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The Sheriff's Assist Team (SAT) is an all‑volunteer organization that performs neighborhood‑watch coordination, vacation house checks, traffic safety support at public events and other tasks that free deputies for patrol duties. “Our job and our mission is to assist the sheriff's department by doing jobs that the deputies don't have to do,” Wheeler said.

Wheeler said SAT volunteers also support large incidents by staffing intersections so deputies can focus on other tasks; he cited a recent multi‑day deployment to the Stronghold Fire where volunteers worked 24‑hour shifts at intersections.

For the Hummingbird Triathlon, Wheeler said SAT will be on site around 6:30 a.m.; the event begins at 7 a.m. and typically runs into the late morning. Volunteers will be positioned on parts of the bicycle route — Charleston Road and Mohsen Road — to warn drivers and stop traffic briefly when groups of cyclists cross intersections. “We don't block the roads; it's just, by need… we'll stop the cars, let the bikes through,” he said.

Wheeler also described SAT’s role in funeral escorts and other community services, and encouraged listeners to contact the sheriff's office to learn more about volunteering or to report nonemergency concerns. The sheriff's dispatch number is (520) 432‑9500 and the office email provided on air was sheriffstips@cochise.az.gov. The sheriff's office web page is cochise.az.gov/sheriff.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","20250815 First Watch","oneSentenceSummary","Alan Wheeler, deputy commander of operations for the Sheriff's Assist Team (SAT), described volunteer duties including house checks, event traffic support and funeral escorts, and outlined SAT plans for the Hummingbird Triathlon Saturday.","taxTitle","Cochise County, Arizona","taxId",27859,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":42,"_45":78,"_46":79,"_48":80,"_50":81,"_52":82,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6585827,"Cochise County sheriff warns of reduced monsoon totals, stresses border partnerships and cautions on impersonation scams",756,756000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5590335-da68e016c78b95eb39f66ba515ebc91e&start=0&end=756","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5590335-da68e016c78b95eb39f66ba515ebc91e/thumbnail_0.jpg","/articles/6585827/Cochise-County/Arizona/Cochise-County-sheriff-warns-of-reduced-monsoon-totals-stresses-border-partnerships-and-cautions-on-impersonation-scams","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6585827-29652d41e5faed794f1f09d3cc5e6f79/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171469&Signature=NpUmoyv2gBroPmthje2jOE6kBFsmhUS4xhbeMeSU-nq-3b6u4d8oIfddpTpkIiHQiwQkVO88ZWW3yH-bLwZnc1yYhsw6pJQsqyiJrloyE--SuEeq~V2LehAfRLRa0HumRgeV4SBVbIEv6G4UChcNdPI4amRwjXOpn-a6ZPg2cEkQgpOS0cg88U~VH2-VnwvswkbdFRTnd3Wuo-CqhkjONqZDXMbxfMPvYsXi6uWMRpGoAe2ArNR9fIbempY0ZYxfZVQODaVIt0ENWJRyUP8Qj--ffmaxh4cZ0rQx8YziRAap6LRxKdGvI5AuV4ewQeW7AgywUn13OgNm1IkdGaPcmw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sheriff Mark Dannels told listeners Cochise County’s monsoon season is running well below normal and described local impacts on ranchers and public safety.

“We’re 50% — 50% less than what we normally are at this time of year,” Dannels said, summarizing a rancher’s report that the county had seen roughly four inches of rain compared with an average near eight inches. He warned that low seasonal totals do not eliminate the risk of localized flooding: “You could see flooding in one specific watershed or one specific wash,” he said earlier in the program.

Dannels praised cooperation among state, local and federal partners on border operations, saying federal agents are “reemployed” and that multi‑agency cases are yielding results. He described ongoing outreach meetings with Mexican officials and said visits from state candidates or officials provide opportunities to show border operations and partnerships.

The sheriff also warned residents about telephone scams that impersonate law‑enforcement personnel. He described a recurring fraud in which callers claim to be deputies and provide a callback number that plays a recording identifying “Lieutenant Michael” of the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office. “We don’t have a lieutenant Michael,” Dannels said. He advised residents to call official dispatch numbers rather than returning numbers given by suspicious callers.

Dannels described being certified in emergency medical training and recounted a recent incident in which he and another responder performed CPR and the person survived. He used that account to underscore the value of bystander training and first‑aid readiness among rural first responders.

He also urged motorists to follow traffic signals and avoid distracted driving, relating repeated stops for drivers making illegal right turns on red and drivers using phones in their laps. Separately, he expressed condolences over a child‑involved vehicle strike underway with the Sierra Vista Police Department investigation and asked the public to remain vigilant around schools and bus routes.

Dannels encouraged residents to call dispatch at (520) 432‑9500 for official information or to report suspected scams, and he noted the sheriff’s office posts links and updates on its Facebook page and website.","Sheriff Mark Dannels described recent low monsoon rainfall, praised coordinated state-local-federal border work, recounted a lifesaving CPR incident, and warned residents about phone scams impersonating deputies.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_46":91,"_48":92,"_50":93,"_52":94,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":95,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":96,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6585831,"Cochise County emergency services urges residents to sign up for Ready, Set, Go alerts; offers sandbag guidance",529,1426000,1955000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5590335-da68e016c78b95eb39f66ba515ebc91e&start=1426&end=1955","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5590335-da68e016c78b95eb39f66ba515ebc91e/thumbnail_1426000.jpg","/articles/6585831/Cochise-County/Arizona/Cochise-County-emergency-services-urges-residents-to-sign-up-for-Ready-Set-Go-alerts-offers-sandbag-guidance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6585831-5a16e24221aa8c77d4b56547bb912af4/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171469&Signature=R9Q~Ip~NzFyPdRJRe4Mfgo-gjo5jR0JVCOwvErDGYxOdNmrNdQ6YaVLZcz0jM4DVMb~BqLXOPN8nPq4S1RWWFj9cyZGxDkzMb~75emD4I03u0jZh7k-TDE9JYur3619iwwPVquV0E-krP6i-zDh9LosF~HVxCKSTlOJnIoo1x4VXt28LwzmdZ9tPWDuoSMQvRWdfmeSNe1xGfC4U7EswZFYLcV28JhTdDBWfN59wV48yReQp9L-fjAGlXy~UL5KXL1QWrjy0TtkOvO04eo5A7WTzTZVvRCKQpepoyMv1TDNTuX1NJsb1ZrRFXDFCPnuUD2Rl9ZvU0w3FIVk2uV6VFg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dan Deshaun, director of Emergency Services for Cochise County, urged residents to sign up in advance for location-based emergency alerts and outlined the Ready, Set, Go evacuation framework used statewide.

Deshaun said localized storms can cause serious flooding even in a season with below-average monsoon totals. “You could see flooding in one specific watershed or one specific wash,” he said, adding that a small storm in a canyon can cause significant damage.

The Ready, Set, Go program, standardized across Arizona and promoted by the Arizona Sheriffs' Association, gives staged guidance: “Ready” means prepare in advance (for example, gather the “five P’s” — pets, prescriptions, papers, personal items and priceless items), “Set” means a hazard is nearby and you should start getting ready, and “Go” is an evacuation order. Deshaun said the county aims to limit alert fatigue by reserving “Go” notifications for life-safety threats and encouraged residents to follow guidance when an evacuation is issued.

Deshaun gave practical sandbag instructions for residents who pick up free sand and bags from some public works sites: fill bags two-thirds full, fold the open edge over, stack bags so seams do not line up and keep a sandbag wall as wide as it is high to avoid tipping. “You can’t overfill them,” he said. He also noted there are no ready‑made, prefilled sandbags available countywide — residents or neighbors must fill them.

The director described post-fire flooding risk: wildfire can change soil characteristics so it repels water and causes rapid runoff, increasing the risk of mudslides or fast-moving flows even during modest storms. He recommended special vigilance in burned watersheds.

Deshaun gave a statistical overview of county emergency declarations: over the past 50 years Cochise County recorded 19 emergency declarations, eight for flooding, four for drought and two for wildfire. He said the county had not issued an emergency declaration for flooding so far this year but noted prior declarations in 2022 for affected communities.

To receive targeted alerts tied to an address, Deshaun said residents should sign up in advance so alerts are geotargeted to their home. He also recommended that family members register on behalf of seniors or others who need assistance so a relative will be alerted and can help. The county sign-up URL is cochise.myfreealerts.com; the system requires a short two‑factor authentication step but does not require creating a user account.

For more information, Deshaun said the alert sign-up flyer and links are posted on the Cochise County website and the county’s social media pages.","Dan Deshaun, Cochise County director of emergency services, reminded residents that flooding remains a top local hazard, explained the Ready, Set, Go evacuation framework and gave practical sandbag and post-fire flooding tips, and provided the county alert sign-up link.","actionData","errors"]

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Sheriff's Assist Team to staff intersections for Hummingbird Triathlon; volunteers describe community support roles

Cochise County sheriff warns of reduced monsoon totals, stresses border partnerships and cautions on impersonation scams

Cochise County emergency services urges residents to sign up for Ready, Set, Go alerts; offers sandbag guidance