August 28, 2019 • Vol. 17, No. 41
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New River Fire produces 8-foot flames near high-volatage power, gas lines
Daisy Mountain firefighter injured on the scene BY TARA ALATORRE
Crews work to contain a fire aggressively blazing through a remote area in New River that threatened a nearby cement plant and high-voltage power lines and gas lines located west of the I-17, on New River Road.
(Photo courtesy of DMFM)
NEW RIVER – The New River Fire, which burned 844 acres of desert in about 24 hours, sparked on the afternoon of August 21, near mile marker two on New River Road. It rapidly spread north, threatening a concrete plant and high-voltage power and gas lines, which are located west of the Interstate 17 and east of Lake Pleasant. Driven by high winds and heavy fuels of dried brush, grass and chaparral combined with low humidity from an unproductive monsoon season, the New River Fire was 100 percent contained by the evening of August 22, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and
Fire Management (AZDFFM). “At one point[it] jumped the road producing eightfoot flames,” AZDFFM’s spokesperson Tiffany Davila stated in an email to The Foothills Focus on August 23. “Firefighters were able to quickly secure the NE corner which prevented the fire from spreading to nearby structures.” Davila says, approximately 100 firefighters were on scene working to ensure flames and smoke did not reach nearby KV high-voltage power and gas lines that could have caused serious safety risks for crews,
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Game and Fish offering Last chance to come face-to-face with the free boat decontaminations largest collection of mummies ever assembled PHOENIX – The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) continues to help prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS), and it seems the ramifications are being felt throughout some Western U.S. states. During the 2018-19 fiscal year, AZGFD decontaminated a record 237 boats -- up from 159 the previous fiscal year. This increase in decontaminations also has helped some Western states, namely Idaho and Utah, curtail accumulations of AIS. “During the past year, the state of Utah has received many more advanced notices
of boats traveling to Utah from infested waters within Arizona compared to previous years,” said Nathan Owens, Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Decontamination (or decons) consists of a specialized hot water wash to kill and remove aquatic invasive species. “In addition, these notices have indicated that more inspection and decontamination work had been performed on these boats prior to transport, mitigating much of the risk
FREE DECONS continued on page 11
PHOENIX – Mummies of the World: The Exhibition, which is the largest collection of real mummies and related artifacts ever assembled, is wrapping up its run at Arizona Science Center on September 2. Before the Center bids adieu to the 40 real human and animal mummies and 85 rare artifacts from across the globe, they have invited special guest speakers from Grand Canyon University’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology to join them for “Mummies After Hours” from 5 to 9 p.m. on Pictured: An Egyptian sarcophagus on display at the Arizona Science Center for its Mummies of the World exhibit.
(Photo courtesy of Arizona Science Center)
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Amped Coffee will offer
MTA forming new comedy
YCSO conducts airlift rescue
• Bluhm Column
drive-thru service soon
troupe for ages 12-17
for woman who fell off horse
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