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Yarnell homeowners blocked from suing state
The state’s highest court won’t let homeowners burned out by the Yarnell Hill fire sue the state for negligence. And that, according to an attorney for those affected, has bad implications for others who own property throughout the state.
Yarnell residents’ lawyer renews plea to sue state over 2013 fire
Comparing the state’s firefighting actions to “Keystone Cops,’’ the attorney for Yarnell residents who lost their homes in the 2013 blaze wants the Court of Appeals to let them sue the state.
Forest officials to give nod to project reducing fire risk
Forest officials are giving the go-ahead this week for a project to reduce the risk of wildfire on more than 15,000 acres near Williams.
Violating campfire restrictions now requires court date
Anyone cited for violating restrictions on campfires or smoking in Arizona's national forests will have to show up in court.
Experts press case for forest management to head off wildfires
The science is in and the time to act on forest management is now if the government wants to avoid more catastrophic wildfires, a panel of wildfire experts told a House committee Thursday.
Yarnell getting donation of pipe for water system
Yarnell's water system is getting a $225,000 donation of pipe for restoration and repair work in the wake of the wildfire that devastated the Yavapai County community last summer.
Officials, lawmakers call for greater investment in wildfire prevention
WASHINGTON – For every dollar the government spends preventing wildfire damage, it could save cash-strapped agencies like the Forest Service another $5 on fighting increasingly large fires, a Senate committee was told Tuesday.
Federal budget deal includes wildfire funds, border guarantees
Tucked inside the bill that reopened the federal government late Wednesday night was language guaranteeing that border-security measures, specifically radar surveillance blimps, would continue to be funded into 2014.
Feud heats up
Arizona wasn’t asking for much in disaster relief funds to aid in the recovery from the Yarnell Hill Fire, but the denial struck deep.
Fed report links US wildfires to immigrants
A study by Congress' investigative arm has found that investigators linked 30 fires that erupted in a five-year period in a border region of the southwestern state of Arizona to people who crossed into the U.S. illegally.
Taking the funds out of HURF
County officials tie highway projects to economic development prospects
A trifecta of ill-timed displays of Mother Nature’s fury during the first seven months of 2010 battered Coconino County, leaving one Flagstaff neighborhood designated a disaster area by the state and federal government.Brewer visits eastern Arizona in wake of big fire
Gov. Jan Brewer traveled to eastern Arizona's White Mountains on Wednesday, saying she wants to celebrate the area's ongoing recovery from the Wallow Fire.
