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TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy Arizona House of Representatives PHOENIX – House Bill 2201 was signed into law on Monday, marking a major step forward for wildfire mitigation, electric utility stability, and ratepayer protection in …
Arizona adopts new fire mitigation and utility liability law to help prevent wildfires and protect ratepayers Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy John Petty/K&K Photography: A woman views the Telegraph Fire from Globe. Telegraph at 85,335 acres and 40% containment, Mescal at 72,250 acres and 36% containment By Jon Johnson …
Firefighters gain more control of Mescal and Telegraph fires, evacuated residents returning home Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: The Mescal Fire and Telegraph Fire have both burned more than 30,000 acres each and have forced thousands of evacuations. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com Pinal and Gila Counties …
Telegraph Fire threatens Superior, Mescal Fire grows to more than 38,000 acres, prompts evacuations Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares File Photo/Gila Herald: Clifton Peak, in the foreground, is obscured in a haze from a wildfire in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. Smoke from multiple wildfires currently burning could …
Cow Canyon Fire closes trails in northern Greenlee County Read More TweetPinShareWalt Mares File Photo/Gila Herald: Clifton Peak, in the foreground, is obscured in a haze from smoke possibly contributed by three separate wildfires. Haze has obscured views in Graham and …
Salt, Gin, and Griffin fires possibly contributing to haze in the Graham and Greenlee counties Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Several wildfires may be contributing to the hazy conditions in the Gila Valley. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GILA VALLEY – Multiple fires, including the Bringham Fire …
Multiple fires possibly contributing to haze in Gila Valley Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: This wildfire burned just north of the Copper Canyon subdivision in Safford In May 2019. A new tool from the U.S. Forest Service shows that …
Communities in Arizona are at high risk for wildfire Read More