Coconino National Forest

Fire managers throughout northern Arizona conducted numerous prescribed burns Tuesday, creating visible smoke that impacted Flagstaff and other local communities.

AI-powered cameras are the newest thing in fire detection on Arizona’s Coconino National Forest. Some greet the technology with optimism. But others worry about the future of the HUMAN fire lookouts who have kept watch for decades.

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office has placed some residents east of State Route 179 in Set pre-evacuation status because of a wildfire first reported Wednesday afternoon.

Firefighters suppressed a small wildfire near A1 Mountain about 6 miles west of Flagstaff Wednesday afternoon.

The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office says a 19-month-old was killed in an off-road vehicle roll-over crash near the top of Oak Creek Canyon Sunday morning.

Coconino National Forest officials will implement heightened stage 2 fire restrictions Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Officials will implement stage 1 fire restrictions Friday morning on Coconino County and state trust lands along with the Prescott National Forest.

Coconino National Forest and Flagstaff officials will implement the area’s first fire restrictions of the year Friday at 8 a.m.

Flagstaff leaders and environmental activists say the Trump administration’s first 100 days have left Arizonans “dangerously vulnerable” to wildfires and other effects of climate change.

The historically dry northern Arizona winter has made forest officials nervous for the fire season. Conditions improved after March storms brought significant snow and rain to the region.