The City of Flagstaff this week secured $2.4 million in federal funding for flood mitigation efforts. Mayor Paul Deasy said a recent fire burn scar is the main focus as rain continues to be in the forecast. “The area of the Pipeline Fire scar is the real concern as this was only this fire season. We didn’t have time to develop either a short term or obviously the long term
Fire officials report the first containment numbers for both the Pipeline and Haywire fires burning near Flagstaff. Most evacuations have been lifted and portions of U.S. Highway 89 have reopened.
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office has lifted evacuation orders for all of the Timberline area as fire crews report 31% containment of the Pipeline Fire.
Forest managers on the Tunnel Fire burning near Flagstaff say winds are expected to shift Saturday and Sunday, coming from the north and northeast. Firefighters are positioned to respond, according to this morning’s update from the Coconino National Forest. The nearly 22,000 acre fire is currently 3% contained.