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Wildfire season in Arizona has just begun and active fire behavior is expected to continue during the summer heat.

What we know about Arizona wildfires: State lands closed for recreation Amaris Encinas, Arizona Republic Wildfire season in Arizona has just begun and active fire behavior is expected to continue as temperatures continue to rise. Wildfires caused by lightning are not uncommon, particularly as the Rafael, Wyrick, and Bear fires break out across the state. The monsoon season in Arizona is officially underway, adding to the danger. Here are the latest updates on the fires around...

View Comments Nearly a week after its start, the Pinnacle Fire moved "steadily north" and burned more than 15,800 acres as of Wednesday.  The fire has grown by 2,747 acres since Tuesday, and its cause has remained under investigation. The blaze is burning about 38 miles west of Safford. As the fire moves through the wilderness, structure protection remains critical, according to a video update by Brad Johnson, operations section chief of the U.S. Forest Service for Coronado National Forest...

Ducey wants $100M for wildfires The Telegraph Fire burns Thursday, June 10, 2021 in Globe, Ariz. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has called a special session of the Legislature to boost wildfire funding as two large wildfires burn in south-central Arizona. (AP Photo/Mark Henle, Pool) Gov. Doug Ducey is making it official, calling lawmakers into special session to finance the costs of fighting the current crop of wildland fires and the flood mitigation that will have to follow. And press aide C.J. Karam...

Nearly 1,000 personnel were fighting the Telegraph Fire which had burned 88,155 acres and was 76% contained as of Sunday morning.

A fast-growing wildfire just outside Cornville forced residents to evacuate just hours after it started.

The Pinnacle Fire began on June 10 in the Coronado National Forest and has since grown to more than 4,600 acres with no containment as of Sunday.

Nearly 1,000 personnel were fighting the Telegraph Fire which had burned 88,155 acres and was 76% contained as of Sunday morning.

UNICOI — The town of Unicoi has put the brakes on three of its most prominent capital projects. The Unicoi Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted Monday to suspend activity and spending on the development of an extension of Pinnacle Fire tower trail, construction of amphitheater at Unicoi Village Place and the proposed Erwin/Unicoi connector trail. Alderman Roger Cooper made the motion to halt the projects until the board can determine their value to residents of Unicoi and Unicoi County. In a ...