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Navajo County keeps stage 1 fire restrictions as APS outlines public safety power‑shutoff plan
Summary
County public health staff warned of worsening drought and kept Stage 1 fire restrictions; Arizona Public Service described layered wildfire mitigation work and a new, limited public safety power‑shutoff (PSPS) program that could affect customers in Show Low and nearby areas.
Katrina, a representative of the Navajo County Public Health Services District, told the Board of Supervisors at a meeting in April that short‑term drought and seasonal forecasts have left the county in severe to extreme drought and that the county remains in Stage 1 fire restrictions.
"We remain in stage 1 fire restrictions with no outlook of that going away anytime soon," Katrina said, and she described what Stage 1 requires: no debris burning, suspension of all burn permits and a prohibition on littering of smoking materials.
The nut graf: county officials urged residents and visitors to take precautions as the region enters a hotter, drier season and as Arizona Public Service (APS) rolls out new tools to reduce the risk that power infrastructure will start or spread wildfires.
Katrina said recent winter storms did not materially improve drought measures and that the county’s wildfire coordination team continues weekly meetings. She urged the public to avoid backyard fires if wind is…
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