Over the past year, through collaboration of members of the local Rotary Club (CR Mar de Peñasco, AC) with Rotary Clubs and Fire Departments in Arizona, a wide range of useful equipment and supplies have been donated to the local Fire Department. On September 10th, members of the local Rotary Club visited the Bomberos Station […]
A moving ceremony held at the Puerto Peñasco Convention Center on Aug. 22nd, International Firefighters Day, celebrated the work of local firefighters, and provided special recognition to José Alfredo Cruz Yánez for his work with the department. During the celebration, additional acknowledgments were presented to members with 5, 10, and 15 years working in various […]
By José Antonio Pérez August 22nd is Firefighters Day! Jorge Arturo Ramos Valenciana has proudly shared countless challenges, tragedies, and joyful experiences after 39 years of service to Puerto Peñasco’s fire department. Before he was a firefighter, Ramos explains he was “one of those that criticized firefighters without really knowing them.” However, ever since the […]
Con la finalidad de dar a conocer las posibles afectaciones a los municipios sonorenses ante la cercanía de la temporada de huracanes así como el avance en un plan de contingencia, autoridades de varios municipios, así como estatales y militares se dieron cita en la reunión regional de preparación para la temporada de lluvias y […]
Contributor Dr. Ron Ridgway On Saturday, June 14th, there was a State Firemen Rally Competition held here in Rocky Point. These were the #1 firefighters from each city in Sonora competing in a race where all the different situations that can happen in a real fire situation are simulated. The competition “rally” was held at […]
El departamento de Bomberos de Puerto Peñasco recibió un cheque de 289 mil pesos de recursos obtenidos por el redondeo del corporativo Oxxo en la región. Por cada 50 centavos que clientes de las tiendas Oxxo entregaron en Puerto Peñasco, Sonoyta; San Luis Rio Colorado y Valle de San Luis es que se logró reunir […]
The Puerto Peñasco Fire Department recently received a check for $289,000 pesos from resources collected through OXXO’s regional “round up” campaign. These funds were collected over the period spanning March, April, and May for every 50 cents OXXO customers “rounded up” in Puerto Peñasco, Sonoyta, San Luis Río Colorado and Valle de San Luis. Nicandro […]
El escultor Roberto Ledesma plasmó en piedra cultivada el espíritu de lucha de los ‘apagafuegos’ de Puerto Peñasco PUERTO PEÑASCO, 14 JUNIO 2014.- A partir de este sábado, los hombres y mujeres bomberos cuentan con una estatua diseñada en su honor a manos del escultor mexicano Roberto Ledesma Ávila, la cual fue develada por el […]
[Español] As of Saturday, June 14th, the men and women of Puerto Peñasco’s Fire Department now have a statue in their honor, designed by Mexican sculptor Roberto Ledesma Ávila, which was unveiled by the artist himself along with Fire Department Director Eng. Nicandro Cornejo Torres. The sculpture, measuring 1.7 m (approximately 5’7”) and created out […]
Just over 300 fire department members from across Sonora are participating in the 10th Convention of Sonoran Firefighters, “Commander Héctor Rivera Sanchez”, which got underway in Puerto Peñasco on Friday morning, June 13th. The convention takes place along with the 40th anniversary of the founding of Puerto Peñasco’s own Fire Department. Puerto Peñasco Fire Department […]
The City of Puerto Peñasco is to host the 10th State Convention of Fire Department Chiefs from June 12 – 14 with activities to take place at Hotel Peñasco del Sol, the Malecón, and along Playa Bonita. Nicandro Cornejo Torres, Director of Municipal Civil Protection and the Fire Deepartment, reports the event will begin with […]
On Feb. 29th at City Hall, as part of Citizens’ Wednesday activities, Mayor Alejandro Zepeda, accompanied by his wife Marcela Albelaiz, Gilberto Castillo from the City Office of Cultural Affairs, and Rosie Glover from the Organizing Committee of the recent Taste of Peñasco / Iron Chef event, presented both the local Fire Department and 2 […]