The cities of Phoenix, Mesa and Scottsdale are preparing for another round of heavy rainfall expected as soon as Tuesday. Phoenix announced Monday it has materials to help residents protect their homes from flooding. Mesa and Scottsdale have also announced storm preparation plans.
As half a dozen residents filled bags with sand, city of Phoenix officials announced the materials are available to Phoenix residents for free at designated fire stations.
Phoenix city officials said more than 5,000 sandbags were available on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 4 p.m. Monday, but by 5:30 most of the filled bags were gone. Residents can still bring their own bags and start filling them with sand throughout the day.
“They are available at 11 fire stations throughout the city of Phoenix. If you need sand you gotta bring your own shovels and medium size garbage bags. We also recommend you double bag. If you go to Phoenix.gov you can find out which fire stations in your neighborhood have sand and sandbags," Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton said.
It’s an effort to help residents protect their homes and businesses from the rain expected Tuesday.
Roger Shriner and his wife Erin spent $3,000 in home repairs after one of the storms in August. The south Phoenix residents arrived at the fire station near 19th Avenue and Dobbins Road and filled 20 sandbags.
“At least this one we know it’s coming because the first one we just didn’t realize that it was gonna be so severe," Shriner said. "Now we don’t take any rain lightly, especially not rain from a hurricane.”
The city of Scottsdale also has sandbags available for residents on a first-come, first-served basis. The bags are located at the city's north Corporation Yard, 9191 E. San Salvador. There is a limit of 10 bags per household. Call 480-312-3111 to see if sandbags are available.
All Mesa fire departments also have sandbags available and the Mesa Resource Information Center at Fire Station 202, 830 S. Stapley, will remain available until Saturday, Sept. 20, to Mesa residents who need recovery information.
City officials recommend cleaning out roof drains and drywells to help prevent flooding.
Sand will be available at ONLY these Phoenix Fire stations after 4 p.m.:
Station 11: 2727 E. Roosevelt Street
Station 26: 3301 W. Rose Lane
Station 31: 5730 E. Thunderbird Road
Station 36: 21602 N. Ninth Avenue
Station 39: 2276 W. Southern Avenue
Station 40: 3838 N. 83rd Avenue
Station 43: 4110 E. Chandler Boulevard
Station 48: 5230 W. Happy Valley Road
Station 49: 3750 E. Dynamite Boulevard
Station 52: 21650 N. Tatum Boulevard
Station 57: 1708 W. Dobbins Road
Sand will available at City of Phoenix Streets Facilities (Hours of operation: 6:30a.m. - 3:30p.m.):
SW Division : 3045 S. 22nd Ave. (602-256-3109)
North Division : 138 E. Union Hills (602-262-6922)
SE Division: 3828 E. Anne Street (602-262-6847)
Central Division: 4020 W. Glenrosa Ave. (602-262-6717)
Mesa Fire Department Locations:
Station 201: 360 E. 1st Street
Station 202: 830 S. Stapley Drive
Station 203: 1340 W. University Drive
Station 204: 1426 S. Extension Road
Station 205: 730 S. Greenfield Road
Station 206: 815 N. Lindsay Road
Station 207: 2505 S. Dobson Road
Station 208: (Falcon Field) 4530 E. McKellips Road
Station 209: 7035 E. Southern Avenue
Station 210: 1502 S. 24th Street
Station 211: 2130 N. Horne
Station 212: 2430 S. Ellsworth
Station 213: 7816 E. University Drive
Station 214: 5950 E. Virginia Street
Station 215: (Williams Gateway Airport) 6353 S. Downwind
Station 216: 7966 E. McDowell Road
Station 217: 10434 E. Baseline Road
Station 218: 845 N. Alma School Road
Station 219: 3361 S. Signal Butte Road
Station 220: 5763 E. Main Street
The City of Mesa Solid Waste Department will be delivering roll off bins with sandbags to the following neighborhood locations:
61 S. Temple
61 S. Miller
61 S. Matlock
907 E. 6th avenue
1005 E. Jarvis
1102 E. Jarvis
529 S. Solomon
601 S. Solomon
1251 E. Hilton
Updated Sept. 15, 2014 at 5:45 p.m.
