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Flagstaff and APS outline multi-agency plan for public safety power shutoffs and community impacts
Summary
City staff and Arizona Public Service (APS) briefed Flagstaff City Council on Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), mapping validation, likely four-day notices, and city department contingencies for water, wastewater, traffic signals, public safety and communications; staff said generator and fuel logistics, resilience hubs and outreach will be prioritized.
City of Flagstaff emergency management and Arizona Public Service on March 17 presented a coordinated plan to prepare for Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events, emphasizing forecasting, customer mapping validation and multi-department operational contingencies.
APS characterized PSPS as a tool of last resort used when extreme weather (high winds, very low humidity, abnormal heat) combined with hazardous fuels create unacceptable wildfire risk. APS said PSPS events are forecastable several days in advance, and the company plans to publish an interactive customer map publicly on April 1 so residents can check whether their meter is in a designated PSPS zone.
APS briefers described mitigation pillars—vegetation management, grid hardening, asset inspections, operational mitigations and PSPS as last-resort action—and said planned outages typically aim to last roughly 20 hours while crews…
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