Coconino National Forest

The Flagstaff Fire Department’s Wildland Fire crew will conduct a prescribed burn on about 168 on Observatory Mesa west of the city Wednesday.

Officials with the Coconino National Forest say a wildfire burning southeast of Flagstaff is now 100% contained. The human-caused Maid Fire was first reported Nov. 4 on Apache Maid Mountain.

Fire crews with the Coconino National Forest contained a 60-acre wildfire Thursday burning about 5 miles southeast of Flagstaff. Separate crews continue to work on containment of another wildfire burning near Apache Maid Mountain by the I-17/Stoneman Lake exit south of Flagstaff.

A wildfire burning about five miles east of Interstate 17 in northern Arizona had grown to 942 acres as of Tuesday after crews conducted a series of burnout operations.

Crews will focus on the west and southwest sides of Apache Maid Mountain Tuesday where they will connect burnout operations from forest roads to the Maid Fire in an attempt to improve control.

Fire managers with the Coconino National Forest have modified prescribed burn projects this week in order to clear the airshed and keep smoke away from large powerlines.

Crews will continue to work to contain the 200-acre Maid Fire on Apache Maid Mountain northwest of Clints Well Monday.

The Coconino National Forest has announced prescribed burn projects next week on the Mogollon Rim and Flagstaff ranger districts.

A prescribed burn project northwest of the San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff has been postponed due to higher-than-expected humidity levels.

Fire managers with the Flagstaff Ranger District plan to begin a more than 1,300-acre prescribed burn north of Bellemont on Wednesday and Thursday.