History of Golder Ranch Fire District
The district was founded as a volunteer fire district with one fire station on November 15, 1977. Bob Murray was GRFD’s first fire chief. The first fire station was located at 15780 N. Oracle Road at Chief Murray’s house.
The fire station moves to 3535 E. Hawser on
land donated by Lloyd Golder.
First ISO Classification of 8 awarded.
The first Golder Ranch ambulance enters service in 1980.
Contracted fire service for the Catalina Fire District.
May – Station 370 and new campus opens on
3885 E. Golder Ranch Dr. Hawser location shut
down as a station.
On November 29, Jennifer Akins was appointed GRFD Fire Marshal. She is the first female to become fire marshal at GRFD and the first female chief officer at GRFD.
Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services
(CAAS). GRFD is the fourth agency accredited in Arizona
and the only fire district accredited.