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Snow and rain showers Friday morning helped douse dry grasses and kept them from igniting more easily, but precipitation levels weren’t high enough to impact extreme hotspots on the Tunnel Fire. Forest managers say it is now 21,000 acres and 3% contained.

The question of what you grab if your house was on fire was answered by dozens of families north of Flagstaff this week. One family collected what they could, but forgot something irreplaceable.

The fire grew to over 21,000 acres on Friday night into Saturday, and remained at 3% containment.

Overnight winds on Thursday that continued into Friday hindered containment progress on the Tunnel Fire burning near Flagstaff.

The Coconino County Sheriff's Office is advising residents of evacuations as the Tunnel wildfire burns in the Timberline area in Flagstaff, Arizona.

The Coconino County Sheriff's Office is advising residents of evacuations as the Tunnel wildfire burns in the Timberline area in Flagstaff, Arizona.

The fire, which was reported Sunday shortly before 4:30 p.m., was at 0% containment as of Tuesday evening, according to forest officials.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week that it will release $12.8 million in federal infrastructure money to repair some of the damage the Telegraph and Bush fires did

Burned forests shed more water for a few years, but the same warming that enhances fires is draining rivers in the longer term.

Burned forests shed more water for a few years, but the same warming that enhances fires is draining rivers in the longer term.