, CAFMA Fire Chief Scott Freitag is (finally) joined by Prescott Fire Chief Holger Durre. Chief Durre is full of interesting stories, including his history in the fire service as well as how he learned English from television commercials...
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Budgets Aren't Easy May 27, 2022

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Well, the results are in: Budgets aren't easy. On this week's episode Fire Chief Scott Freitag and Assistant Chief John Feddema discuss the final results of the budgeting process for fiscal year 2023.
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Redfern May 20, 2022

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Today Fire Chief Scott Freitag is joined by (famous) Fire Fighter Josh Redfern. Topics of discussion: Working in the fire service, rising costs of housing and diesel fuel, mullets, and of course his moustache.
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U-Pick-It Fire May 13, 2022

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The Scott and Doug show is back this week with insights into the U-Pick-It Fire from May 5th, 2022. Fire Chief Scott Freitag and EMS Chief Doug Niemynski (who was IC on this fire) break down the complexities of this particular fire that gained so much attention from our community.
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So Long, Farewell! May 06, 2022

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So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye! Fire Chief Scott Freitag is joined by our (now former) Human Resources Manager, Patty Brookins. She shares some interesting stories, including how she ended up at CAFMA and how she met her husband in jail.
Thanks for everything, Patty!
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Taxes Suck Apr 29, 2022

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Fire Chief Scott Freitag and Assistant Chief of Administration Dave Tharp agree on at least one thing: taxes suck. But given that CAFMA is funded by property taxes, we should probably discuss this frustrating topic.
Special guest anchors for C-SPAN give us some live updates on the Crooks Fire Live Cam at https://www.cazfire.org/planning-logistics/technical-services.
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