Wildfire News

Arizona fire officials on Monday briefed Gov. Katie Hobbs on what could shape up to be a very active wildfire season ahead throughout the state.

A quick-strike crew of Navajo firefighters and utility workers are helping Los Angeles residents cut through landslides, mangled trees and charred debris of the Eaton Fire that rampaged through the Los Angeles area.

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office lifted evacuation orders in Yarnell Monday evening as crews gained control of a fast-moving brush fire.

The Biden-Harris administration has allocated $236 million from the 2021 Infrastructure Law to reduce wildfire risk and train firefighters across the country.

The Coconino National Forest, Coconino County and the City of Flagstaff will rescind fire restrictions Friday as the region has received widespread monsoon moisture and wildfire danger has decreased.

Attorney General Kris Mayes is among more than a dozen state attorneys general who want extreme heat and wildfire smoke to be eligible for major federal disaster declarations.

Officials with the Kaibab National Forest say they’ll return to stage 1 fire restrictions on the northern portion of the forest beginning Thursday morning as fire danger has increased.

Arizona Public Service Co. says it will start shutting off power in some wildfire-prone areas in Yavapai County during periods of high fire danger.

Hot and dry conditions are set to continue throughout the region, and with that comes the growing threat wildfire. Firefighters have already responded to numerous blazes amid northern Arizona’s traditional fire season.

A wildfire on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation has grown in size and complexity since it was first reported Saturday.