Coconino National Forest

Grant applications are being accepted by the National Forest’s Coconino Resource Advisory Committee for forest health and restoration projects. Improvement projects are mainly done on federal lands within Coconino County, including the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests and sections of the Prescott and Apache-Sitgreaves Forests.

Fire managers say there’s been no new recent growth of the Committee Fire burning on steep cliffs east of Sedona.

Fire managers on the Coconino National Forest say a wildfire burning east of Sedona has grown to about 300 acres.

Coconino National Forest officials say the lightning-caused Committee Fire grew Sunday due to erratic shifting winds caused by thunderstorms. The Big Sandy Fire in Mohave County forced evacuations in the community of Wikieup.

Coconino National Forest officials say crews are trying to contain a 70-plus acre wildfire north of the Beaver Creek Wilderness.

Officials with the Coconino National Forest will temporarily close the area surrounding Sycamore Creek beginning this Saturday due to an increased risk of flash flooding.

The Forest Service is soliciting public feedback regarding six new potential sites for fee-based Red Rock Passes on the Coconino National Forest. The public comment period is currently open and will close on August 31, 2022.

The Flagstaff area this year has endured two large and devastating wildfires in short succession: April’s Tunnel Fire and then the Pipeline Fire that began almost three weeks ago. KNAU's Ryan Heinsius talks to Coconino National Forest Flagstaff District Ranger Matt McGrath about what might need to change in how area public lands are managed in order to prevent another fire on the San Francisco Peaks.

Fire restrictions have lifted on the Coconino National Forest, and several areas that were closed due to extreme wildfire risk are now open to the public again. The lessening fire risk is due to the arrival of the monsoon season, on the heels of several disastrous wildfires that destroyed homes and displaced families. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke with Coconino National Forest fire staff officer James Pettit about the decision-making process used to determine if the forest should be shut down.

Fire restrictions in many areas of northern Arizona were lifted Tuesday following the recent monsoon moisture. The Coconino and Kaibab national forests are again allowing campfires and other activities that had been banned since early May following the Tunnel Fire.