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Hobbs, USFS sign fire risk meeting plan

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a non-binding Shared Stewardship Agreement with the federal government on Thursday, Oct. 10, intended to enable state and federal agencies to collaborate to reduce community wildfire risk.  “Arizona doesn’t have a wildfire ‘season’ anymore,”...

How wildland firefighters battle fires in the West

The first big wildfire of the 2024 season to affect Sedona and the Verde Valley is the 960-acre Bravo Fire. Burning on the heavily-wooded Camp Navajo, an Arizona National Guard facility south of Bellemont, an unincorporated community 22 miles...

Two prescribed burn projects fire up May 13-16

Coconino National Forest fire managers will resume plans for the Horseshoe Wild Bill and Maxwell Springs prescribed burn projects through this week in an effort to help protect communities from catastrophic wildfires and improve the health of the forest. The...

Public meeting on Cecil Fire scheduled for Oct. 2

The slight rain that fell on the Cecil Fire yesterday morning helped keep the lightning-caused Cecil Fire, located southwest of Flagstaff, at 2,180 acres as of Monday morning. The Cecil Fire is burning on both Coconino National Forest and Arizona...

Forest Service moves to suppress Scott, Luke fires

The Coconino National Forest has announced that fire managers are pivoting to a full suppression strategy on both the Scott Fire and the Luke Fire, a pair of lightning-caused wildfires located south of Flagstaff, after both fires resulted in...

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City prepares for poets laureate

Changes are planned for several of the ways in which the Sedona City Council shows support for the arts...

Residents driven to give back

Since 2014 Luis Guevara and Bill Meyer have been running a program they call “Cruising and Blessing” to provide...
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