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Congress this week acted to approve the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. It includes funding for federal programs that support post-wildfire watershed restoration and flood mitigation. The legislation includes about $50 million for two projects approved by the Coconino County Flood Control District .
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The Arizona Legislature’s Forest and Wildfire Management Ad Hoc Committee will hold its final hearing next week. It was formed last year to make policy recommendations to reduce the impacts of wildfires in the state.
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Powerful thunderstorms caused widespread flooding across Flagstaff Wednesday. Highway 180 was temporarily closed due to flooding across the road coming from the recent Pipeline Fire scar. Emergency sirens were activated in east Flagstaff for areas below the Museum Fire scar.
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The City of Flagstaff has declared a State of Emergency due to the impacts of monsoon flooding in areas affected by this summer’s Pipeline Fire. The Coconino Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the immediate transfer of $5 million from the General Fund’s emergency reserve to the County’s Flood Control District to address the ongoing costs of flood response and mitigation.
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Coconino County officials have released guidelines regarding flood preparedness and mitigation efforts by the County Flood Control District for areas impacted by the Pipeline and Haywire Fires.
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Coconino County Supervisor Liz Archuleta has stepped down to accept a position in the Biden-Harris administration. Archuleta says details about her job…
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Wildfires, like the ones that killed dozens of people in California last month, are often followed by flash floods. Researchers at Northern Arizona…
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Arizona Governor Doug Ducey today declared a state of emergency for Coconino County following recent heavy monsoon flooding near Flagstaff. KNAU’s Ryan…
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The Coconino National Forest is asking volunteers to help plant thousands of trees in the Schultz Fire Burn Area near Flagstaff this weekend. As Arizona…
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As much of Northern Arizona holds its breath waiting for rain, residents in the Timberline neighborhood are not as hopeful.This summer’s monsoon season…