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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY — During a Red Flag Warning advisory on Monday, in which wind gusts were predicted above 40 mph, and while more than 240 firefighting …
Safford Fire knocks down brush fire east of the city Read More
TweetPinShareFire at 3,137 acres with 29 percent containment as of Monday night By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonews@gmail.com FORT THOMAS — The Bryce Fire’s fire lines continued to hold near Fort Thomas …
Bryce Fire lines holding through Red Flag days Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The Bryce Fire burning along the Gila River riverbed northwest of Pima was listed at 80 percent containment as of 9:30 p.m. Thursday. The …
Bryce Fire nearly all contained Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy House of Representatives PHOENIX – Chairman David Marshall today announced that the Arizona House Fire Preparedness Ad Hoc Committee will hold its first meeting on Friday, May 2, …
House Fire Preparedness Committee launches public meetings to address wildfire readiness, challenges in Arizona communities Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A recreational vehicle that was being utilized as a residence burned to the ground on April 5, and the overuse of electrical extension …
RV fire blamed on electrical overload Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports GRAHAM COUNTY – The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Southeastern Arizona, including elevations up to 5,500 feet in southwest Graham County and the …
Fire Weather Watch issued Southeastern Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com EDEN—Late Tuesday afternoon, multiple local and state fire agencies collaborated to battle a quick-moving wildfire in the Hot Springs area, north of Pima and east of …
Firefighters battle wildfire in Hot Springs Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Safford Fire Department: Safford Firefighters train for hot environments. It was this type of training that helped them battle a residential fire with exploding propane tanks that burned …
Man burned in propane incident Read More
TweetPinShareThe construction zone, with detour, will be in place from Monday, March 24, through Friday, June 2. Contributed Article GLOBE – The burn scar from the 2021 Telegraph Fire and …
Box Culvert Demolition on Hospital Drive, in Globe, begins Monday, March 24 Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Crews clearing the Graham County Fairgrounds in anticipation of the upcoming county fair accidentally caught a building at its Grandstands on fire while …
Weed burning catches Grandstands at Fairgrounds on fire Read More