RC‐2: Traffic congestion occurs during drill weekends.
Location:
Arizona Army National Guard drill weekends at Florence Military Reservation typically
involve convoys of military vehicles that come from other locales and often drive
under the posted speed limits. This may impact civilian traffic and is of increasing
concern for local law enforcement.
Florence Military Reservation
RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES
RC‐2A: Use portable roadway signs during drill weekends.
Primary Party:
The AZARNG should coordinate with ADOT, Pinal County, and the Town of Florence to AZARNG
set up portable roadway signs along SR 79 during drill weekends to alert motorists of
potential traffic congestion and to be aware of military vehicles traveling at slower
Partners:
speeds.
ADOT
Strategy Type:
Timeframe:
Geographic Area:
Pinal County
N/A
Town of Florence
FOR OTHER STRATEGIES THAT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, SEE STRATEGIES RC‐1A, RC‐1B, AND RC‐1C.
SAFETY (SA) ISSUES
SA‐1: Future weapons surface danger zones may extend past the current
boundaries of Florence Military Reservation.
Location:
Florence Military Reservation
Currently all of the surface danger zones for the weapons fired at Florence Military
Reservation are contained within the installation boundaries. The AZARNG is
planning to use enhanced ammunition rounds that generate larger surface danger
zones that may extend outside the boundary onto land that is not managed by the
AZARNG.
RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES
SA‐1A: Establish a public safety agency advisory committee. Primary Parties:
The AZARNG and local public safety agencies (law enforcement, fire departments,
emergency responders) should work together to form a public safety agency advisory
committee to coordinate potential public safety concerns related to activities at
Florence Military Reservation as they arise. This advisory committee would meet as‐
needed to discuss potential concerns associated with changes in activities at Florence
Military Reservation, large military training events, or introduction of new
ammunition types that could present public safety concerns.
Strategy Type:
Timeframe:
AZARNG
Local public safety agencies
Geographic Area:
N/A
FOR OTHER STRATEGIES THAT ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, SEE STRATEGIES LU‐1A, LU‐1E, LU‐1F, LU‐1G.
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