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Prescott National Forest officials and Arizona fire managers plan prescribed burns in the coming days.
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Snowcapped mountains in the Southwest signal a possible delayed start to the wildfire season for some higher elevations, but officials warn that dry, windy conditions in other areas are increasing wildfire risks and prompting red flag warnings.
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This week Coconino County officials finalized more than $100 million in funding for post-wildfire flood mitigation. It follows last summer’s 26,500-acre Pipeline Fire that resulted in destructive floods in and near Flagstaff.
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The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management has awarded 15 grants to local fire departments and districts to assist with wildland firefighting.
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Smoke may be visible from Cottonwood and Camp Verde next week due to a prescribed burn at Dead Horse Ranch State Park.
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The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management plans a large prescribed burn near Mormon Lake Thursday. The broadcast burn is likely to push smoke toward the northeast and shouldn’t affect the Mormon Lake community or Interstate 40.
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Public land managers will put heightened fire restrictions in place across southern Arizona this week amid continued hot and dry conditions.
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The installation of sirens to warn people of flooding in areas downstream of the Museum Fire burn area has begun.
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Fire crews in southern Arizona are getting some much-needed relief from the wind as they work to contain the San Rafael Fire.
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Fire managers are predicting high fire activity this year especially in southern Arizona because of increasing temperatures and a lack of winter precipitation. Last year, nearly 1,800 wildfires burned more than 524,000 acres of state, federal and tribal lands in Arizona.