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A state legislative committee formed to evaluate state and federal wildfire policy has released its final report, but offers no recommendations.

The Arizona Legislature’s Forest and Wildfire Management Ad Hoc Committee will hold its final hearing next week. It was formed last year to make policy recommendations to reduce the impacts of wildfires in the state.

It’s Tuesday, July 13. State flags will fly at half-staff today to commemorate Jeff Piechura and Matthew Miller — the two men died in a plane crash…

6 p.m. UPDATE: The Gila County Sheriff's Office has issued evacuation orders for the comunities of Pine, Strawberry and Hunts Ranch as the fire has moved…

The massive Telegraph Fire east of Phoenix has grown to more than 170,000 acres. Crews, however, have made steady progress in recent days and report more…

TELEGRAPH FIRE The Telegraph Fire burning in south-central Arizona has prompted the evacuation of two rural communities. The Gila County Sheriff’s Office…

Smoke will be visible for days or possibly weeks in south-central Arizona where crews continue to strengthen the perimeter around a wildfire.Nearly 1,000…

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday called a special session of the state Legislature to boost wildfire funding as two large wildfires continue to burn in…

Two wildfires fueled by dry weather have been growing in south-central Arizona, forcing evacuations.The so-called Telegraph Fire has now expanded to more…