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Parks board expands heat‑safety trail restrictions at South Mountain; Phoenix plans wider signage and outreach
Summary
Parks staff and Phoenix Fire Department outlined a trails heat‑safety program that adds several steep South Mountain segments to existing restrictions tied to National Weather Service extreme heat warnings; officials emphasized rescuer safety and new signage, outreach and monitoring plans.
City Parks and Recreation staff and Phoenix Fire Department officials briefed the Transportation Infrastructure and Planning Subcommittee on April 16 about an expanded trails heat‑safety program that now includes several steep South Mountain segments in days with National Weather Service extreme heat warnings.
The parks department said the Parks and Recreation Board, at its March meeting, directed staff to add the Holbert Trail, Mormon Trail, and the steep section of the National Trail accessible from the Pima Canyon Trailhead to the list of trails restricted during extreme heat warnings. Those trails together total roughly 6.71 miles of the preserve and would be restricted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on days when an extreme heat warning is in effect, staff said.
Nut graf: The program is designed to reduce heat‑related rescues and keep firefighters from…
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