About UsThe Pirtleville Fire District was started in 1958 by a Priest named Fr. Paul J. Rook, and the Pirtleville volunteer fire fighters. After a few house fires of local parishioners, Father Rook decided to ask community members for money for fire protection. The money was used to purchase some land for a firehouse, the current location of the Pirtleville Fire Station, 404 Irvine. Fr. Rook lent $600 to the Volunteer Fire Department in order for them to buy a 1947 fire engine. The engine was in Sells on the Tohono Oodam Reservation west of Tucson.. Father also negotiated the purchase and got a ride to then got a ride to Sells and drove the fire truck back to Pirtleville.
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Who We Are |
We are a rural "paid" volunteer fire district, as appointed by the Cochise County Board of Supervisors in 1976. Paid means that there is a small payment to each firefighter based on the type of call. There is also a small monthly payment for the Chief and Assistant Chief. Funds come from county property tax revenues as set buy the Cochise County Board of Commissioners each year.
The Pirtleville Fire District is more than a fire district, it is a community gathering place and a small social center for the community. Both the Pirtleville Community Action Committee, (PCAN) and the Pirtleville Cemetery Committee meet at the fire station. |