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The National Forest Service's prescribed burn program was put on hold in May, 2022, pending evaluation in response to extreme climate conditions and a devastating government-sparked fire in New Mexico.
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Coconino County officials are asking the federal government for nearly $150 million to perform long-term flood mitigation. They made the request Wednesday during a briefing and tour that included Arizona Congressman Tom O’Halleran and U.S. Forest Service Deputy Chief Chris French.
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City of Flagstaff officials are reminding residents in the Museum Fire flood area that the threat of flash flooding still exists despite extensive mitigation put in place in the last year.
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A powerful monsoon deluge Friday afternoon brought widespread flooding to Flagstaff neighborhoods. It was the third time this week that flooding from recent wildfire burn scars inundated neighborhoods.
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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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Officials with the Coconino National Forest say crews are working to contain a wildfire south of the Village of Oak Creek. The lightning-caused Fuller Fire is currently about 2 acres in size.
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A wildfire burning on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park has grown to approximately 85 acres. The lightning-caused blaze began July 17 and is being allowed to “fulfill its natural role in a fire-dependent ecosystem”, according to the National Park Service.
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The Committee Fire burning east of Sedona is now 14% contained. Officials with the Kaibab National Forest reported two new lightning-caused starts Thursday morning, one on Bill Williams Mountain, the other on Sitgreaves Mountain.
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Fire managers at Grand Canyon National Park say a lightning-caused wildfire on the North Rim has grown to 85 acres.