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Cochise County sheriff warns of reduced monsoon totals, stresses border partnerships and cautions on impersonation scams
Summary
Sheriff Mark Dannels described recent low monsoon rainfall, praised coordinated state-local-federal border work, recounted a lifesaving CPR incident, and warned residents about phone scams impersonating deputies.
Sheriff Mark Dannels told listeners Cochise County’s monsoon season is running well below normal and described local impacts on ranchers and public safety.
“We’re 50% — 50% less than what we normally are at this time of year,” Dannels said, summarizing a rancher’s report that the county had seen roughly four inches of rain compared with an average near eight inches. He warned that low seasonal totals do not eliminate the risk of localized flooding: “You could see flooding in one specific watershed or one specific wash,” he said earlier in the program.
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