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APS, Coconino County Emergency Management present on wildfire preparations to county board

Working The Prairie Fire

Firefighters talk about the containment plan for the Prairie Fire in January on the southern boundary of the blaze near Parks.

Hearing updates from the National Weather Service (NWS), Arizona Public Service (APS) and staff from Coconino County Emergency Management and the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, the Coconino County Board of Supervisors took a look at the area's readiness for the upcoming fire season.

The presentation at the end of the board's Tuesday, Feb. 25, meeting provided an overview of the current environmental conditions, mitigation efforts from APS and other details on the county’s preparations for possible evacuations. Led by Tim Carter, Coconino County’s interim director of emergency management, the presentation spanned nearly two hours as the county looked to get ahead of what could be a significant wildland fire season.





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