House Fire on Main Street

Yuma, Arizona - Last night, just before 10:00 pm, a fire was reported in the 300 block of Main Street. Arriving Yuma Fire Department personnel found the fire to actually be in the 400 block, with heavy smoke and flames coming from a two story residence at 441 South Main Street. Both stories were on fire with flames coming through the roof of the building. Firefighters worked to contain and extinguish the fire, with fire crews remaining on the scene through the night on “Fire Watch” dealing with hot spots and flare-ups.

Fatality Collision 2200 Block Avenue C - Deceased Female and Driver identified

]Yuma, Arizona - On Saturday, at approximately 7:05 p.m. the Yuma Police Department responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian collision in the 2200 block of South Avenue C.

1700 South Crowder Avenue Apartment Fire

Yuma, Arizona - Last night, just before 10:00 pm, a fire was reported in an apartment at 1700 South Crowder Avenue. Arriving Yuma Fire Department personnel found smoke and flames coming from apartment #3. The occupants had safely evacuated and apartments on either side of where the fire was burning were also evacuated.

City of Yuma conducting presentations on LED streetlight transition

Yuma, Arizona - Following successful tests and City Council approval, the City of Yuma’s Public Works department is preparing to replace the City’s approximately 7,000 street lights with energy-efficient LED lighting. The City invites you to learn more about the transition by attending any one of three upcoming open house meetings.

Compression Only CPR Milestone

Yuma, Arizona - The Yuma Fire Department began training area citizens in Compression Only CPR (COCPR) in early 2009. In September we passed the 10,000th person trained in this critical treatment for cardiac arrest. Although we could not specify a particular person being the 10,000th student, we do know it took place on September 15th during classes at Gila Vista Jr. High School. Nearly 300 Gila Vista students took part in the 6 classes given that day during the Physical Education periods.