Consolidating experts explained the idea of shared emergency services to the field’s professionals and the community during two meetings Jan. 30 and Thursday, Jan. 31.

Emergency Services Consulting International gave a presentation discussing why services are consolidating, what it means to districts and communities, and what needs to be done to move forward with such a plan.

For those who attended, it was very well received and all questions and concerns were addressed by the presenters,” said Verde Valley Fire District Fire Chief and Sedona Fire District Governing Board member Nazih Hazime, who organized the visit from consultants Jack Snook and John Flynn.

For the full story, see the Wednesday, Feb. 6, edition of The Camp Verde Journal or the Cottonwood Journal Extra.