FLAGSTAFF, Ariz – City of Flagstaff invites residents impacted by post-wildfire flooding in the Spruce Wash/ Museum Flood Area to a community meeting on Thursday, Aug. 31 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at Flagstaff City Hall (211 W Aspen Ave). During the meeting, City staff will discuss the Grandview Drive Reconstruction Project scheduled to start […]
CCSO Deputies Investigate Unfounded Bomb Threat to Cromer School
Flagstaff, AZ – On August 17, 2023 at approximately 9:00 PM CCSO received a tip that a subject had threatened to “set a bomb off at their daughter’s school.” After further investigation, it was determined this was Cromer School in the Doney Park area north of Flagstaff. CCSO, in conjunction with the Flagstaff Unified School […]
NEWS RELEASE: Forest thinning project begins along Snowbowl Road
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Aug. 15, 2023 – Contractors have started thinning small diameter trees today (August 15) along a 2-mile section of Snowbowl Road (Forest Road 516) approximately 2 miles up the road from where it intersects with U.S. Highway 180. Operations will include the use of chainsaws and hand-piling logs and slash. All motorists, bicyclists […]
Explosion at Flagstaff Gas Station This Morning (FREE POST)
This morning, the FFD responded to a gas vapor explosion at the Chevron on Milton Road. While a gas truck was filling the fuel tanks at the gas station, multiple vacationers at a hotel across the street witnessed the explosion, ignited from an unknown origin. Witnesses stated the gas station awning shook and a 15-foot […]
Beulah/University Realignment Project
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz – Starting Monday, August 14, University Avenue will be closed to all traffic between Yale Street and the eastern driveway entrance to the Woodlands Village Apartments. Motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists are asked to follow the marked signage to get to their destination (Map Below and Attached). This closure will allow crews to begin […]
PRESS Release-Utility relocation project at Fourth Street and Cedar/Lockett
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz – Unisource Energy will be conducting a utility relocation project at the intersection of Fourth Street and Cedar/Lockett. The northbound lane of Fourth Street will be closed to all traffic at the north leg of the Cedar/Lockett intersection. Traffic accessing MEMS, Puente de Hozho and residences between Linda Vista Drive and the closure […]
Inner Basin Waterline Project Update
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz – On June 12, 2022, the Pipeline Fire began in the Schultz Pass area north of Flagstaff, Arizona. Due to high winds, the fire moved rapidly to the east and north affecting 26,532 acres including portions of the 2010 Schultz Fire. High rainfall totals were measured in and near the Pipeline Fire scar […]
PRESS RELEASE | Board of Supervisors Unanimously Approves County Short-Term Rental Ordinance
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Following completion of their regular business Tuesday night, the Coconino County Board of Supervisors (Board) held a final public hearing regarding Ordinance 2023-22 before voting unanimously to adopt the new regulations for Short-Term Rentals in Coconino County. The ordinance will now take effect after 120 days on November 14, 2023. The ordinance […]
City of Flagstaff announces Beautification in Action grant opportunity for projects that enhance, revitalize public spaces
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz – The City of Flagstaff’s Beautification, Arts and Sciences program invites artists, community members, community groups, schools and local businesses to apply for a Beautification in Action (BIA) grant. Applications will be accepted through Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. Up to $4,500 is available per project. Projects that enliven and revitalize the urban […]
Press Release – Staging to begin at the “wedge” for Spruce Wash Improvements flood mitigation projects
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz – In preparation for the construction of the Spruce Wash Improvements flood mitigation projects, during the week of August 14 crews will begin clearing trees and vegetation in a portion of the area known as the “wedge”. The “wedge” is the City-owned, triangle-shaped parcel bound by N West St, E Linda Vista Dr […]
Updates to the #ScottFire and #LukeFire burning near Flagstaff
UPDATE: Fire managers are pivoting to a full suppression strategy on both the #ScottFire and the #LukeFire, a pair of lightning-caused wildfires located south of Flagstaff, after both fires resulted in the successful treatment of several hundred acres of Coconino National Forest land for forest health. Prior to the fire management process, forestry and fire […]
Two lightning caused fires being managed in the Flagstaff region.
#NewsRelease The Coconino National Forest is in the beginning stages of managing two lightning-caused wildfire starts – located south of the City of Flagstaff – for forest health. Smoke from both fires will remain visible along Interstate 17 throughout the fire management process. The Scott Fire, located roughly 5 miles south of Kachina Village between […]