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...

July came in like a lion and out like … a dripping wet lion. The Verde Valley started the month in extreme drought, with national forests closed for fire danger, and two large wildfires, the Rafael and Backbone Fires, burning...

With the Coconino, Prescott and Kaibab National Forest restrictions lifted and fire season effectively dampened by monsoon storms that are hitting every afternoon, the next thing Sedona and Verde Valley residents need to prepare for is flash floods and...

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...

Last week, residents of Sedona and Verde Valley noticed a thickening of high-altitude smoke in our skies that lingered several days through the weekend. Normally when this happens, we reporters check with our local fire agencies about wildfires and check...