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The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management has awarded 15 grants to local fire departments and districts to assist with wildland firefighting.
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A White House wildfire panel has offered several recommendations for how to improve aerial firefighting over the next several years.
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In the wake of two devastating wildfires on the San Francisco Peaks in 2022, forest managers are proposing a host of new restrictions designed to reduce human-caused ignitions. They would ban camping and fires in more areas near Flagstaff and prohibit vehicle access on parts of the Coconino National Forest surrounding the peaks under heightened fire restrictions.
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The federal government will allocate nearly $500 million to hazardous fuels reduction in areas with high risk of wildfire in several western states.
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The Coconino National Forest will reopen the Fossil Creek recreation area Thursday after it was closed in July 2021 because of the Backbone Fire.
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Funds from last year’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act could help fire managers in Arizona as wildfires continue to burn bigger and hotter.
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Officials on the Kaibab National Forest say they’ve now fully contained a lightning-caused wildfire that’s been burning for the last month near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
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Coconino National Forest officials are evaluating several proposals to mitigate post-wildfire flooding in and near Flagstaff. It follows this summer’s Pipeline and Tunnel fires that devastated watersheds on the San Francisco Peaks and now pose major threats to many residents.
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Crews on the Kaibab National Forest are monitoring a lightning-caused wildfire near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
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Large wildfires in the West fueled by climate change are posing increased threats to fish species. The blazes are often followed by torrential rains that wash ashy muck into streams, killing fish and smothering their feeding and spawning areas.