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City of Sedona unveils program to get subdivisions ‘Firewise’ status

'Fire Safe Sedona' aims to stabilize insurance rates due to region's higher-risk urban-wildland interface The Community Development Department unveiled its Fire Safe Sedona Program during the City Council meeting on June 23, during which council unanimously supported the program to...

Stage 1 fire rules now in effect

USFS, fire agencies, municipalities impose restrictions to reduce wildfire risk Local fire agencies and municipalities and the U.S. Forest Service imposed Stage 1 Fire Restrictions on the morning of May 21, and the rules are anticipated to remain in place...

Sedona Fire District rescues fallen climber

A climber suffered traumatic injuries after a rock dislodged, causing him to fall approximately 40 feet onto a ledge below, in the area of Long Canyon Trail and Deadman’s Pass at 12:22 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Sedona Fire District...

Sedona Fire District helps slay Grand Canyon’s Dragon Bravo

Sedona Fire District crews are among the about 1,125 personnel called out to help combat the Dragon Bravo Fire that has been roaring through over 144,000 acres of the Kaibab National Forest and Grand Canyon National Park’s North Rim...

Work continues on AWC water tank

Arizona Water Company anticipates that its East Sedona Water Storage Facility, located at the intersection of State Route 179 and West Mallard Drive, will begin pumping water by the end of the year. AWC Division Manager John Snickers said that...

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7 respond to RFI for Sedona Cultural Park

The Sedona amphitheater's personal ad drew seven replies. Now an eight-person working group of seven city staffers and a...

Browning joins federal sober living summit

Damien Browning, CEO of the Cottonwood-based addiction recovery nonprofit Steps to Recovery Homes, was among 40 providers invited to...
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