Regular Fire Board Meeting - September 25, 2019

10/23/2019

Ganado Fire District: Nation’s fire department not pulling its weight - Navajo Times

GANADO, Ariz. When the previous Navajo Nation Council passed legislation to reallocate 17 percent of the sales tax to the Department of Fire and Rescue Services, it was with the notion that the money would help protect individuals and communities. But during the Oct. 7 meeting of the Law and Order Committee at Ganado High School, Ganado Fire District o cials said the Navajo Nation Fire Department isn’t exactly pulling its weight — so much so that the small district has to pick up the slack. “We are going the extra mile to meet the needs of our customers and we are asking of the committee to recognize it and to see if the Navajo Nation (Fire Department) is willing to put their e ort to provide this type of assistance for the customers for the Nation,” said Marcarlo Roanhorse, Ganado Fire District administrative assistant. “We have to go out of our coverage area to assist Navajo Nation, which we don’t have an issue with,” he said. “But it is a concern when we leave our coverage area to provide coverage on Navajo Nation area.” The Ganado Fire Department has two substations, in Steamboat and Klagetoh, and unlike the Navajo Nation’s, Ganado doesn’t receive any nancial assistance from the Nation.

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