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.
What to expect next
The department says its public information officer will release further details, and residents and motorists are urged to keep an eye on official channels for the latest word. We will update this story with specifics about injuries, evacuations and damage once fire officials provide them, and the department’s initial notice remains available on its X account.
