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A picnic area has been closed during an eradication effort at this site in Pima County.

The Buzz: Invasive plants and wildfire danger

Apr 12, 2024 Arizona's increasing risk of wildfire and encroaching invasive plants are putting native plants in peril.
A view from the Atascosa Borderlands in the Coronado National Forest.

Coronado National Forest launches Cochran Fellowship Program

Apr 9, 2024 Cross-border collaborative training in southeastern Arizona
The stinknet weed (Oncosiphon pilulifer), seen here with a key for scale, was being traded as Globe chamomile before being renamed. Scientists say it is an invasive plant in our region.

Invasive Plant is Causing Concern in the Sonoran Desert

Apr 1, 2024 South African native can flourish in Central and Southern Arizona
Firefighters work to contain a blaze in Old Bisbee

Bisbee Main Street fire's cause still unknown

Feb 20, 2024 The mayor set to give an update at City Council meeting Tuesday
Smoke from wildfires in Flagstaff billows over the San Francisco mountains. June 13, 2022

Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona State University receives $1.9 million for wildfire smoke preparedness

Feb 6, 2024 EPA hopes to award over $10 million to nine recipients under new grant program
An aerial view of the Molino 2 Fire on Catalina Highway in the Coronado National Forest. April 30, 2023

Tucson man who started Molino II Fire ordered to pay restitution to United States Forest Service

Jan 8, 2024 Michael J. Sobcynski enters a plea agreement for using incendiary ammunition.
First Presbyterian Church (left) and what remains of Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church three months after a fire broke out at both churches. A suspect for arson awaits trial in federal court later this month. August 31, 2023.

Two Douglas churches burned in suspected arson case assess the damage and ways forward

Sep 1, 2023 Costs for rebuilding the two historic churches has yet to be determined.
A file photo of lightning striking the Santa Catalina Mountains.

Lightning-caused wildfire burning uncontained in northern Arizona

Aug 6, 2023 More than 75 firefighters were battling a wildfire in northern Arizona near the Utah line.
Visitors to the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park may hike about seven miles round trip, to the spot where 19 elite firefighters died in 2013. The mens' families had a hand in designing this memorial and wanted it to remain rustic.

Arizona holds 10-year remembrance for 19 firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire

Jun 30, 2023 Only one of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who was serving as a lookout survived the blaze.
The Diamond Fire burning near Scottsdale on June 28, 2023.

Over 1,000 evacuees return to Arizona homes with brush fire now 30% contained

Jun 29, 2023 Investigators believe the fire was caused by humans but have not said whether the cause can be determined.
The Diamond Fire burns near homes in Maricopa County on the night of June 27, 2023.

1,145 people remain evacuated as crews dig containment line around Arizona brush fire

Jun 28, 2023 The fire is burning near homes in the Scottsdale area.
An air tanker drops fire retardant on the Western Hemp Fire on Fort Huachuca Tuesday. June 27, 2023. *screenshot from Fort Huachuca's Facebook video of the fire, posted at 10:45 a.m.*

Western Hemp Fire burns 1,000 acres on Fort Huachuca

Jun 27, 2023 The fire has damaged one of the main power lines to the military installation
One of two tankers flies over the Hereford Post office to drop fire retardant on one of three fires reported in Hereford and Palominas. June 22, 2023.

Multiple fires break out in Hereford, Palominas area

Jun 22, 2023 Three fires started around 11 a.m. Thursday
Forest Service vehicles in Tucson with smoke from the Ventana Fire in the background. June 20, 2023

Fire near Ventana Canyon

Jun 20, 2023 The fire started in the Catalina Mountains in the early morning hours of Tuesday.

Reeves Fire burns 88 acres east of Tombstone

Jun 14, 2023 The fire's cause has yet to be determined
John Farley, director of fire test operations at the Naval Research Laboratory, tests the effectiveness of aqueous film-forming foam by spraying it on a gasoline fire. The test took place at the laboratory in Chesapeake Beach, Md. Oct. 25, 2019.

ADEQ, fire departments dispose over 6,000 gallons of firefoam containing PFAS

Jun 9, 2023 The collaboration comes from the AFFF Take Back and Replace pilot-program

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