Restoring Healthy Forests and Preventing Dangerous Wildfires

Nineteen white roses. Nineteen rings of a bell. Nineteen pairs of empty boots and lonely black helmets. Click here to read Read more »

In recent years, Arizona has suffered some of the largest wildfires in its recorded history.Click here to read Read more »

Evacuation orders for homes that had been threatened by the Dean Peak Fire near Kingman have been lifted while state officials implemented new land closures as firefighters continue to battle the 5,400-acre blaze.Click here to read Read more »

A Congressional Field Hearing morphs into a Memorial for the Yarnell 19. It was supposed to be a Congressional Field Hearing about the IRS and the EPA, hosted by Congressman Paul Gosar. But, after the news of the nineteen firefighters that were killed in Yarnell the day before, a Congressional Field Hearing seemed inappropriate somehow. Click here to read Read more »

A 15-mile stretch of State Route 89 near Yarnell, approximately 80 miles northwest of Phoenix, remains closed due to the Yarnell Hill wildfire, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Click here to read Read more »

Mail service to Yarnell, Ariz., has been suspended because of the large Yarnell Hill wildfire, the United States Post Office said in a release. Click here to read Read more »

Thousands around Arizona on Monday mourned the loss of 19 young firefighters who died Sunday battling the Yarnell Hill Fire. About 1,000 residents from Prescott, Chino Valley and the surrounding area filled an auditorium at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for a memorial hosted by U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, whose congressional district includes Yarnell. The crowd spilled out onto the the… Read more »

Nineteen elite firefighters who died battling a fast-moving wildfire here Sunday in the country's worst wildfire disaster in 80 years have been hailed by President Obama as "heroes."...U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz, represents the area hit by the wildfire. He said he will join law enforcement in checking on residents in evacuation zones to make sure everyone is accounted for. "This is… Read more »

Due to extreme fire danger throughout Grand Canyon National Park, park officials will be implementing fire restrictions for all areas within the park except the Colorado River corridor.Click here to read Read more »

Governor Jan Brewer today signed a Declaration of Emergency in response to the fast-growing Doce Fire, in Yavapai County. The fire is burning through the Prescott National Forest, about 8 miles northwest of town. The declaration makes available $100,000 from the Governor’s Emergency Fund to support emergency response and recovery efforts associated with the fire. Funds disbursed… Read more »