Fire crews spent Wednesday battling an active double house fire near 28th Street and Van Buren in Phoenix, according to the Phoenix Fire Department. A department public information officer is on scene and is expected to share more details as the situation develops.
In a post on X from the Phoenix Fire Department, officials said crews are responding to two homes. The initial update did not include any information about injuries, evacuations or a suspected cause.
Department capacity and response
According to Phoenix Fire Department planning documents, the agency staffs roughly 2,000 sworn personnel and operates a regional dispatch system that covers more than 2,000 square miles. That system allows automatic aid from neighboring agencies to be dispatched when an incident calls for extra resources…