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Containment of Arizona's Washington and Woods fires increases; evacuation orders change

The Washington and Woods fires have burned over 600 acres near Payson and Sedona, prompting evacuation orders in their respective areas.

Community meeting to look at recovery efforts for 2022 Black Fire

The public can learn more about plans to help the Gila National Forest recover from the devastating 2022 Black Fire. A public ...

Washington Fire forces evacuations in central Arizona

Several wildfires are burning in Arizona, including the over 140,000-acre Dragon Bravo Fire that has been burning since July ...

Billy Fire’s acreage, containment grow in Gila County; freeway closed

Firefighters said the wildfire is 21% contained while burning 19,750 acres as of 7 p.m. Wednesday, about 15 miles south of ...

Residents near Sedona and Payson prepare to evacuate as multiple fires burn across state

Several other fires were largely uncontained in the central and eastern parts of the state, including the Billy Fire, Bronco ...

Billy Fire grows in Gila County; crews report slight containment loss

Authorities in Gila County say the Billy Fire continues to grow as firefighters lose some containment on the blaze burning in ...

Daisy Fire in Gila National Forest now at 80% containment

Firefighters reported significant progress in their battle against the Daisy Fire burning in the Gila National Forest. The ...

Gila National Forest offering free wood chips from Trout Fire

Gila National Forest officials are giving away wood chips that were created during efforts to fight the Trout Fire earlier this summer. Forest officials say they have free wood ...