Coconino County Emergency Management and Public Works staff are currently in the Town of Tusayan, working closely with Town leadership on assessing the situation after a significant rainfall event impacted the Grand Canyon gateway community yesterday.
Coconino County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and Tusayan officials can confirm no injuries or search and rescue activity at this time. State Route 64 has reopened in both directions, permitting access to Tusayan and the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The K-12 Grand Canyon School is also open for classes today.
The American Red Cross shelter has been established at the Tusayan Airport Terminal. The shelter is planned to stay open through Thursday, August 24. Sandbags and bottled water are available at Tusayan Town Hall and the Grand Canyon Shuttle and Park & Ride parking lot on State Route 64. St. Mary’s Food Bank will have food assistance packages available tomorrow morning at the Town Hall.
County and State assessors are on site conducting ongoing damage assessments to determine impacts to public infrastructure and private property, and supporting debris removal. We are also working with the Red Cross to establish a community assistance center in town for residents whose primary residences were flooded, more details will be available soon.
The order for residents to boil drinking water remains in effect through Thursday, August 24 at 12 p.m. The municipal water provider has tested the town’s water supply for contaminants and is expecting results tomorrow morning from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).
Tusayan and Coconino County are planning a public meeting on Thursday, a time and location will be determined.
Coconino County Information Technology also supported the incident command center with a direct link to Starlink, enabling efficient and timely communications from a remote area.