Verde Valley Swift Water Rescue Team nabs 1st Place

We're beginning once again to keep an eye on Verde Valley News. Our primary source is the online version of The Verde Independent. We were delighted today to see that the Verde Valley Fire Department's Swift Water Rescue Team took 1st place in a state competition. You can click here to read the article in PDF form.  Back in The Dark Ages, there was no such things as a Swift Water Rescue Team anywhere to be found in or near the Verde.  We remember being called in to advise a rescue in January 1993.  In the February 1993 flood, authorities had to use a local kayaker to help rescue people.  Finally, the Sedona Fire Department began to get interested in Swift Water Rescue, primarily because of Tim Lefler's leadership, as I recall.  Somehow I think Tim has his fingerprints on the process that led to the VVFD doing so well in this latest contest.  Tim and Maria Elena are now our neighbors in Arizona and we say, THANKS, TIM, ya dun good!