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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Climate
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Scottsdale Fire highlights defensible space ahead of wildfire season
The Brief We're getting a first-hand look at the importance of keeping defensible space around your home all year, but especially during peak wildfire season. FOX 10's Nicole Krasean did a ride-along with Scottsdale Fire Capt. Dave Folio and ended up at the site of the Diamond Fire that burned right up to property lines of new-build homes in summer 2023. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Increased fire restrictions are starting in parts of Arizona. Tonto National Forest is now at stage two restrictions as peak wildfire season inches closer. This year has been dry so far, and firefighters say that could lead to a busy summer. FOX 10's Nicole Krasean tagged along with Scottsdale Fire Capt. Dave Folio to inspect areas at the highest risk. What they're saying The roads they took for this inspection are the same roads where you see "extreme fire risk" signs. Scottsdale Fire says this year, it hasn't been able to change the sign to a lower risk. "I will drive these neighborhoods and I will look for overgrown brush. I'll look for ladder fuels going up into the home or the attic. We can just put a door hanger, simply hang a door hanger, take pictures with our iPad, and it logs it into here, and it sends it to our fire inspection people," Capt. Folio explains. These inspections are crucial after a dry winter, especially in areas with a history of wind-driven fires. READ MORE: Scottsdale Mayor calls on residents to help prevent wildfires Local perspective "We're at ground zero of the Diamond Fire right now, literally where it started," Capt. Folio said. "This thing went 2,000 acres to our east and northeast." The Diamond Fire sparked near under-construction homes in June 2023, threatening up to 400 homes at its peak. The cause was ruled undetermined, but Scottsdale Fire reported six construction-related fires in 2023, and seven last year. New builds continue to pop up, including right next to where the Diamond Fire sparked. "These guys aren't doing any hot work. They're in the framing stages right now, no cutting. But if they do, they've already cleared it away, so we've probably done an inspection there and let them know and given them a piece of paper and said, 'Here's our guidelines,'" Capt. Folio said. Then, home additions come into play. "What happens is, the home's built, the inspection's done, and then you have some general contractor who comes and puts in a new gate or welds a gate or puts in a pool fence. Well, that's who starts it. They haven't been educated," Capt. Folio explained. Brush trucks head out into neighborhoods to spread the message of fire safety. "So we've identified this house, so right off the bat, you see heavy fuels on here. They have cleaned it up, it looks like where they've brought it up, but easily could jump into this, and right up against the house," Capt. Folio said. A gentle reminder is left on the front doorknob of the home and a re-inspection is noted for later. "We're not looking to cite them or anything. We're just looking to educate and team up with our community to be good partners," Capt. Folio said. What you can do Scottsdale Fire suggests starting with five feet of defensible space, and then expanding from there. The goal is to have 20–30 feet of defensible space, which still allows residents to have landscaping and privacy.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ASU students remark on importance of pay, work culture as they enter workforce
The Brief We're hearing from ASU students who are about to enter the workforce and have some non-negotiables for employers. Many students say they value the culture and work-life balance in jobs rather than a high salary. TEMPE, Ariz. - FOX 10's Nicole Krasean headed over to ASU's Tempe campus on April 24 to hear more about what students are saying about the job market. The biggest takeaway was, that while pay is important, there are a lot of other factors they consider non-negotiable when it comes to the job search. What they're saying "Good pay. I highly value that because with inflation going up and all that." "High five figures." "I'm saying at least $50,000 first year." "Maybe like $50K, $60K." "This might sound like high standards, but a minimum of $70K." "Ideally you want $20 an hour just to live." "$70,000. That's the base." "For real estate development, I'm going to look for more than $90,000 and ideally some stake in the project, so non-salary compensation would be interesting." "For a starting computer science job, I would hope for something around $80,000-$100,000 as a starting job, and then you can kind of build off of that." Dig deeper A ZipRecruiter survey shows 82% of students expect to start working within three months of graduating. Some Sun Devils said they are confident in their job prospects. "I'm engineering management, and so there's a lot of engineering fields opening up. I'm not necessarily worried about a job, per se," a student said. While others are a little on edge about job availability. "I actually do get a little nervous because I know there's people who have better degrees than I'm gonna get who are struggling to get jobs, so it makes me a little nervous," another student said. "I am concerned because of AI and all that. They could be taking over our businesses and even our jobs," a worried student remarked. When asked what some non-negotiables are for a first job, responses centered around culture rather than money. "In general, like a nice work environment, like no toxic stuff," a student said. Another one said, "I'm not hoping to work 80-hour weeks. I'm assuming I'm going to work a lot, but I don't want to work 80-hour weeks." Remote work is important to them, too. "It has to be remote, has to be flexible, it has to be a good team. I wanna really get to know my supervisors, my elites, the people I'm gonna be working with. I want them to be people I like," a student said. "I don't want to be treated poorly. I don't think any worker wants to be treated poorly, so good management, being on the same page with your manager," a student explained. Another said, "Something where it's very inclusive, like a lot of opportunities for people to work their way up." Do they care more about the culture or the pay? "I would say the pay," a student answered. Another answered by saying, "Yeah, I mean, it's like if the pay is really good and the culture is really bad, alright, but if the pay is not great and the culture is still bad, then I would say that has to be evened out." One of the students explained the term "job creep." It's when employees see additional duties, not in their job description, creep into their workload, especially after staffing is cut down. That is an example of what they say is toxic in the workplace.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Politics
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Outrage over Arizona Stolen Valor Bill's blocking
Veterans are sounding off, after an Arizona state senator blocked a stolen valor bill at the state legislature. The bill aims to increase penalties for Arizonans who claim military honors they never earned, or those who alter official military documents. FOX 10's Nicole Krasean reports.
