Arizona Public Service will start doing planned power shut offs in some rural areas during extreme weather. The utility is looking to prevent wildfires.Areas around Payson, Prescott, Verde Valley and Coconino County could have these shut-offs. One triggering event would be extreme winds over 60 miles per hour that could cause trees and debris to hit power lines.
The IAWF establishment of the Bill Gabbert Fellowship in Wildfire Reporting was initiated by a generous donation from Mark C. Sedenquist, a long-time supporter of WildfireToday and a 50-year student of fire.Sedenquist worked on the Angeles National Forest in 1973-1974 on Engine 314, and on the Coronado National Forest in 1976 as Silver Peak Lookout.