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Flagstaff officials outline '5 Es' wildfire strategy, stress preparedness as dry conditions persist
Summary
Fire department and partners presented the city—s multi-pronged wildfire approach at the Feb. 18 council meeting, emphasizing education, enforcement, engineering, economic incentives and emergency response and describing water-system resilience and community mitigation programs.
City of Flagstaff firefighters, emergency managers and county partners briefed the City Council on Feb. 18 on a comprehensive wildfire-preparedness strategy that centers on five lines of mitigation — education, enforcement, engineering, economic incentive and emergency response — and on community partnerships to reduce risk ahead of the 2025 fire season.
Fire officials described current preparations, training and systems that undergird response capacity, and outlined programs to reduce neighborhood vulnerability. The presentation covered the department—s staffing and wildfire-management resources, the city—s water-supply resilience, community education programs and fuel-reduction projects funded in part with voter-approved and outside grants.
"We have to treat this as a team sport," the Fire Chief said, summarizing the presentation. He described the department—s structure: 90 firefighters, nine wildland staff and supporting prevention and logistics teams. Chief and staff stressed the role of the Wildland Fire Management fund in stabilizing seasonal…
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