The mission of the MCAS Yuma Fire Department is to prevent loss of life, injury to personnel, damage to government property resulting from fires and other emergencies, and to provide a cost effective fire prevention, fire protection and emergency response services to include hazardous materials emergency response, disaster response and specialized rescue response.
Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990: Mandates that all federal employees on official travel must stay in accomodations that adhere to the Life Safety requirements in the legislation. When planning to make hotel or motel reservations, travelers should check the approved hotel master list at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/applications/Hotel/
Smoke detectors save lives. Check your detector monthly and change the batteries at least annually.
Portable extinguishers are life and property savers. Ensure you have one available for the home, work and car.
Plan and practice an escape route from your home or work space and once you get out, stay out until told by the Fire Department that it's safe to re-enter. Practice makes perfect. When traveling and staying at lodging facilities across this great land, get familiar with and know how to get out. Always have a primary and secondary means of escape.
Ensure to store flammables outside and in a safe location.
Never leave a burning candle unattended.
Report all fires, regardless of size to the Fire Department. Let us check it out to ensure the fire is out.
No BBQ grills allowed on flightline side of the security fence.
The Fire Department operates an all risk emergency response program which includes paramedic ambulance, fire, hazardous materials spill, children/personnel in a hazardous situation, suspicious packages, technical rescue etc. If you are not sure if a situation is an emergency, call 911 and our professional staff will assist in the determination. "Remember, when in doubt, call 911. We will take care of the situation or contact someone who will."
One of the many services that we provide is a vehicle lock out service, at no cost to the customer. If you mistakenly lock the vehicle keys in your car, contact the Fire dispatch office and we will assist you.
This service is provided daily from 0900-2100. This service is suspended from 1130-1230 due to operational commitments. At this time, we are unable to service vehicles with side air bags however, we will respond to all emergency situations where a child or pet is locked in the vehicle, or the vehicle is locked and with the engine running.
NEVER LEAVE SMALL CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MINUTES FOR TEMPERATURES INSIDE THAT VEHICLE TO REACH DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.
Physical Address Bldg #149 O'Neill St
Mailing Address Fire Department PO Box 99141 Yuma, AZ 85369-9141
Contractors working aboard MCAS Yuma as well as Base Services Division/Facilities Maintenance personnel, who need to perform hot work operations, such as welding, brazing, soldering and sweating lines, need to contact the Fire Department to obtain a hot work permit. Contact the Fire dispatch office.
Prevention/Inspection hours are from 0630-1500, Monday thru Friday, excluding holidays. For Enlisted Quarters, Numerous Office Spaces, Martinez Lake Recreation Area, Seal Camp/Niland, Ca. 269-6147
For Military Family Housing (including 16th Street) 269-3392
For all of Flightline area, Baker's Peak and EW West ranges 269-6148
For Enlisted Quarters and Numerous Office Spaces 269-3391
PUBLIC NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA YUMA, ARIZONA
PROPOSED TIME-CRITICAL REMOVAL ACTION AT MUNITIONS RESPONSE PROGRAM SITE 1A AND
CERCLA AREA OF CONCERN (CAOC) 10 November 2025
The United States Department of the Navy (Navy) announces the public availability of the Action Memorandum to implement a Time-Critical Removal Action (TCRA) within an area of Munitions Response Program (MRP) Site 1a and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Area of Concern (CAOC) 10, located at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, in Yuma, Arizona. This removal action will involve digging up and safely transporting soil with lead and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) above cleanup levels to an approved off-site disposal facility. The Action Memorandum was prepared in coordination with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The 11.43-acre cleanup area is located in the southeastern part of MCAS Yuma, south of the installation’s main buildings. This area was once used as the Moving Base Range, where aerial gunners trained by firing at moving targets from moving vehicles. Past investigations found lead and five PAHs—benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, dibenzo[a,h] anthracene, and indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene—at levels that could pose human health risks.
The Navy will carry out this removal action to ensure that soil left behind is safe. After contaminated soil is removed, samples will be collected to confirm cleanup goals are met and to determine whether the site is safe for unlimited use and unrestricted exposure. Because part of the area may be developed in the future for residential and recreational use, meeting these cleanup goals is especially important.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
The Action Memorandum documenting the Navy’s planned TCRA is available for public review at the locations listed below. The Navy will accept public comments during a 30-day period from November 10, 2025 through December 10, 2025. Comments can be submitted to the NAVFAC Southwest Public Affairs Office at usn.san-diego-ca.navfacswsanca.mbx.navfac-sw-pao-mailbox@us.navy.mil or mailed to: Public Affairs Office, 750 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92132. Written comments must be postmarked no later than December 10, 2025. Verbal comments may be submitted at: (619) 909-8746.
Yuma County Main Library (Information Desk)
2951 South 21st Drive
Yuma, AZ 85364
(928) 782-1871
Download a PDF of the Action Memorandum using the link below:
Final Action Memorandum Time-Critical Removal Action at MRP Site 1a and CAOC 10