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Click below for an application form! Irvin Talley Fire Scholarship Information The Irvin Talley Fire Scholarship Fund provides lodging and tuition expenses for attendance at the Arizona State Fire School. Fire Fighters in Arizona and the neighboring state of Sonora, Mexico are eligible to apply. Applicants must meet Fire School requirements for the classes they will attend. For more information contact Scholarship Chairman Ed Lopez (South Tucson Fire Department - Retired). Irvin Talley served the Safford Fire Department from 1947-1988. He served as Chief of the Department from 1953-1988. Irvin (Stud) was instrumental in the formation of the Associated Fire Fighters of Arizona in 1965. He served as president of the AFFA in 1967. In 1959, the Arizona State Firemen's Association named him outstanding fireman of the year and in 1965, the Graham County Chamber of Commerce named him man of the year. In 1985, the AFFA honored him with the Arizona Fireman of the Year Award. In 1985, the National Volunteer Fire Council honored him as the Nations Fire Fighter of the Year in Birmingham, Alabama. He served on the advisory council of the Arizona State Fire Marshal's Office and was named Deputy State Fire Marshall in 1973. |
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