wildfires

Sedona Fire District wants to collect your yard waste for free

Spring cleaning also extends to your yard as the Sedona Fire District is holding its 23rd annual Wildfire Preparedness Event, allowing residents free of charge disposal of their yard waste and help make their homes Firewise ahead of the...

County officials talk wildfires, wildcat subdivisions at open house

When the Woods Fire burned 59 acres east of the Village of Oak Creek on Aug. 13, the U.S. Forest Service and Sedona Fire District used AI fire detection cameras helped to keep the fire contained.During an open house...

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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Sonoran Reptiles: Go wild at Tlaquepaque April 19

Conservation Expo returns with live animals, local wildlife organizations The Northern Arizona Conservation Expo returns for its second year to...

Yavapai College Governing Board talks fiscal year ’27 budget

Yavapai College capital improvements planned for the 2026-2027 academic year in the Verde Valley include $450,000 for campus signage...
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