August 7, 2019 • Vol. 17, No. 38
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Verde Fire activity increases from winds, still uncontained Burns approximately 2,000 acres near Rio Verde, Fort McDowell BY TARA ALATORRE
Pictured: The area shaded in red on the map is the perimeter of the Verde Fire.
Map courtesy of Tonto National Forest
RIO VERDE – A wildfire caused by lightning that ignited on August 3, approximately two miles northeast of the Fort McDowell Reservation and four miles northeast of Rio Verde, continues to grow. Firefighters say that activity has increased on the south side of the fire due to outflow winds from thunderstorms. At the time this was written the Verde Fire had burned approximately 1,960 acres of desert located approximately 15 miles northeast of Scottsdale, and was zero percent contained as of August 6, according to social media posts from the
Tonto National Forest. “Firefighters are monitoring fire movement and a Type 3 Incident Management Team has been ordered to assume command of the fire if necessary,” Tonto National Forest’s Public Affairs Officer, Carrie Templin, stated in a press release on August 5. The fire is burning on the east side of the Verde River, near Black Mesa, fueled by grass and brush in a remote area with limited road access for fire crews. Most of the movement is to the northeast and southwest,
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Traveling Vietnam Memorial to make a stop in Peoria ALL ABOUT ARIZONA NEWS
A half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is scheduled to make a stop at Rio Vista Community Park in Peoria Sept. 5-9. The monument will be open to visitors 24 hours a day. Created in 1984, the Moving Wall monument has been traveling the country for more than 30 years. The last stops in Arizona were July 2018 in Surprise, and Peoria in 2019. The memorial replica features 58,000 names of men and women who were killed or went missing during the Vietnam War.
The Vietnam memorial travels the country as an opportunity for people who are not able to visit Washington, D.C. to see the original, full-size memorial. In addition those interested in visiting the Moving Wall, the city of Peoria is looking for volunteers who are interested in working during the monuments time in Arizona. The exhibit requires an onsite host, an assembly and disassembly team, food donations and preparations and also event support. For more information on the Memorial or if you are interested in volunteering visit vvmf.org/TheWall-That-Heals.
Pictured: Uniformed service members point to and salute the names of veterans for local family members visiting the replica wall at Lake Pleasant on March 16, 2019. (Photo by Tara Alatorre/Staff)
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