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TweetPinSharePhoto by Kevinjonah Paguio/Cronkite News: Ashton Johnson uses his drip torch during a prescribed burn operation in Kaibab National Forest on Oct. 5, 2023. Fire crews planned to burn around 2,300 …
Fighting fire with fire: How prescribed burns protect forests in northern Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Looking for a seasonal job outdoors protecting nature? Then the Bureau of Land Management has an opportunity for you, and you make $20 an hour. …
BLM seeks seasonal call-when-needed firefighters Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Paul Schulz: Lighting was abundant during a storm Thursday night into Friday morning. One strike like this one captured by local shutterbug Paul Schulz earlier in the night …
Lightning strikes home east of Safford burns to total loss Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Edilia Crockett: Palm trees on Main Street in Pima catch fire after being struck by lightning. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – Just as the heart of a …
Lightning catches group of palm trees on fire in Pima Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Andy Rhodes: The River Church’s multipurpose building caught fire early Wednesday morning. Contractor working on new building accidentally starts blaze By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The new …
The River Church multipurpose building decimated by fire Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Safford Fire Department: A Tucson DJ is raffling off his services with proceeds benefitting the Gomez family, who lost all their worldly possessions in a house fire. Staff …
DJ raffling off services to aid fire victims Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto still from video by Shaela Waggoner: Three teenage boys allegedly started the Graham County Fairgrounds playground on fire on Friday. GRAHAM COUNTY – A devastating fire has turned a …
Fire at the Fairgrounds 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 devastating fire that destroyed a family’s home. Staff …
Fundraising efforts underway for family after devastating Safford house fire Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo: Members of a state prison wildland fire crew work on a previous fire. More than 100 inmates became members of the state’s first Arizona Healthy Forest Initiative …
Arizona inmates forming the first-ever Healthy Forest Crew trained at Fort Grant Unit, ASPC-Safford Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A home still under construction in Central was struck by lightning and burned to the ground during a severe thunderstorm on Monday afternoon. By Jon Johnson …
Lightning burns down home in Central Read More