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The U.S. Forest Service has announced it was unable to determine the cause of a wildfire in northern Arizona that destroyed 30 homes last year. It announced the investigations conclusion

The U.S. Forest Service has announced it was unable to determine the cause of a wildfire in northern Arizona that destroyed 30 homes last year. It announced the investigations conclusion

The U.S. Forest Service has announced it was unable to determine the cause of a wildfire in northern Arizona that destroyed 30 homes last year. It announced the investigations conclusion

Importance of preparedness, communication,having essential items ready is stressed.

Crews have finished construction on a series of detention basins in Flagstaff designed to lessen post-wildfire flooding. It follows this summer’s Pipeline Fire that scorched several watersheds on the San Francisco Peaks.

Climate change and extreme drought are causing fires to burn bigger, hotter and spread faster than ever before, producing new dangers and upending life for thousands. And now the burn scars left behind are causing flooding in neighborhoods that previously weren’t flood prone. All this is taking a huge toll on some Flagstaff residents who live under the constant strain of threats brought on by monsoon storms, and whose neighborhoods, in some cases, are nearly unlivable.

Thousands more sandbags are heading to Flagstaff and the surrounding areas to help mitigate flooding as monsoon season continues.

Thousands more sandbags are heading to Flagstaff and the surrounding areas to help mitigate flooding as monsoon season continues.

“Very strong and gusty winds, blowing dust and localized flooding are expected,” read a tweet from the National Weather Service.

Flagstaff area is grappling with the exorbitant cost of managing post-wildfire flooding after days of heavy rain.