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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...

Monsoon rains diminish strength of 1,049-acre Grapevine Fire on Mingus Mountain

The Grapevine Fire is burning on Mingus Mountain, in the Verde Ranger District approximately 10 miles east of Prescott Valley and two miles south of Mingus Spring Ranch Lightning started the fire on July 21, which has now grown to...

Crooks Fire sends smoke into Verde Valley, Tunnel Fire leads to Flagstaff evacuations

At approximately 10 a.m. on Monday, April 18, Prescott National Forest crews responded to a reported wildfire south of Prescott near Mount Union. The Crooks Fire is now burning 600 acres and sending smoke northeast into the Verde Valley. Neither...

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JCSVV celebrates building a ‘tabernacle in the desert’

“When you come together as a community, there’s something special that happens when you review a life with each...

Drake runs for Yavapai County seat

Current Mingus Union High School District Governing Board President Lori Drake will not be seeking another term on the...
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