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Rain & humidity quickly lower fire danger

The recent rain and increased humidity is shifting concerns from fire danger to flash flooding for public land managers. Coconino National Forest and Sedona Fire District lifted all fire restric­tions on July 16. Kaibab and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests have also...

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Wolf Anubis roams now-closed national forests

Amid extreme fire danger, multiple active fires and official forest closures, U.S. Forest Service offi­cials have largely emptied the now-closed Coconino and Kaibab National Forests, but somewhere on the Colorado Plateau above Sedona, a 1-year-old endan­gered male Mexican wolf...

Coconino National Forest begins implementing ‘full closure’

On Monday, Coconino National Forest announced a full forest closure effec­tive at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 23, and the agency is preparing the public for a potentially long closure — the exact length dependent on how much moisture...

Forward progress of Cornville Fire slowed or stopped

Fire activity on the Cornville Fire was minimal on Monday, June 14, and burned away from homes and populated areas, according to a June 15 release from Coconino National Forest. Firefighters secured lines around Cornville on Monday and patrolled...

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Sedona Police Department selling K-9 Sam plushies

The Sedona Police Department is selling $20 “Mini Sam” plushies of its black Labrador retriever K-9 dog, with the...

Robert Joyce dealt into the fold at Sedona Police Department

Officer Robert Joyce is the latest addition to the Sedona Police Department after graduating from the Northern Arizona Regional...
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