A March 2022 analysis of fire and medical response times by the city of Mesa and the Mesa Fire & Medical Department identified small “gaps” across the city, areas where
Despite some fiery behind-the-scenes blasts launched at them, Mesa Mayor John Giles and City Manager Chris Brady responded with a âpraise and raiseâ strategy toward the Mesa Fire and Medical Department.
The attack came in the form of a full-page ad in the Tribune from the group Mesa Shell Game, which notes on its website it receives âmajor funding by the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona.â
The website encourages Mesa residents to call Giles and Brady and âtell them to restore 911 response times and to stop stiffing firefighters on necessary resources and pay.â
And, on the Opinion page of the May 23 Tribune, Bryan Jeffries, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona, complained Giles and Brady used a âshell gameâ to take money voters approved for public safety and use it for an ASU campus.