Welcome to the
Christopher - Kohl's Fire Department!

Our mission is to protect the lives, homes and businesses of the people of the greater Rim communities. Our goal is to ensure the communities' best possible protection. To meet our mission and goals, the district offers structural and wildland fire attack, EMS and emergency rescue, and unparalleled community leadership. The officers, firefighters, EMT's, paramedics and rescue personnel are second to none. I welcome you to our website. Please feel free to visit us anytime, online or in-person!

Chief Electra Van Eckhoutte

Provided here are ready references to find information...

	Arizona Governor's Website
	Arizona Division of Emergency Management					Gila County Division of Governmental Relations and Emergency Management
	(current bulletins listed on the right side)				Public Lands Information Center (AZ)
	Tonto National Forest				Christopher Kohl's Fire Department
		Fire and forest closure Information				Local Weather and Fire Weather
		Newsroom				News	About us	Help us
	SouthWest Coordination Center					Board Minutes	Contact us
		Incident Information				Tour	Fuel Reduction
		New fire starts locator map			Diamond Star Fire Department
		Morning Briefings			Forest Lakes Fire Department
		News and notes			Heber-Overgaard Fire Department
					Hellsgate Fire Department (merger of Diamond Star and Tonto Village Departments)
		Restrictions and Closures			Payson Fire Department
	SouthWest IC Team Status				Tonto Village Fire Department
	AZ Type-1 IC Teams				Kohl's Ranch Homeowners Association
		Dan Oltrogge			Whispering Hope Ranch
		Jeff Whitney
	AZ Type-2 IC Teams				Payson Roundup
		Central West Zone				2006 Fire Season Article Collection
		Eastern Zone
		Grand Canyon Zone			Apache Sitgreaves National Forest
						Fire and forest closure Information
	Inci-Web (New web-site!)					Newsroom
	GeoMac Online Fire Mapping				Coconino National Forest
	593 Info.org (for Above-the-Rim fire info)					Fire and forest closure Information
						Newsroom
	TV Stations
		Channel 3 News		CBS 5 News	Special Weather Warning and Travel Statements
		NBC 12 News		FOX 10 News
		ABC 15 News
			ABC 15 Around Az		Firewise Communities