The Gilbert Fire Department is launching a Back to School Supply Drive July 1 at fire stations and Town Hall, 50 E. Civic Center Drive. Collections will be taken through July 26. Classroom needs include tissues, hand sanitizer, #2 pencils, pencil sharpeners, erasers, paper, blunt tip scissors, glue sticks and more. Information: www.gilbertaz.gov.

The Gilbert Town Council OK'd continuing the town's support role for Queen Creek's fledgling fire department Tuesday night, and their counterparts in Queen Creek are expected to do the same tonight.

Frandy Pena has always wanted to give back. And starting next month, the Gilbert Fire Department will give him that chance. Pena is one of the department's first participants in its new community assistance program, which will use volunteers to respond to emergencies alongside firefighters.

Fire crews are investigating a house fire that broke out Monday afternoon.

An open house to mark the grand opening for the Gilbert Fire Department's Skills Center is set for Saturday.

A Gilbert councilman and a union leader are calling for the town to relax its policy of not responding to emergencies on county islands, following a fire that destroyed a mobile home last week.

Gilbert Fire Department investigators are trying to determine what caused two large hay piles to catch on fire within the last two weeks, destroying at least one metal barn and causing heavy amounts of smoke in the area.

Gilbert’s Town Council plans debate on Tuesday whether to build a $20 million firefighter training station that some town officials are calling too expensive.

Gilbert’s Town Council plans debate on Tuesday whether to build a $20 million firefighter training station that some town officials are calling too expensive.

It is with mixed emotions that we announce that Collin DeWitt, our Fire Chief, will be retiring. Dewitt’s civic service career began 40 years ago, in 1973, as a firefighter for the City of Phoenix. During the next 26 years, he served as a paramedic and moved up the ranks to Deputy Chief, a role he retired from on a Friday in August of 1999. Two days later, on a Monday in 1999, he began his service here at the Town of Gilbert.

About 4,500 people woke up this morning without fire protection. Rural/Metro Fire Department stopped serving county islands in Gilbert on Saturday, ending a mutual aid agreement with the Gilbert Fire Department.

About 4,500 people woke up this morning without fire protection. Rural/Metro Fire Department stopped serving county islands in Gilbert on Saturday, ending a mutual aid agreement with the Gilbert Fire Department.

A proposal calling for Rural/Metro Fire Department to provide Gilbert county island residents with temporary fire service floundered Monday, as Chandler and Mesa questioned their roles in providing backup.

A 230,000-volt transformer ignited Thursday at a power station near homes and businesses in Gilbert, sending flames skyward and billowing thick black smoke that took on the proportions of a tornado.

Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman wants town residents to vote in November on whether to raise taxes or cut programs if the town is forced to provide fire service to county islands.

A two-year battle between Gilbert officials and county islands residents is poised to be resolved this year as town officials extend a hand to begin negotiating toward providing fire service to county islands.

A ruling is expected today in a lawsuit Gilbert filed against Maricopa County seeking to overturn a new law that allows county islands residents to force the town to provide fire services.

A ruling is expected today in a lawsuit Gilbert filed against Maricopa County seeking to overturn a new law that allows county islands residents to force the town to provide fire services.

Queen Creek firefighters show off the first of their new fire equipment to the Queen Creek Town Council on Wednesday. It's the first equipment to feature the name of the department, which has used Gilbert equipment since starting Jan. 1. More equipment is expected early next year.

A trial date was set Tuesday in a lawsuit Gilbert officials filed against Maricopa County to prevent the town from being required to provide fire service to county islands.

Gilbert diversity agitators are again pushing the worthless and divisive diversity agenda, despite Valley diversity departments (DD) being completely discredited by 2006. The agitators hope we have forgotten that, so let’s recap.