Justin McEldowney

Recently, several Patagonia residents helped to put out a fire reported in someone’s yard. I want to commend whoever it was that called in the smoke report because we at Patagonia Volunteer Fire & Rescue believe we can keep damage to a minimum when we respond early.  In this case, leaves were being burned in […]

Local volunteers bought and installed blue road reflectors in Patagonia to reduce the time it takes for volunteer firefighters to find and hook up to a hydrant.  The volunteers also flushed the hydrants, or “exercised” them, to verify they work properly. The reflectors are next to the hydrant and off center to indicate which side of […]

Summer is coming and with it Patagonia Volunteer Fire & Rescue (PVFR) swings into peak season. Residents should trim around homes and clean up yards before the heat sets in. There will not be a town cleanup day this year, but trimmings can be dropped across from the high school to be chipped by town personnel.  […]