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Phoenix outlines wildland‑urban interface preparedness: more resources, drone surveillance and regional coordination
Summary
City fire, water and emergency management staff described the city pproach to wildland‑urban interface (WUI) fires, including pre‑planning, mutual/automatic aid, drone and air support, fuel‑reduction partnerships and operational coordination with water services and county agencies.
City emergency-management, fire and water officials described Phoenix’s current preparations for wildland‑urban interface (WUI) fires at the Feb. 25 policy meeting, outlining preplanning, regional coordination, equipment and communications protocols the city uses during brush and mountain fires.
Assistant Chief Tim Scribe of the Phoenix Fire Department told the council the department maps WUI areas so those locations are incorporated into the computer‑aided dispatch system and so an enhanced initial dispatch is available when weather and fuel conditions raise risk. He described the WUI deployment package that sends multiple engines, brush trucks, tenders and command officers on initial reports in high‑risk zones — a change from earlier practice of sending a single engine and a brush truck — so crews can control fires early.
Scribe also described operational tools the department uses: joint prescribed burns where…
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