Fountain Hills is known for its miles of Sonoran Desert trails within the town limits.
Thousands of people a year visit the community for hiking and enjoying the outdoors so the potential for needing an emergency rescue of an injured or sick person is high.
Fountain Hills Fire Department is first in line to respond to medical emergencies that occur on the trails in town. FHFD Training Captain John Krajnak recently organized training drills to take crews through the process of locating and preparing a patient to be evacuated from a trail.
