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The Telegraph and Mescal fires in southern Gila County continue to burn out of control after charring more than 150,000 acres, forcing multiple evacuations and engaging more than 1,500 firefighters.
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Staring down the barrel of a dangerous fire season, the Arizona Legislature approved a $24 million boost in state funding to protect forested communities through thinning projects.
The new initiative will fund a tenfold increase in state brush-clearing grants and put perhaps 700 prison inmates to work clearing brush.
âGuarding against wildfires is an important issue that requires a new strategy for the state,â said Gov. Doug Ducey. âThat new strategy of taking additional steps to reduce wildfire risk to Arizona communities is reflected in the Arizona Healthy Forest Initiative.â
The press release announcing the new program noted that the fire season has already effectively started in Arizona, with a wind-driven, 300-acre blaze in the Tonto Basin forcing the evacuation of some 140 people before crews brought it under control last week.
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