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The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management plans a large prescribed burn near Mormon Lake Thursday. The broadcast burn is likely to push smoke toward the northeast and shouldn’t affect the Mormon Lake community or Interstate 40.
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Public land managers will put heightened fire restrictions in place across southern Arizona this week amid continued hot and dry conditions.
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The installation of sirens to warn people of flooding in areas downstream of the Museum Fire burn area has begun.
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Fire crews in southern Arizona are getting some much-needed relief from the wind as they work to contain the San Rafael Fire.
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Fire managers are predicting high fire activity this year especially in southern Arizona because of increasing temperatures and a lack of winter precipitation. Last year, nearly 1,800 wildfires burned more than 524,000 acres of state, federal and tribal lands in Arizona.
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The Coconino County Board of Supervisors this week unanimously approved an audible siren system for areas impacted by flooding from 2019’s Museum Fire. Last summer, more than 50 Flagstaff homes were inundated with water causing over $1.5 million in damage to private property.
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Two wildfires fueled by dry weather have been growing in south-central Arizona, forcing evacuations.The so-called Telegraph Fire has now expanded to more…
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More fire restrictions are going into effect this week in Arizona as dry and warm conditions persist throughout the region.The state Department of…
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State fire officials and Governor Doug Ducey say the upcoming wildfire season could be early and potentially active. The remarks come after one of the…
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Gov. Doug Ducey last week signed a bill into law that’ll employ hundreds more state inmates for wildfire mitigation work. Officials hope it’ll help reduce…