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Local agencies have a new tool to speed up wildfire response — AI-powered cameras. Arizona Public Service plans to install 30 by the end of June.

The number of high fire risk days has nearly doubled since the early 1970s across much of the Southwest.

The federal government forecasts above-normal wildfire potential in much of the West and some southeastern states. KNAU News Director Ryan Heinsius discussed the ongoing season on NPR's Morning Edition.

Officials managing the Greer Fire in the White Mountains gave residents the OK to return home this week and as of Wednesday morning have contained 88% of the blaze.

Snowpack was nearly nonexistent in parts of Arizona and across the U.S. this winter, and vegetation remains tinder dry — all ingredients for elevated wildfire risks.

An area near the community of Pine Flats south of Mayer remains under evacuation Tuesday due to the Brady Fire.

Work is wrapping up on the Horton Fire near Payson, with a Type 3 team from the Tonto National Forest set to take back command Monday.

The Horton Fire burning along the Mogollon Rim northeast of Payson swelled to over 1,000 acres over the weekend.

Multiple homes north of Kingman remain on notice for a possible evacuation Thursday as the Element Fire burns nearby.

Crews have responded to two small fires near Flagstaff in recent days.