With a new wildfire season approaching for Arizona, officials with the state's Department of Forestry and Fire Management gave an update on conditions that influence fire behavior, and what they are doing to prepare.
With a new wildfire season approaching, officials with Arizona's Department of Forestry and Fire Management gave an update on conditions that influence fire behavior, and what they are doing to prepare for it. FOX 10's Lindsey Ragas reports.Potential wildfires in Arizona are on the top of offiical's minds, as a new wildfire season gets close, and the state is trying to get ahead of things.
"A lot of preparation is happening right now to identify those critical areas that are most at risk, so that's where our focus is," said Arizona State Forester Tom Torres. "Heavy fuel loading on the grasses that are above normal, with the onset of monsoons a couple of years ago and lack of actually large scale fires down there," said John Truett, a Fire Management Officer with the Department of Forestry and Fire Management. "That grass crop is two to three years old now, so that fuel loading is very heavy.""Never burn debris or yard waste on windy days.
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