San Carlos Apache Reservation Chairman Terry Rambler Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is directing the Tonto Nation Forest to rescind the Final Environmental impact Statement and draft Record of Decision for the proposed Resolution Copper Mine. This action stops the transfer of Oak Flat, land that …
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Griffin Fire Grows, Communities Remain in “Set” and “Go” Ko’ Ba Nagoni i’ Fire crews worked throughout the night to build and burn out along existing roads southeast of the Griffin Fire to protect homes along the Highway 60 corridor and keep the fire from moving toward Cutter. Crews today …
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Griffin Fire Continues to Progress into the Sevenmile Drainage Ko’ Ba Nagoni i’ Salt Fire Location: 11 miles north of Globe, AZ near the junction of Hwy. 188 and SR 288 Cause: Lightning Size: 20,809 acres Percent containment: 57% Vegetation: Sonoran Desert Grass and Brush Fire Strategy: Full Suppression Griffin Fire Location: 5 …
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Some lakes, forest roads will remain accessible PHOENIX, June 30, 2020 — For Immediate Release. Wildfires have burned more than 224,500 acres this year on the Tonto National Forest. Ongoing extreme fire danger due to dry conditions and hot temperatures following a wet winter that produced an abundance of dry …
Read More »PHOENIX, June 14, 2020 — The Bush Fire on the Tonto National Forest increased in size to 14,371 and remains at 0% containment. The fire growth is being driven by hot, dry and windy conditions and an excess of grass and brush growth. Due to the fire’s growth and movement, the …
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Earlier this month Governor Doug Ducey announced the state would conduct a blitz of covid-19 testing to take place on three consecutive weekends. According to the Governors’ office the testing was being done (1) to determine the extent of the population affected by COVID-19 and allow intelligent decisions to be …
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The next three Saturdays, several providers will be participating in the Arizona Testing Blitz which anticipates testing 30 – 60K people over the three week period. PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey today announced that the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), in partnership with healthcare partners across the state, are …
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The order states that Arizona residents must limit their time away from home except when involved in “essential activities,” work or volunteering in “essential functions,” using any services or products provided by essential businesses, and employment if they are a sole proprietor or family-owned business who works in an office …
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March 30, 2020 Dear Governor Ducey: In acknowledgement of recent empirical findings that support social distancing as an effective mechanism by which to slow the spread of COVID-19, we as mayors representing millions of vulnerable Arizonans fervently urge Governor Ducey to issue a Stay-At-Home order for the state. We understand …
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March 30_ CVRMC- Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center (CVRMC) has moved to the next level of precaution in their “COVID-19 Response Plan.” NOTE: Update item #6 as of March 31 There are currently two entry points at the hospital, the Main Entrance and the Emergency Entrance. The following is the …
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