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Prescribed burns planned Monday south of Flagstaff
12/03/2021 - 1:25 pm
smoke | prescribed burn | Flagstaff | Coconino National Forest | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

Flagstaff Ranger District fire managers will be conducting a prescribed burn treatment south of Flagstaff on Monday (Dec. 6) to improve forest health and restoration efforts. This effort will provide strategic, vital protection to adjacent private inholdings southwest of the Flagstaff metropolitan area for a locality particularly vulnerable to wildfire. 

This 266-acre maintenance burn, deemed the FUI/Mountainaire/3E Burn Project, will take place just south of Forest Road 714, with smoke traveling along prevailing winds. This may potentially impact the Flagstaff metropolitan area...

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No Burn Day issued for Maricopa County December 2-3, 2021
12/02/2021 - 11:29 am
Maricopa County | No Burn Day | clean air make more | Air Quality | burning restrictions

The Maricopa County Air Quality Department has declared a No Burn Day for Thursday, December 2 and Friday December 3, 2021 due to elevated levels of PM 10 (dust). 

Restrictions:

  • Wood burning in residential fireplaces, chimeneas, outdoor fire pits, and similar outdoor fires is prohibited in Maricopa County. This includes individuals and businesses which have burn permits for open burning.
  • Employees and contractors of government entities are prohibited from operating leaf blowers. Residents are encouraged to avoid leaf blowing during HPAs.
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Treatments continuing on Reed Prescribed Fire Project near Tusayan
12/02/2021 - 7:47 am
Kaibab National Forest | Tusayan | Upper Ten X | Reed Prescribed Fire Project | smoke

The Upper Ten X units on the Reed Prescribed Fire Project located 3 miles east of the Town of Tusayan will be active over the next few weeks as weather permits. Kaibab National Forest fire crews will continue low intensity surface burning to reduce fuel loads in forested areas around the community of Tusayan increasing protection from potential negative effects of uncontrolled wildfire.

Beginning Friday December 3, crews will use hand ignitions to burn a 64-acre unit, and then continue with a series of units the following week. The intent is to burn smaller blocks early in the day to...

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FBI Tech Tuesday: Ho, Ho, Ho Holiday Scams
11/30/2021 - 2:58 pm
holiday | shopping | Scam | cyber monday | black friday | christmas | deals

‘Tis the season for holiday gifting, and many shoppers will go online this time of year to find the best deals on popular items. But the sellers you buy from may not be what they seem.  According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), Arizona ranked 14 out of all 50 states in the number of alleged scam victims reported in 2020, with more than 13,000 consumers claiming a reported total loss of more than $72 million across the state. This year, FBI Phoenix wants local shoppers to enjoy a scam-free holiday season by remaining vigilant against the following schemes.

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Tomorrow: Emergency Notification Testing near Palo Verde Generating Station
11/30/2021 - 1:07 pm
Maricopa | County | Phoenix | Palo Verde | nuclear | Power | plant | siren | alarm | test | drill | wireless | Alert | emergency | notification

On Wednesday, Dec. 1, Palo Verde Generating Station (PVGS), in cooperation with local and State agencies, will test the outdoor warning sirens located within a 10-mile radius of the power plant. In conjunction with the siren test and in the same 10-mile radius, Maricopa County will also test Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA).

Testing will involve activating the sirens twice and WEA once. Sirens will be activated at 12:00 p.m. and again at 12:30 p.m. for approximately three minutes each time. WEA will be tested at 12:15 p.m. Individuals will be stationed at each of the 70 sirens and...

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