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Jul 2, 2012
| Arizona Republic
Arizona wildfires: Grapevine grows to 14,000 acres
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
The Grapevine Fire in the Coronado National Forest nearly doubled to 14,000 acres as of Monday, officials said. Despite its rapid growth, the fire south of Arizona 266 has remained inside containment lines and is not advancing. The fire was 20 percent contained, according to Heidi Schewel, a spokeswoman for the Coronado National Forest.
Jun 29, 2012
| Casa Grande Dispatch
Crews make progress on AZ blaze
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
Firefighters are making progress on a wildfire burning in a remote area of southern Arizona. Cochise County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Carol Capas says crews were clearing firelines Thursday around a blaze burning in the Whetstone Mountains, about 10 miles south of Benson.
Jun 28, 2012
Forest thinning closer to ballot
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
The Flagstaff City Council is closer to asking voters to approve spending millions of dollars to protect the city's main surface water supply from contamination in the event of a catastrophic wildfire.
Jun 28, 2012
| Arizona Republic
Arizona wildfires: Attention shifts to Cottonwood Fire
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
As crews make progress on the Poco Fire, which ripped through nearly 12,000 acres in the Tonto National Forest, attention shifts toward the newer, smaller Cottonwood Fire burning in the Coronado National Forest.
Jun 27, 2012
| Arizona Republic
Arizona wildfires: Poco Fire at 75% containment
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
The Poco Fire was 75 percent contained, according to officials. The fire has burned 11,950 acres of ponderosa-pine forest in an area of the Tonto National Forest six miles northeast of Young, according to Pamela Mathis, a spokesperson for the fire fighting efforts.
Jun 26, 2012
| Arizona Republic
Lightning touches off 2 new fires in Coronado forest
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
Firefighting crews are making progress on the two most active wildfires in the state, fully containing one and boosting the containment percentage on the second -- even as lightning touched off two new fires Monday.
Jun 26, 2012
| Mohave Daily News
Wildfire risk higher than normal for Arizona
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
Arizona is one of several Western states with a higher-than-normal likelihood for large wildfires this summer based on unseasonably dry weather conditions, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.
Jun 25, 2012
Arizona wildfires: Poco 25% contained
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
Firefighting crews gained control of a critical section of the Poco Fire - the area closest to the community of Young - and boosted containment to 25 percent Thursday, officials said.
Jun 21, 2012
| Arizona Republic
Arizona wildfires: Poco Fire tops 11,000 acres
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
The Poco Fire, which is burning six miles northeast of Young in the Tonto National Forest, has grown to 11,011 acres. The blaze increased in size by 2,900 acres from Wednesday. It is 15 percent contained.
Jun 20, 2012
| The Arizona Republic-12 News Breaking News Team
Arizona wildfires: Fox, Poco blazes grow
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
Two of the most recently ignited fires burning in Arizona's forests grew Monday night, while three others were 100 percent contained Tuesday.
