Rural Metro Fire Stands Behind Sun Ridge Power
We have reviewed the Sun Ridge Power project and formally endorse its fire protection design — built on the readiness and responsibility critical generation demands.
A fire protection design that reflects industry best practices for critical power infrastructure.
On June 3, 2026, Rural Metro Fire met with the Sun Ridge Power team to review the project in detail. What we found was a facility engineered from the ground up around the principles we hold our own operations to — readiness, redundancy, and responsibility.
We are proud to lend our support to a project that takes fire-life safety as seriously as the community it serves.
Sun Ridge Power Project
On behalf of Rural Metro Fire, we write to express our support for the Sun Ridge Power project, a natural gas-fired power generation facility proposed by Kindle Energy in Pinal County, Arizona.
The project includes a dedicated firewater pumphouse equipped with both electric-driven and engine-driven pumps. This redundant configuration ensures continuous operational capacity even in the event of a utility power interruption.
The planned Fire Protection System is structured around the three pillars of modern fire-life safety design — detection, alarming, and suppression — the correct approach for a facility of this scale.
Inside The Sun Ridge Plan
Built For Continuity
The design details that earned our support.
Three Pillars Of Fire-Life Safety
Detection
Early-warning systems that identify a developing event before it can escalate — the first line of defense for high-value generation assets.
Alarming
Coordinated notification that mobilizes on-site personnel and dispatches Rural Metro crews the moment an event is confirmed.
Suppression
Backed by the dedicated pumphouse and its redundant electric- and engine-driven pumps — water on demand, even off the grid.
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