Ajo-Gibson Volunteer Fire Department is a totallyvolunteer department located in the small town of Ajo, (pronounced "Ah-ho") in southwestern Arizona.
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AGVFD serves not only the people of the community of Ajo, but also the western side of Pima County. Our response area is quite large, extending from 20 miles north of town on State Route 85; to the US/Mexico border 40 miles south; east 40 miles on State Route 86 on the Tohono O'odham Nation; and when necessary, west onto the Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge, and south onto the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
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Being so far from other communities, AGVFD must provide many different services. We not only fight fires; structural, brush, vehicle, trash, etc; but we also respond to motor vehicle accidents, rescue situations including swift water rescue during the "monsoon" season, public assists, and mutual aid. We have also responded to rope rescue and hazardous materials situations. Whatever the call involves, we must respond, stabilize the situation, and then make a decision about what other agencies should be notified. We work together with the Pima County Sheriff's Department, Ajo Ambulance, Tohono O'odham Nation Police and Fire Departments, Arizona Department of Public Safety, National Park Service (Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument), and US Border Patrol and Customs.
