Arizona Department of Public Safety Advises of Major Storm to hit Arizona and Offers Safety Tips to Motorists
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) is requesting all motorists traveling on Arizona highways to exercise care and caution and they travel during the 2008 Christmas Holiday time period.
The National Weather Service has advised that a strong winter snow storm will be moving into Arizona on Wednesday, December 24 and will probably intensify on Christmas Day, December 25. The winter storm will affect several parts of the state with heavy snowfall projected at 12-24 inches in elevations above 6000 feet and producing rain in lower elevations. The increasing cold temperatures may drop the snow level to 4000 for some areas. In addition, the storm may produce wind gusts up to 40 M.P.H. which when combined with either snow or rain creates poor visibility for motorists traveling on Arizona’s public highways. News Release PDF
One of the lessons learned after the Rodeo/Chediski Fire, during the 2003
wildfires that devastated California, and the hurricanes in the south was
the need to have a single source of information available to the public relating
to the emergency in progress. Currently during such events the public often
has to contact various agencies to determine information such as evacuation
routes and evacuation centers, what to do with their pets, special health
care needs, a report on the smoke in the air, wildfire or other incidents,
volunteer opportunities, and a multitude of other types of inquiries. The
joint information center is a “one-stop shopping” facility where
the caller will be able to receive accurate information regarding the incident
(ie wildfire, public health emergency, hazardous material spill, natural
disaster) and other pertinent information needed to facilitate desired public
action.
Call 593 for Information
The center will be located in Apache County at the Springerville Elementary
School or in Navajo County at the Lakeside Fire Department. The center will
produce information to be posted to this website. People needing information
from the center during an emergency can dial “593” and talk to
a trained volunteer. The “593” system is operational now but
during non-emergency times, a caller will be given a choice by county to
hear a recorded message pertaining to local emergency management, health
alerts or concerns, and wildfires or prescribed fires in progress.more
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The center will be located in Apache County at the Springerville Elementary
School or in Navajo County at the Lakeside Fire Department. The center will
produce information to be posted to this website. People needing information
from the center during an emergency can dial “593” and talk to
a trained volunteer. The “593” system is operational now but
during non-emergency times, a caller will be given a choice by county to
hear a recorded message pertaining to local emergency management, health
alerts or concerns, and wildfires or prescribed fires in progress.more
