The 24 communities covered from Phoenix

No. Gilbert sits roughly 28 kilometers from the downtown Phoenix anchor point, outside the 25-kilometer ring, so it is neither served nor listed. Avondale, Goodyear, Surprise, Buckeye and Apache Junction are outside it too. Northwest Chandler and west Mesa mark the southeastern and eastern edges.

Not necessarily. Pages exist for the 24 places with enough local character to write about honestly, and a few spots inside the ring have no page of their own, Cashion and the area around Papago Park among them. Call with your cross streets and you get a plain yes or no.

Ask before you assume. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the Gila River Indian Community both sit inside or just beyond the 25-kilometer ring, and neither is listed as served. Coverage and permitting work differently there, so raise it on the call.

Not the same one every time. A local restoration crew is dispatched as fast as one becomes available, so which one you get depends on the hour and the night. The method, the documentation and the approved emergency price are identical whether you are in Coronado or at the east end of Sun City.