>>> COMING UP NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON:AN UPDATE ON ARIZONA WILDFIRES, INCLUDING THE DRAGON BRAVO FIRE.ALSO TONIGHT, WE'LL FIND OUT ABOUT A CONFERENCE WITH CITY MAYORS ADDRESSING IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ISSUES LIKE SAFETY.AND, A LOCAL NONPROFIT IS RUNNING MOBILE PRODUCE MARKETS THROUGHOUT THE PHOENIX AND TEMPE AREA.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE, NEXT, ON ARIZONA HORIZON.

>>> WE ARE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE ARIZONA PUBLIC CELEBRATION STATION.

>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO ARIZONA HORIZON.

I'M STEVE GOLDSTEIN FILLING IN FOR TED SIMONS.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS THERE WILL BE "VERY SEVERE CONSEQUENCES" IF RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN DOES NOT AGREE TO STOP THE WAR AGAINST UKRAINE AFTER THE TWO LEADERS MEET FOR A SUMMIT LATER THIS WEEK IN ALASKA.

THE REMARK CAME SOON AFTER TRUMP CONSULTED WITH EUROPEAN LEADERS, WHO SAID THE PRESIDENT ASSURED THEM HE WOULD MAKE A PRIORITY OF TRYING TO ACHIEVE A CEASEFIRE IN UKRAINE WHEN HE SPEAKS WITH PUTIN ON FRIDAY IN ANCHORAGE.

TRUMP SAYS THERE WILL BE ANOTHER MEETING TO TRY AND END THE WAR AFTER HE MEETS WITH PUTIN.

>> IF THE FIRST ONE WAS OKAY.

WE WILL HAVE A QUICK SECOND ONE.

I LIKE TO DO IT AND WE'LL HAVE A QUICK SECOND BETWEEN PUTIN AND PRESIDENT ZELENSKY AND MYSELF.

THAT WOULD BE WHAT COULD WORK.

THE FIRST ONE WON'T WORK.

IT'S SETTING THE TABLE FOR THE SECOND MEETING.

>> PRESIDENT TRUMP'S INFLUENCE OVER THE KENNEDY CENTER.

THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED THE HONOREES.

HIMSELF, NAMING GEORGE STRAIT, SYLVESTER STALLONE, GLORIA GAYNOR, KISS AND MICHAEL CRAWFORD.

TRUMP IS NOW CHAIR OF THE KENNEDY CENTER AND PLANS TO HOST THE AWARDS HIMSELF.

TRUMP SAYS HE WAS "98% INVOLVED" IN CHOOSING THE NOMINEES.

AT LEAST SOME OF THIS YEAR'S WINNERS HAVE A HISTORY OF BACKING TRUMP, THOUGH NOT ALL DO.A WILDFIRE NEAR THE GRAND CANYON KNOWN AS THE DRAGON BRAVO FIRE HAS GROWN INTO A "MEGAFIRE".

IT HAS NOW BEEN REPORTED TO BE ONE OF THE LARGEST WILDFIRES IN ARIZONA'S HISTORY.

AFTER SPENDING 17 DAYS NEAR THIS FIRE.WE WELCOME JOHN TRUETT, THE INCIDENT COMMANDER FOR THE SOUTHWEST TEAM AT THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE MANAGEMENT TO SHARE MORE.

>> GIVE US AN IDEA.

>> YOU KNOW, IT TAKES A LOT.

WE HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND OUR ROLES ARE 14 TO 21 DAYS.

YOU KNOW, THE TEAM IS ORGANIZED WELL.

WITH THAT GOING DOWN, IT'S MORE POLITICAL.

>> HOW MUCH MORE CHALLENGING WOULD THAT MAKE HIM DO THAT IN THE 14 TO 21 DAYS.

>> EXACTLY.

>> A HISTORIC POWER.

THE TIME WE ARE OUT THERE WE ARE BREAKING RECORDS.

WE WILL TAKE THAT EFFECT.

WE HAVE OUR METEOROLOGIST ON SCENE.

WE HAVE OUR ANALYST ON SCENE.

WE ARE DOING PROJECTED RUNS AND BASICALLY WE WANT TO MAKE A BIG PUSH.

THEY WILL BE ABLE WITH THE FIRE BEHAVIORS DOWN.

FIRE GOES DOWN A BIT AND ALLOWS US TO GET CLOSER TO THE FIRE.

>> NOT AT ALL.

17 DAYS.

YOU KNOW, WIND CONSTANTLY THREE DIFFERENT RED FLAG WARNINGS.

A LOT OF THE FOLKS FIRE FIGHTING ON THAT RIM THE FIRE WENT OFF THE RIM AND BURNED CLOSER THAN WE HAD.

IT'S BELOW THE RIM.

>> WHAT ARE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN TRIED MORE RECENTLY.

THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER.

WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT HAVE GONE INTO THAT SO FAR.

>> YOU KNOW, WHEN OUR TEAM WAS UP THERE ON THE NORTH ON THE RIM SIDE NOW.

BOTH RIMS ARE SECURE.

THEY ARE PLAYING THE WAITING GAME.

>> SO WHEN YOU SAY OUT-OF-THE-WAY.

YOU TRY TO MAKE SURE YOU IT HIT THE SPOT.

>> RIGHT, 10,000 ON THE FRONT.

THE NIGHT SHIFT IN THERE.

>> A LOT OF US ARE FOCUSED ON THIS IN THE PHOENIX AREA.

>> UNLESS THE METEOROLOGIST IS RIGHT.

TERRIBLE TIMES.

40 TO 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.

IT CREATES CUMULUS CLOUDS AND CONVICTION.

THIS IS OUTFLOW.

WHERE THE CELL SETS UP, YOU HAVE TO BE READY FOR THE OUTFLOW.

OPPOSITE FLOW OF THE FIRE.

>> IT'S 44% AND 45,000 ACRES.

>> SO, YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS JOHN, YOU ARE THE GUY WHO HAS BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME.

>> IT'S FLUSTERING FOR YOU.

DOES IT GET EMOTIONAL.

KEEPS GOING.

>> OVERTIME, YOU GET THE UPPER HAND AND THE WEATHER BREAKS AND WE CALL ALIGNMAN.

THERE IS THE BIG THING KEEPING IT OUT OF HARMS WAY.

>> THEY WILL GET WILDFIRE FIRST.

>> IS THAT PART OF THE PLAN.

IT'S LESS PREDICTABLE.

>> IT IS, BETWEEN THE SOUTH.

YOU CAN MOVE SOME OF THOSE FROM THE FIRST TO WEST.

NOW, WHEN IT TAKES OFF, YOU CAN'T GET THE RESOURCES.

WE ARE BASICALLY ON OUR OWN.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT.

>> THERE WAS A MEGA FIRE.

ARE THOSE MORE COMMON OR HARDER TO KNOW.

>> AROUND THE SPRINGTIME AND SEPARATE RESPONSE.

THESE ARE THE MOST CONDITIONS WE HAVE IN A WHILE.

ONLY ONE POSITIVE.

>> YOU CAN KEEP THE HUMAN STARS.

>> IF IN FACT, IF THEY ARE NOT QUITE AS RIGHT.

>> I KNOW THAT HELPS.

DOES THAT LEAD TO IT.

THAT'S THE UNIQUENESS OF THE FIRE SEASON IN JUNE.

I HAVE TIME TO STABILIZE ANDS ORGANIZATIONS.

>> FOR GOOD REASON.

DRAGON BRAVO.

OTHER THINGS WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT.

THEY ARE DRAGGING OUT AND MIGHT CAUSE TROUBLE.

>> PLAY AROUND WITH THE INDIAN CREEK FIRE.

>> WE SHOULD HAVE MONSOONS.

>> WE HAVE A LOT OF OUR RESOURCES ON THE INITIAL ATTACK.

PL4.

IT'S UNHEARD OF THIS TIME OF YEAR.

WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE WILDFIRES.

>> YOU KNOW, THE FIRE OVER CHRISTMAS.

FALL FIRE SEASON.

>> IN THEORY, YOU ARE NOT GETTING A BREAK.

THE HELP OR HEADS UP.

WE SIMPLY STAY IN CONTEST.

>> ONCE IN A LIFETIME CELEBRATION.

>> THE 2025 ARIZONA LEAGUE OF CITIES AND HAPPENING THIS MONTH.

IT IS AN ANNUAL MEETING OF ARIZONA MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS WHERE THEY DISCUSS HOW TO HANDLE COMMUNITY ISSUES.

THE FOUR-DAY CONFERENCE INCLUDES BREAKOUT SESSIONS WHERE THE MAYORS AND COUNCIL PEOPLE WORK TOGETHER TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE THEIR CITIES BETTER.

[TAKE :MCU/ MAYOR KEVIN HARTKE] JOINING US NOW IS MAYOR KEVIN HARTKE OF THE CITY OF CHANDLER.

WHAT IS THE GOAL OVERALL.

>> SURING THE LEAGUE OF OF ORGANIZATION SET OUT IN 1937 TO ADVOCATE.

THEY WILL JOIN NEXT YEAR.

20 BOARD MEMBER OF MAYOR AS PART OF IT.

WE LOOK AT LOCAL CONTROL AND DETERMINATION.

THIS GOES ACROSS THE STATE.

>> SO, LIKE FEEL ABOUT THE FAIRLY RECENT LEGISLATURE SESSION IN TOWN.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHERE CITIES AND TOWNS NEUTRAL ON IT.

>> YOU KNOW, WE ARE FAR LOOKING HOUSING REFORM.

I THINK THE DIFFERENCE IS JUST, GIVE US OPTIONS, ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL.

CHANDLER AND GLOBE OR TAYLOR.

SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS THE STATE IS LOOKING TO RESOLVE IT JUST DOESN'T FIT EVERYWHERE.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT INTRIGUES ME WITH DIFFERENT CITIES, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT URBAN VERSES RURAL.

PROBABLY FOR EVERY CITY IS WATER.

YOU HAVE BREAK OUT SESSIONS.

>> CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT.

IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ISSUES LIKE WATER ISSUES AND POWER, WILL HAVE SOME SEMINARS ON THAT.

READING THE TEA LEAVES IS A FUN ONE LOOKING AHEAD.

LEGISLATURE ACTIONS AND TRYING TO GET OUR RESOURCES.

>> HOW ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

>> IT'S DIFFERENT, AGAIN, FROM RURAL URBAN.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO SMALL TOWNS.

HOW PRODUCTIVE IS IT.

OTHER EXPERTS.

RIGHT IN FRONT OF EACH OTHER.

PERHAPS A MORE RELAXED ATMOSPHERE.

IS THERE A LOT OF BRAINSTORMING THAT GOES ON.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF NETWORKING AND OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.

IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

FOR SOME OF THE SMALLER CITIES, THIS IS THE ONLY THING THEY CAN PUT IN THE BUCKET.

IT'S VERY INFORMATIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE.

WE MAKE SURE RURAL AND URBAN.

IT CAN BE A DIVIDE.

LOCAL CONTROL.

AT A CONFERENCE LIKE THIS ENDS.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU TRY TO KEEP IN TOUCH.

WHAT SORT OF PROGRESS YOU MADE.

>> ACROSS THE STATE.

I WAS OUT OF TOWN THIS PAST WEEKEND.

I WAS IN FLAGSTAFF.

OUR URBAN ANDREW RAL CITIES ARE BETTER.

IT'S A LOT OF CROSS POLLINATION THAT THE LEAGUE DIRECTLY CONTINUES TO BRING ACROSS THE STATE.

>> IT'S A PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION.

THE PEOPLE IN THE PAST THEY RELY ON THE CITY AND BE LESS PARTISAN.

>> YEAH, MOST CITIES, IT'S A BIT OF A HYBRID IN TUCSON.

IT'S HYBRID IN NATURE.

PROBABLY 1800 PEOPLE TOGETHER.

IT WILL BE EXCITING.

>> ACTIVATE FOOD ARIZONA IS A LOCAL NONPROFIT THAT RUNS FARM EXPRESS MOBILE MARKETS.

FARM EXPRESS IS THEIR TWO VEHICLE FLEET MOBILE PRODUCE MARKET THAT SELLS HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE PRODUCE IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT PHOENIX AND TEMPE.HERE TO INFORM US MORE ON THIS IS ELYSE GUIDAS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT ACTIVATE FOOD ARIZONA.

WELCOME TO ARIZONA HE OR SHE RELIESON.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> WHAT IS ACTIVATE FOOD ARIZONA.

>> AT OUR CORE, WE CALL OURSELF THE TANK.

WE ARE VERY ACTION ORIENTED.

WE HELP THEM WITH THE FOOD IN THEIR TOWNS AND CITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS.

>> HOW MUCH DOES THE WORK YOU DO TRY TO WORK AGAINST THAT IN AREAS THAT PERHAPS IS MORE AFFORDABLE.

IT'S ALWAYS HEALTHY.

>> WE USE A BROAD DEFINITION.

WE KNOW A HALF MILE FROM THE GROCERY STORE.

WE HAVE ACCESS.

EVERYBODY IS COMING FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES.

>> LOOK HOW FAST IT IS.

YOU HAVE A STANDARD TO FOLLOW.

COLLABORATING IT'S REWARDING.

>> IT CAN BE.

WE RECOGNIZE EARLY ON, IF WE GO FOR THE SENIOR CENTER.

THERE WE ARE AND WHAT KIND.

THIS IS FROM OTHER.

YOU CAN TRY SOMETHING ELSE.

AS MUCH AS WE ARE.

YOU CAN BUILD IT FOR THE GROUND UP.

>> THIS IS IN LOWER INCOME COMMUNITY.

IT'S SOMETHING EFFECTIVE.

ALSO FOR THIS GROUP, CAN IT IN SOMEWAY BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER?

>> YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO EAT.

A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE.

THIS IS A FAMILY BENEFIT.

WE SAW ALL OF OUR FOOD AT COST.

IT'S THE SAME HIGH QUALITY STUFF.

YOU CAN KEEP THE SAVINGS.

THINGS ARE EXPENSIVE FOR EVERYBODY.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GIVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.

IT'S A SPACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN CONNECT WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS.

IT MIGHT BE SOMEWHERE NEW.

THEY CAN MEET OTHERS.

>> THE MOBILE MARKET.

>> THE BEST VEHICLE.

THE FLAGSHIP VEHICLE.

PERHAPS, IT'S VERY EYE CATCHING AND BEAUTIFUL.

IT DOESN'T GO IN THE SMALLER SPACES.

MANY ARE BASED ON NEED AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION.

WE WILL HELP SPREAD THE WORD.

THAT KIND OF THING.

IT'S AVAILABLE.

>> WHAT DOES IT HAVE IN COMMON.

>> YEAH, FOOD CHOICES ARE READY.

WE ARE NOT EXCLUSIVELY ARIZONA GROWN.

WE SOURCE, YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO 50% OF OUR PRODUCTS LOCAL AT ANY GIVEN TIME.

BANANAS AND AVOCADOS ARE FAVORITES.

THERE ARE FOODS WE DON'T GROW AS EASILY.

WE CAN SOURCE THEM EASILY.

YOU KNOW, THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS WE COME TO YOU.

IF THERE IS A REASON YOU CAN'T DO THAT FOR YOUR SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY.

>> JUST A FEW SECONDS.

IS THERE SOMEONE GIVING YOU THE BEST TESTIMONY YOU EVER HEARD.

>> ON AN AVERSION I HAVE AN E-MAIL FROM HIS MOM.

HE WAS SO FASCINATED.

THAT WAS A REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD THAT CONNECTION.

>> THEY ARE NOT BUSES THAT MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU.