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MEDIA ADVISORY

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Arizona State Treasurer Dean Martin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: (602) 604-7880

August 29, 2008

TREASURER DEAN MARTIN AS ACTING GOVERNOR
UPDATE ON STORM DAMAGE RECOVERY & RELIEF

(STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX) – Arizona State Treasurer Dean Martin as Acting Governor has been in communication with The Department of Emergency and Military Affairs ( DEMA), Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) and Department of Public Safety (DPS) today regarding damage from last night’s storm. Below is a list of affected facilities.

Emergency Management Plans have been activated by local power companies APS and SRP. The Treasurer with DEMA is actively coordinating between Maricopa County, local cities, and other state agencies for relief.

Treasurer Martin spoke with Pinnacle West Chairman Bill Post who has pledged that APS will provide emergency electrical generators to the nursing center if power cannot be restored as the temperature rises. However power in the area has been restored, and APS expects to return power to the nursing center soon.

Treasurer Martin is monitoring this situation until the Governor returns from the Democratic Convention in Denver. “I am very pleased with the quick action by Emergency Management Director Lou Trammell and his staff coordinating Maricopa County, local cities, the Red Cross, APS and SRP in their ongoing rapid response,” said Treasurer Martin.

Currently cooling stations are being identified for areas without power for citizens to seek shelter. As soon as those locations are confirmed, a website address and phone number will be provided for citizens to call.

Current Status:

DEMA is working with the American Red Cross to establish a cooling shelter for customers; more details will be released soon.
APS customers have been advised that they can go to grocery stores to purchase 20 pounds of dry ice for their refrigerators/freezers and APS will reimburse them for the expenditure.
APS has approximately 35,000 customers throughout Central Phoenix from approximately the Sunnyslope area, south to Buckeye. APS crews are working diligently to restore services as quickly as possible, but in some cases APS has no estimated time for restoration.
APS is in regular contact with the Phoenix Fire Department and City, County and State Emergency Management offices.

"Critical-type" facilities that are currently impacted:

Medical & Health Services

* Three outpatient services at St. Joseph’s Hospital ****POWER RESTORED****

* Hospice nursing center at 15th Avenue and Thomas Road****POWER RESTORED****

* Salvation Army Rehab at 27th Street and Van Buren Street****POWER RESTORED****

* Phoenix Children's Hospital ****POWER RESTORED****except to Administration building; reports of water damage

* Highland Manor at 15 th Street and Thomas Road-power crews onsite working to restore power

Phoenix Union High Schools

* Metro Tech HS at 1900 W. Thomas ****POWER RESTORED****

* Fire & Police Academy at 1645 W McDowell ****POWER RESTORED****

Madison Elementary Schools - cancelled school for the day

* NE Corner 16th Street & Missouri

* Between 3rd Ave & Central, north of Maryland

Phoenix Fire Stations

* Sta 4 at 1601 N 3rd Ave.

* Sta 10 at 2731 N 24 Dr. ****POWER RESTORED****

* Sta 17 at 1531 E Missouri ****POWER RESTORED****

Phoenix Water Dept facilities

* 6015 E Cholla

* 629 E Las Palmaritas

* 500 E Thomas

* 19th St & Mtn View

Phoenix Art Museum is without power. No estimated time of restoration at this time

ASU Indoor Practice Field

ADEM staff has contacted ADOA and ASU on the state facilities that were damaged. The indoor practice field is being investigated for its collapse ($8.4million to build). Other damages were 4 buildings with roof damage and 10 buildings with water inside. They should have a report on the collapse by Tuesday.

SRP reports that at the height of the storm they had about 21,700 without power. Most if not all will have power restored by 8pm. They also reported that they executed some slight water release from Granite Reef Dam which is normal when they have runoff.

Reports from Cities: some reports have come in from Tempe having some downed trees; Phoenix reports the same; Guadalupe had some street flooding. Cooling stations are being requested and will be established to assist some of the elderly in the affected areas.

The American Red Cross reported that they have received requests for assistance for the 2 houses that have sustained roof damage but were only notified of the 7-unit apartment complex that 3 feet of water in it. No formal request for assistance was made for by the 7-unit apartment complex.

State Treasurer Dean Martin is the Chief Financial Officer for Arizona, third in succession to the Governor.

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