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The PFD Is Looking For A Few "Bad" Buildings!

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After the Southwest Supermarket Fire of March 14, 2001, all firefighters throughout the Valley went through “recovery training” at several locations. One of those locations was a vacant structure, formerly known as The Watering Hole Restaurant near the Pointe-Hilton at Tapatio Cliffs Resort. The owner of the property graciously allowed the fire department to use it for search and rescue training.

The Phoenix Fire Department is asking property owners who may have a structure that is abandoned and/or ready to be demolished to allow firefighters to conduct training in it.

There are three types of training:

Non-destructive (used for search and rescue training)

Destructive (used for breaching walls, cutting holes in roofs, knocking out windows, etc.)

Burn (used for fire suppression activities - eventually burning the structure to the ground)

The PFD needs abandoned/vacant buildings for these different types of training. If a property owner has a vacant structure that he would like to donate for use by the fire department, but doesn't want the building destroyed, he can request it be used for NON-DESTRUCTIVE training.

If a property owner has a vacant structure that is scheduled for demolition, the fire department would be grateful to use it for DESTRUCTIVE or BURN training.

The best structures for firefighter training are ones that are not good for the owners - having low appeal for potential tenants. Buildings that are most sought after are: (ABANDONED/VACANT)

Single family residences

Multi-family residences

One or two-story apartment buildings

Schools

Strip shopping centers

Large "Big Box" facilities (i.e. grocery stores, hardware stores, commercial-type buildings, etc.)

Some of the criteria for the properties include having had a completed asbestos survey and proof of NO insurance. More information is available through our new hotline.

Anyone wishing to help the PFD with the use of their structure should call:

The PFD Vacant Building Hotline at 602-262-6393.