Scottsdale Fire patrols community during wildfire season [Video]

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Very dry conditions and hot temperatures are keeping firefighters on high alert for any potential wildfire starts in the Valley. 

The Scottsdale Fire Department said they’re working on fire prevention daily by patrolling the community in their brush trucks.

Dave Folio, a Scottsdale Fire Department Public Information Officer, said local construction crews have been a recent concerning cause for fire starts. Folio said there have been at least eight fire starts by construction crews recently. 

And they’re also very concerned about fires that go unreported at the beginning, which puts them at risk of burning out of control. 

In 2023, Scottsdale Fire said a construction crew caused the Diamond Fire. That blaze forced more than 1,000 people to evacuate their homes. So now, fire crews are asking anyone who sees a fire …