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Local Woods Watch Training and Orientation

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Sedona AZ (May 17, 2015)Even with recent precipitation, concerns about drought conditions and the impending Wild Land Fire Season are on the minds of many community members living in cities and unincorporated areas throughout Coconino County in northern Arizona. In an effort to address these concerns, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, Flagstaff Police Department, and the U.S. Forest Service are offering Woods Watch Training and Orientation, a volunteer program (similar to Neighborhood Watch) of vital importance in residential areas that interface with forested land.

Volunteers will be trained to assist local officials by watching for and properly reporting people accessing closed areas, using fire carelessly and or ignoring fire restrictions and prohibitions, especially on forested lands. The Woods Watch has proven very successful in years past. As additional protective eyes within our communities, Woods Watch volunteers helped prevent unlawful fire activity and, with the extremely dry and windy conditions our communities often experience, forest and wild land fires which may have endangered human and animal lives, property and habitat.

fireThis year, we are offering Woods Watch re-certification and new volunteer training on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, at 6:00 in the evening at the Law Enforcement Administration Facility, 911 East Sawmill Road, Flagstaff. Citizens who attended training in previous years are asked to attend again for a review and receipt of updated information. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office will also provide Woods Watch training to our established volunteer groups such as Search and Rescue, existing Neighborhood Watch Programs and CERT, during regular meetings. The re-certification and new volunteer training lasts approximately one hour.

The Woods Watch Program is a joint commitment between law enforcement officers and community members to keep local communities and forests beautiful, safe and free of wild land fires. For additional information, contact Gerry Blair of the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office at 928-226-5089 or Sergeant Margaret Bentzen at 928-556-2300.

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