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County emergency management warns of dry winter, elevated spring fire risk; issues preparedness steps, evacuation-zone map and March 12 alert test
Summary
Coconino County emergency management presented a forecast of exceptionally low snowpack and drought conditions and outlined the county’s state of readiness, including evacuation-mapping, exercises, a March 12 countywide alert test and planned community outreach.
Coconino County’s interim emergency management director presented the county’s wildfire and emergency-season forecast on Wednesday, saying drought and historically low snowpack this winter increase the risk of an extended and significant wildfire season in spring.
The forecast: National Weather Service representatives told the board much of Northern Arizona had 25–50% of normal precipitation over the last 90 days and record-low snow water equivalent at many SNOTEL sites. The Climate Prediction Center outlook the county cited shows below-normal precipitation and warmer-than-average…
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