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Wednesday, June 15, 2022
APS shares wildfire plan to council BY SCIANNA GARCIA Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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o prepare for possible wildfires, APS shared with the Cave Creek Town Council a response plan and advised about possible outages. Jeff Spohn, APS director of distribution, and Scott Dearth, APS manager of distribution and maintenance, attended the June 6
Cave Creek Town Council meeting to inform the public of a plan they hope to be effective. It’s been two years since major brush fires tore through the area in May 2020. The East Desert and Ocotillo fires burned more than 2,700 acres, impacting several structures. According to reports from Maricopa County, the Ocotillo fire alone caused $1.2 million in damage, destroying 20 buildings, including eight homes. The Arizona Depart-
ment of Forestry and Fire Management sent air tankers to help control the fire. The Cave Creek Complex Wildfire of 2005 was the third largest forest fire in Arizona, scorching over 2,500 acres. APS officials warned of the unpredictability of the wildfires, and the prevention of overgrowth of fuels, and reduction of possi-
see APS page 4
Child Crisis giving away pool fences
BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF
FEATURES......... 17 Barro’s Pizza, Pepsi raise funds for pediatric cancer
FEATURES ........ 18 Pastor Ed Delph discusses “somewhere good to go”
OPINION.......................8 FEATURES................. 17 CLASSIFIEDS............. 22 Zone 2
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wimming is top of mind for children in search of fun and a break from the heat. To create awareness and keep children safe around water, Child Crisis Arizona has relaunched the Pool Fence Safety Program in conjunction with Salt River Project and the United Phoenix Firefighters Charities. “SRP and UPFC launched the free pool fence program about 20 years, which provides funding for families that are financially unable to afford pool barriers and have young children,” said Caitlin Sageng, family resources manager of Child Crisis Arizona. “After a program hiatus, we are now join-
see FENCES page 4
Applications for the Pool Fence Safety program must be sent by July 5.
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