In this especially active wildfire season, the Town of Jerome urges residents to stay informed and prepared in the event of a fire emergency. Here are some links with useful information.
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CURRENT FIRE RESTRICTIONS (STAGE 2)
InciWeb: Wildfire information and status updates:
Information on Rafael Fire
Information on Backbone Fire
Code Red: Yavapai County emergency notification system
(notifications for all types of emergencies)
Ready Set Go!
(Information regarding how to prepare for and react to an evacuation order)
What to pack in an Emergency Kit
(information from FEMA)
INFORMATION FROM ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE (APS):
APS MESSAGE REGARDING CURRENT WILDFIRES:
6/22/21:
Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) is working closely with the agencies responding to wildfires across the state. While there has been some impact to APS infrastructure due to wildfire activity, at this time there are no customers without power because of the fires and disruption in service is not currently anticipated. APS is monitoring fire progress and will coordinate with emergency response agencies in the event there is a need to take power lines out of service to protect firefighters and/or if the fire or smoke impacts electrical infrastructure.
APS customers can visit aps.com/outagecenter for information on how to be prepared for an outage and to view the APS outage map.
