9/1/23

WILDFIRES AND FLOODS ARE TWO OF THE MOST COMMON DISASTERS FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY, AND STATE OFFICIALS WANT YOU TO BE READY FOR THEM. GOVERNOR KATIE HOBBS DECLARED SEPTEMBER ARIZONA PREPAREDNESS MONTH. 

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS HAS BEGUN THE “30 DAYS, 30 WAYS TO PREPARE” CAMPAIGN. STATE OFFICIALS URGE EVERYONE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY PLAN, WHICH SHOULD INCLUDE ANY PETS AND LIVESTOCK. SINCE FAMILY MEMBERS MAY BE SEPARATED DURING A DISASTER, YOU SHOULD HAVE A SELECT A LOCATION TO MEET UP BEFOREHAND. ALSO, CHECK SOCIAL MEDIA FOR ANY EMERGENCY ALERTS. 

HERE IN THE PRESCOTT AREA, YOU SHOULD STOCK UP ON SANDBAGS TO PREPARE FOR ANY FLOODING. FREE SANDBAGS ARE AVAILABLE AT LOCAL FIRE STATIONS, BUT YOU MUST FILL THEM YOURSELF. WHEN IT COMES TO WILDFIRE PREPARATION, CLEAR EXCESS BRUSH AND VEGETATION FROM AROUND YOUR PROPERTY TO CREATE DEFENSIBLE SPACE.