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Tim Carter, deputy director of Coconino County Emergency Management, described the Ready, Set, Go framework adopted statewide and said the county uses Rave Mobile Safety (Smart911) for registered messages and FEMA’s IPAWS for location-based alerts to people in the field. “We’re always in the state of ready. So today, we’re in ready,” Carter said, urging residents to prepare and make a go-bag before a set or go notice.

Carter demonstrated an interactive online evacuation map that assigns each populated area a unique zone number (for example, “Belmont 108”) and encouraged residents to enter their address to find their zone. He said the county and partners can send zone-numbered messages — for example, “Belmont 108 is in set status” — so residents can more quickly identify whether notices apply to them.

Carter and Matt McGrath discussed recent lessons learned from the Tunnel Fire and other fast-moving events and said the county has designated about 200 evacuation zones across its jurisdiction to provide clearer, faster messaging. Carter said the county can deliver messages by text, email, phone and social media and reminded residents to update contact information in Smart911; he said social-media posts are reserved for extreme life-safety notices and IPAWS is used for location-based, broadcast alerts to devices in the area.

On access and human-caused ignitions, McGrath described a pilot practice the Forest Service used in 2023 and during brief intervals in 2024: under stage 2 fire restrictions, the Forest Service and partners close or restrict motor vehicle access on specified roads around the Peaks while allowing foot, bike and horse access. McGrath said the closures are aimed at reducing human-caused fires because “the vast majority of our human caused fires are started within sight of a road.” He added that about 7% of roads on the district are affected by the restriction while Snowball Road and several popular trailheads remain available for public use.

Officials offered materials and QR codes at the meeting to register for alerts and to find evacuation-zone maps; Carter said staff will also provide assistance for people needing help registering and for residents with access or functional needs.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Fort Valley Community Meeting | May 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Coconino County Emergency Management described how residents will be notified during wildfires through Ready, Set, Go messaging, the county Rave/Smart911 system and FEMA IPAWS alerts, and said temporary motor-vehicle closures on specified roads will be used in stage 2 fire restrictions to reduce human-caused ignitions.","taxTitle","Coconino County, Arizona","taxId",2575,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6527023,"County outlines Fort Valley flood modeling, sandbag and barrier plans for post-fire storms",390,286000,676000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3659871-ac8e4c2568f32bf65d4443144fdf1455&start=286&end=676","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3659871-ac8e4c2568f32bf65d4443144fdf1455/thumbnail_286000.jpg","/articles/6527023/Coconino-County/Arizona/County-outlines-Fort-Valley-flood-modeling-sandbag-and-barrier-plans-for-post-fire-storms","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6527023-4213c627039688e5bc3ee5dacc1983c2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158236&Signature=W3G9weifIHhtDTsfXCjp7v~LO4CVnFrzsf5C4Z5Vm1IPXJQI95aEW7gJYCv4CF23rIyhm3BCR1uYsW6mNHdlnYjVv4PfZ7OToNn8zjQLTohfLqHUeeCiHZS3mUfJmj4-Wkdvic8mGJao~qieg8mEYuyfmdQSiy8yNIwA0XaPfCg2Luu02bckGPekT-vIztjgCwh3NcqF3FvEQEXRZkoR3z~YgKhKrGnC6PVBfVh25r6fDepUb2PQVs~gfGXzIkhhno2Qm~qW-2tSxP4RxcAvlnEUTT-1CBVuMXFVwR0MWBXP5Eks1bMptq269Fpnv03DGlkfUIhvgaqN--RZtzzOaw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Coconino County and consultant J.E. Fuller presented flood-modeling results for the Upper Rio watershed that show how even a modest-size burn on the San Francisco Peaks could cause fast-moving post-fire floods that pond behind Highway 180 and flow through Fort Valley into Flagstaff.

Joe Loveridge of J.E. Fuller said the modeling used multiple burn and storm scenarios and identified areas that are likely to see water under many scenarios. “Our baseline, what we're seeing here is really a 2 inch and 45 minute storm event. That's it's a 25 year to 50 year event if you're looking at just the probability of it, but it's a high intensity, short duration monsoonal storm,” Loveridge said.

County and flood-control presenters said modeling and field experience from prior fires and floods informed a short-term mitigation plan that uses two main types of protection: sandbags for wrapping individual houses in slow, shallow flow zones, and heavy concrete “Jersey”-style barriers where fast, deep flow would overpower sandbags. Maps shown to residents used orange polygons to indicate sandbag areas and red to indicate where heavier barriers would be needed.

Lucinda Andrean, director of the Flood Control District, said county planners expect to stage large quantities of material near neighborhood access points and asked residents to review maps and talk with staff after the meeting. “Many of the homes will need to be completely surrounded by sandbags, and there's a very specific protocol for that,” Andrean said; she added the county’s current planning estimate calls for “upwards of 800,000 sandbags” and roughly five and three-and-a-half miles of barrier in key corridors.

Loveridge and other speakers discussed how post-fire flow paths can shift on alluvial fans and at forks above Fort Valley, meaning monitoring after a fire would be needed to determine which tributary takes the bulk of flow. The presenters also noted specific access vulnerabilities at the Cheshire/Highway 180 cut and other narrow crossings where relatively small flows could overtop roads and hinder emergency response.

Presenters said the modeling and maps are available on the county website and in the materials at the meeting; staff offered one-on-one parcel reviews after the presentation. Officials emphasized that the planning is for short-term mitigation following a fire and that larger engineering projects to alter flood infrastructure would require additional studies and funding.","Engineers presented pre- and post-wildfire flood modeling for the Upper Rio watershed, identified likely inundation areas in Fort Valley and described a staging plan that calls for large quantities of sandbags and concrete barriers in specific corridors.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6527025,"Coconino County, Flood Control District and partners accelerate San Francisco Peaks forest restoration",0,4150000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3659871-ac8e4c2568f32bf65d4443144fdf1455&start=4150&end=4150","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3659871-ac8e4c2568f32bf65d4443144fdf1455/thumbnail_4150000.jpg","/articles/6527025/Coconino-County/Arizona/Coconino-County-Flood-Control-District-and-partners-accelerate-San-Francisco-Peaks-forest-restoration","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6527025-8a867cbb9a27cb0ccdddd7bea69ac23b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158236&Signature=Pb9Lm5ZN3eTnZFJK~yETyC8bROymjoNvgnKRz0R9AM4KdjRyy-INUuwxQ4jkRMRp5o2ZymD5OIeFdoplzjD1G-uzqF5CxI~zZRaZShDTopn-gaezPjwdJYL-3T42w0hzohm3vt2WXGCvqjuJ7~4Ek4IAM~hHAe6rEGaBFzYNvVt6oDKxOrrFbudtBwZHi24JOo6~3XjnD2FL5wtJGsUwO5VvHcGjwL8LrL83B-SOQBwHhEz-nJCLfFVci3jQ1Hs1pkpJSgHYijNt9PpTlXH19vgGULuctNRIl9KYgcK8vNNdGfsiGmENobgguLdmXxSS6lwgdwQErb9CnK-tX5Hz4g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Coconino County and the county Flood Control District on Tuesday outlined a stepped-up effort of forest-restoration projects on the San Francisco Peaks, saying work already under way and contracts expected this year will reduce the risk of large, high-severity fires that can trigger damaging post-fire floods.

The effort covers several projects on both sides of Highway 180, including Wing East and Wing West, the Hock and Derfer projects, steep-slope work at LaRue and treatments inside the Fort Valley Experimental Forest. Jay Smith, forest restoration director for the Coconino County Flood Control District, said the district will invest about $3 million this year and about $2.4 million next year toward those projects and other work in the Upper Rio watershed.

“Our plan is to get this done to protect our communities and protect the San Francisco Peaks,” Jay Smith said, describing partnerships that split work so multiple contractors can complete larger areas within a season. Smith said the Hock project was divided into five management areas so three contractors could complete it within a year.

The projects rely on multiple partners. The Nature Conservancy is managing the Hock project while Coconino County and the Flood Control District fund it. The National Forest Foundation is working on the Derfer project, and the Greater Flagstaff Forest Partnership, Lowell Observatory and congressional directed spending from U.S. senators were cited as funding contributors for other projects.

Matt McGrath, district ranger for the Flagstaff Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest, described the restoration approach as a mix of commercial mechanical thinning, prescribed fire and public education. He said the aim is to “reduce the potential for catastrophic fire” and restore more natural fire regimes so future fires pose less threat to homes and downstream communities.

McGrath showed before-and-after satellite imagery of Wing East and said crews remove slash piles when feasible to reduce the need for later pile burns. He also described steep, rocky areas such as LaRue that require specialized equipment or helicopter work; he and other presenters said steep-slope work is more expensive than typical mechanical treatment but can cover larger, higher-risk acres than a helicopter-based option at the same cost.

Jay Smith and McGrath said only one project (Wing West) currently has enough merchantable timber to pay for its harvest costs; most projects require public funds to remove dead-and-down material and slash that has little commercial value but increases post-fire flood risk if left in place.

Officials credited the multi-agency partnerships and recent contract activity with moving many projects from planning into implementation. Matt McGrath said the combination of completed and contracting projects in the Upper Rio watershed “is changing the long term trajectory” of wildfire risk around the Peaks.

The presenters left maps and project information on display and said staff from the Flood Control District, the Forest Service and partner organizations will remain after the presentation to answer parcel-level or technical questions.","Coconino County, the Flood Control District and federal and nonprofit partners described ongoing timber-thinning, prescribed-fire and steep-slope projects meant to reduce wildfire risk on the San Francisco Peaks and lower the chance of post-fire flooding in Fort Valley and Flagstaff.","actionData","errors"]

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