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Navajo County officials urge residents to prepare as dry conditions raise wildfire risk
Summary
County emergency staff and supervisors described worsening drought and coordinated regional preparations, urged home hardening and defensible space, announced a March 29 White Mountain Wildfire Preparedness Expo and said weekly stakeholder calls will increase with conditions.
Katrina, a county staff member leading the presentation, told the Navajo County Board of Supervisors on Monday that the county’s wildfire outlook is worsening and urged residents to prepare now.
"Our communities are afraid," Katrina said, describing short- and long-term drought, low precipitation and higher-than-normal temperatures that increase the potential for large fires this spring and summer. She said local officials are already treating the outlook as serious and are coordinating mitigation and public messaging with federal, state, tribal and local partners.
County emergency staff and other officials meet through the White Mountain Fire Coordination Group, Katrina said, to review weekly forecasts, resource availability and daily fire…
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