As part of routine wastewater surveillance in Maricopa County, Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) is reporting the detection of an influenza subtype associated with avian flu in local wastewater. No human cases of avian flu have been detected in Maricopa County, and the risk to the general population remains low.
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued a PM2.5 High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for Tuesday, December 31 and Wednesday, January 1.
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The Maricopa County Air Quality Department has declared a No Burn Day for Thursday, December 12 due to elevated levels of PM10 (dust).
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Spread from animals to humans is unlikely; overall risk to community members remains low
Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) is working closely with state and federal partners to respond to detection of avian influenza in a small number of animals that are part of a zoo collection in Litchfield Park. Overall risk to the public and zoo visitors remains low.
The Maricopa County Air Quality Department has declared a No Burn Day for Thursday, December 5 due to elevated levels of PM10 (dust).
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The Maricopa County Air Quality Department has declared a No Burn Day for Tuesday, December 3 due to elevated levels of PM10 (dust).
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Small nonfarm businesses in four Arizona counties and a neighboring county in California are now eligible to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sánchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration.
On Wednesday, November 20, 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 conduct an opt-in Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA).
Over the fall and winter months, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) plans to take advantage of seasonally cooler temperatures to accomplish multiple prescribed fire projects throughout Arizona.
State prescribed fire managers say so far projects are planned for Coconino, Apache, Navajo, Maricopa, and Yavapai Counties.
Project work remains dependent on resource availability and on favorable weather conditions which provide for safe burning efforts and successful project implementation and completion.