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Jul 12, 2012
3 new wildfires spotted in Arizona
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
Three new wildfires were spotted at Tonto National Forest this week, two of which have burned more than 100 acres.
Jul 10, 2012
A wildfire season to remember -- for all the good reasons
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
Can our 2012 wildfire season really be over? We're not out of the woods yet -- literally. But with the forecast finally calling this week for a warm, moist flow coming in from the southeast, it won't be long until we get some good afternoon drenchings.
Jul 9, 2012
| The Washington Post
The worst wildfire season in decades is causing significant environmental damage
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
The worst wildfire season in decades is not only blackening tens of thousands of acres in Western states; it is also creating significant environmental damage.
Jul 3, 2012
| Indian Country Today Media Network
Arizona Man Charged With Starting Sunflower Wildfire
Issues: Wildfire Prevention
What started as a fun camping trip and bachelor party that involved shooting guns at targets has turned into a federal court charge
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.
