by admin | May 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
By Joe BurchellARIZONA DAILY STAR For 25 years retired firefighter Frank Tamayo flew down Tucson streets, often perched precariously on the running board of a truck, in response to a stranger’s cry for help. All that ended when he retired from the Tucson Fire...
by admin | Feb 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Fire Chief’s Command PostGone But Not ForgottenJanet Wilmoth February 2nd, 2012 Passion for the fire service doesn’t end with retirement. Rather, it is cherished and kept alive in the hearts and memories of the men and women who put in many years answering calls...
by Last Alarm Foundation | Feb 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
The dream of a group of retired firefighters has come to reality with the completion of the Last Alarm Foundation Apparatus. The LAF began their project in 2005 with the purchase of a 1954 Model L Mack Sedan Pumper. Over the past several years it was modified into a...
by Last Alarm Foundation | Dec 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
It has taken six years, hundreds of hours of labor and love, and over $300,000 in donations, but the nonprofit Last Alarm Foundation, Inc. is proud to announce the restoration completion of our 1954 Mack-L Fire Truck that will be used to transport firefighters to...
by Last Alarm Foundation | Oct 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
Rich Harper, Show Director One of very first committee members and participant in all of our shows, retired Tucson Fire Department Deputy Chief James R. Russell passed away on March 8, 2010 after a valiant fight against cancer. Jim was a native of Arizona and was born...
by Last Alarm Foundation | Mar 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Jamar Younger, Arizona Daily Star, March 27, 2010 James Russell could never envision himself being taken to his final resting place in a hearse. As a retired Tucson firefighter, there was only one vehicle that would give Russell his last ride: a firetruck. On Friday,...
