Wildfires
A red flag warning is in place for much of northern Arizona. High winds and low humidity from Holbrook north to the Utah border are posing a fire risk for areas throughout eastern Arizona until Tuesday night.
May. 7, 2024
About 15,000 acres of the Coconino National Forest are scheduled for prescribed burns this week.
May. 4, 2024
Users who could be impacted will be notified when weather could damage power lines, which could lead to wildfires.
May. 2, 2024
Crews plan to extinguish a fire on Saturday night from a freight train derailment near the Arizona-New Mexico state line that forced the closure of a stretch of Interstate 40.
Apr. 27, 2024
SRP has partnered with the Cupertino-based company for assistance with its forest-thinning initiatives, which will decrease forest fire risk and increase groundwater availability in Arizona.
Apr. 22, 2024
Phoenix is implementing its annual open-fire ban in the city’s desert parks and mountain preserves starting May 1.
Apr. 19, 2024
The U.S. Forest Service says operations are underway at a new helicopter base near Payson.
Apr. 16, 2024
With fires growing in size and duration, federal officials in charge of juggling resources and dispatching crews are pivoting to a new business model they describe as the biggest shift in wildfire management in decades.
Apr. 9, 2024
Hobbs joined fire officials to urge Arizonans and tourists to take several common-sense steps to mitigate fire risks ahead of Arizona’s wildfire season, which runs from April to July.
Mar. 18, 2024
A wildfire has burned around 3,800 acres along both sides of Route 66, mostly in dense grass there.
Mar. 6, 2024
Officials in northern Arizona will treat more than 12,000 acres of forest on the San Francisco Peaks to try to stave off destructive fires near Flagstaff.
Mar. 4, 2024
State forestry officials are preparing for the upcoming fire season. The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management says recent rain and snow has caused a growth spurt of grass in foothills across the state, meaning more fuel.
Mar. 2, 2024
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management is sending crews and equipment to Texas to assist in the battle against the largest wildfire in state history. At least two people have died.
Mar. 1, 2024
Experts say a catastrophic wildfire through the San Francisco Peaks could result in nearly $3 billion in damages.
Feb. 26, 2024
Officials are warning residents to clear out fire hazards on their property in Scottsdale and other surrounding areas. People can use a program to identify those fire hazards.
Feb. 24, 2024
The Show spoke with Chris Hakkenberg, assistant research professor at Northern Arizona University, about his work studying forest health and biodiversity with a space laser.
Jan. 29, 2024
The Show spoke with John Williams, an ecologist at University of California, Davis and project scientist in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy, about how new research is saying prescribed burns can — and should — be used more often.
Jan. 24, 2024
Tonto National Forest officials are planning a new project to lower the risk of wildfires and improve forest health.
Jan. 15, 2024
Coconino County officials say wildfire threat and the resulting flooding are the most prominent dangers in the region. And in an election year, they caution that there’s no guarantee that federal dollars will continue coming in to stop it.
Dec. 15, 2023
Last year’s Pipeline Fire led to erosion of the city of Flagstaff’s 13-mile-long infrastructure that runs spring water to the city’s distribution system.
Dec. 6, 2023