U.S. Forest Service

Authorities said Nick Hutcherson, 27, of Glendale and two others were killed while responding to the Knowles Fire Saturday. Hutcherson was assigned to the U.S. Forest Service Kaibab National Forest.

The national guidelines would establish recreational climbing as an appropriate use of Forest Service lands and would also allow more fixed anchors in wilderness areas.

The Forest Service says it's fully staffed with seasonal firefighters going into summer but there are still questions about whether the government is prepared if major wildfires get out of hand.

The Forest Service wants to shut down research hubs to cut costs. But the agency plans to close one that costs less than $1 per month to rent while keeping another open at $1 million per month.

The U.S. Forest Service plans to close or combine dozens of facilities nationwide as part of a massive reorganization.

The Trump administration plans to move the headquarters of the U.S. Forest Service to Salt Lake City as the U.S. Department of Agriculture begins a sweeping restructuring of the agency.

The transfer of federal forest land in Arizona to a pair of international mining companies is complete, but a group of Apache women is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene as a last-ditch effort to stop the project.

Several elected leaders from northern Arizona are calling on Attorney General Kris Mayes to determine if the Trump administration’s cuts to wildfire mitigation efforts are illegal.

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.

Crews have now fully contained the Dragon Bravo Fire nearly three months after it was ignited by lightning near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.