Mesa would like more fire stations, but money is tight. So the fire department, using the materials and manpower on hand, has found an effective stopgap measure.

A woman was taken to the hospital Monday night after suffering burns to her face during a Mesa house fire.

What began as a normal work day Monday at an east Mesa fire station briefly turned into an episode of four men and a baby.

Mesa city leaders are requesting that the fire department cut up to 10 percent of its budget, according to a memo released by Chief Harry Beck.

November 7, 2004

For years, Sander Van’t Hof, a 27-year-old firefighter from Rotterdam, Netherlands, has collected toy fire trucks.

Last month, Mesa management announced a proposal to trim spending by $62 million over the next year-and-a-half, eliminate about 350 jobs, possibly change work hours and consolidate several departments.

Authorities say one person has died in a fire in Mesa.

Learn about CPR and what to do in an emergency during a workshop hosted April 30 by Bella Vista Senior Living, a Senexus Community, and presented by the Mesa Fire Department.

The Mesa Fire Department will recognize 9-year-old Tristin Saghin as the first honorary junior paramedic for the department. Tristin performed CPR on his 2-year-old sister, Brooke Saghin, when she fell in her grandmother’s swimming pool last weekend. The recognition will be at Mesa Fire Station 209, the responding crew’s station. Responding firefighters will recognize Tristin for the actions he took prior to their arrival.

The Mesa Fire Department will recognize 9-year-old Tristin Saghin as the first honorary junior paramedic for the department. Tristin performed CPR on his 2-year-old sister, Brooke Saghin, when she fell in her grandmother’s swimming pool last weekend. The recognition will be at Mesa Fire Station 209, the responding crew’s station. Responding firefighters will recognize Tristin for the actions he took prior to their arrival.

The Mesa Fire Department will recognize 9-year-old Tristin Saghin as the first honorary junior paramedic for the department. Tristin performed CPR on his 2-year-old sister, Brooke Saghin, when she fell in her grandmother’s swimming pool last weekend. The recognition will be at Mesa Fire Station 209, the responding crew’s station. Responding firefighters will recognize Tristin for the actions he took prior to their arrival.

Mesa parents can have their children fingerprinted, photographed and have bite casts done free of charge during a Take 25 event 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.