Phoenix's water, fire and emergency management leaders aimed to dispel concerns over whether a catastrophic urban wildfire could ignite and overwhelm city response systems like the one that ...

Firefighters are working to fully contain a fire at a large pallet yard in Desert Hot Springs. The fire was first reported just before 2:00 p.m. near the intersection of Ben Mar and Dillon Road.

Phoenix's fire, water and emergency response departments say their prevention plans and water infrastructure redundancies position the city well.