Phoenix Metropolitan Area Fire Apparatus

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In Metro Phoenix, a Utility is a light and air unit, some also have some site rehab resources built in also if the department doesn't have a dedicated and/or staffed rehab unit. In a nutshell, the majority of the fire departments, large and small in Maricopa County participate in an automatic mutual aid consortium. Essentially, the City of Phoenix provides regional 9-1-1 services for 20+ FD's in the valley and units respond and work together regardless of the lines on the map or the color of the fire trucks. Where I live, it would very likely to have units from Chandler, Mesa and Gilbert among others responding for a structure fire. As part of the consortium, all of the signatory fire departments operate under the same tactical procedures.

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