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Wednesday, November 13, 2024

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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...

Roadside fires surge in Verde Valley this year

If you’ve been noticing a lot of scorched patches along the highways this year, it’s not just your imagination: It’s been an unusually bad year for roadside fire. Brian Steinhardt, zone fire management officer for Coconino and Prescott National Forests,...

Sedona Fire District firefighters assist with California wildfires

Deadly wildfires are blanketing the state of California. Over 70,000 acres are currently burning, with thousands having evac­uated, though most of the evacuation orders have now been lifted. Over 300 structures have burned. The California...

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Teachers create Susan Simon award 

Several former West Sedona School teachers and community members are collaborating to create the Susan Simon Leadership Award Fund,...

Garage explosions rumble to a halt

Uptown residents can unstrap their football helmets and sofa cushions now that blasting has been completed on the Uptown...
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