Arizona fire crews preparing for potentially bad fire season
In the Valley, fire crews are bracing for when a large brush or wildfire could break out.
and last updated 2021-04-27 22:59:08-04
Fire crews around Arizona are preparing for a potentially busy fire season.
In the Valley, fire crews are bracing for when a large brush or wildfire could break out. Like a lot of agencies across the Valley, we re preparing for what could be another very bad fire season, said Shawn Gilleland with the Rural Metro Fire Department. There s still a lot of dry brush out there.
Cave Creek is one of the areas hit hard last year, with the Ocotillo Fire and East Desert Fire both sparking within a couple weeks of each other.
Emergency declared as Arizona wildfire grows to 1,400 acres following evacuation of about 200 homes
Officials declared a county emergency for the Flag Fire in Arizona after it grew from 600 to 1,400 acres Monday, according to the latest information from the Bureau of Land Management.
The fire, which was described by officials as “raging out of control” on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of about 200 homes in the Hualapai Mountains near Pine Lake, about two hours north of Phoenix.
The evacuation order includes Hualapai Mountain Resort and Hualapai Mountain Park, which were ordered closed
“Mohave County Supervisor Buster Johnson has declared a County Emergency as a result of the Flag Fire in the Hualapai Mountains,” Mohave County Communications Director Roger Galloway said Monday in a news release.
Invasive plants create issues for crews battling the Flag Fire in Kingman
Invasive plants create issues for crews battling the Flag Fire in Kingman
Fire crews are dealing with incredibly tough conditions as they fight the Flag Fire burning in Mohave County that broke out over the weekend.
MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. - Fire crews are dealing with tough conditions as they fight the Flag Fire burning in Mohave County that broke out over the weekend. Now, they can add invasive plants to their list of complications.
As of Monday, the fire is burning more than 1,000 acres.
Crews are working against invasive grass that s causing the fire to quickly grow.