Kaibab National Forest

Better weather conditions have helped slow recent growth on the Dragon Bravo Fire.

Coconino County officials have implemented stage 2 fire restrictions on Tusayan and North Kaibab districts of the Kaibab National Forest.

Managers on the Dragon Bravo Fire have declared a significant portion of the eastern edge of the blaze contained as it has topped 132,000 acres.

Kaibab National Forest managers will reopen some areas that were closed because of the White Sage and Dragon Bravo Fires, while implementing heightened stage 2 fire restrictions.

Highway 89A in northern Arizona has reopened after it was closed for two weeks because of the White Sage and Dragon Bravo fires.

The Coconino County Sheriff’s office has lifted evacuation orders for Jacob Lake residents as fire crews increase containment of the White Sage Fire.

The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office has expanded an evacuation order across a large swath of the Arizona Strip and North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Officials with the Kaibab National Forest and Grand Canyon National Park say crews will begin several prescribed burns near the North Rim this week.

The U.S. Forest Service says it is reviewing a 1986 environmental assessment of a uranium mine near the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

The manufacturer behind a controversial application to explore for the cement additive pozzolan at the base of Bill Williams Mountain near Williams has withdrawn their request. It faced strong opposition over environmental and community impact concerns.