Flagstaff, AZ (4/18/23) – The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management begins two prescribed burn projects over the next few weeks in Northern Arizona as upcoming, favorable weather conditions allow. Both projects help with wildfire risk reduction and with overall forest health. Flying M Ranch RX Burn: On Thursday, April 20, firing operations start on […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Coconino County Public Works crews have begun filling still-submerged potholes in the flooded Rio de Flag crossing on Herold Ranch Road. The crossing, which has been flooded for several weeks, has severely hampered ingress and egress for County and City residents living on the east side of the wash. Public Works has […]

From Coconino County Emergency Management The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office and Coconino County Emergency Management announce the creation of evacuation zones in Coconino County.  In an effort to further enhance emergency messaging to the public, the evacuation zones focus on neighborhoods, communities, and residential areas throughout the county. Using pre-identified zones, this project enhances the […]

The City of Flagstaff continues to see high spring runoff flows with the recent warm temperatures. The Schultz Creek Detention Basins reached 100 percent capacity last night due to runoff. Water overtopping the basins will flow downstream towards the Rio de Flag, crossing the Schultz Creek culvert at Hwy 180 and potentially impacting the neighborhood of Coconino […]

Snowmelt runoff from a record-setting winter flowed out of the City of Flagstaff’s Schultz Creek Sediment and Flood Mitigation Detention Basins Sunday afternoon and overtopped Mt. Elden Lookout Road just east of the “Y.” The City is currently in the process of fine-tuning the capacity of the basin outlets to attenuate the flows and reduce […]

Coconino National Forest authorities would like to remind the public to stay off forest roads that are closed, and do not drive around gates, barricades, or signs that indicate a road is closed for the season. Forest Service personnel have found broken locks on gates and tracks of drivers ignoring road-closed signs, which have created […]

For Immediate Release – A joint release with Flagstaff Police Department and Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Contacts: Jerry Rintala Flagstaff Police Department Public Information Officer Office: (928) 556-2300 jrintala@flagstaffaz.gov Jon Paxton Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Office: (928) 226-5089 jpaxton@coconino.az.gov Armed Robbery (P2303817) FLAGSTAFF, Az. – On April 5th, 2023, at approximately 1:47 […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz – The City of Flagstaff has adopted a new stormwater rate, equivalent to a 12 percent annual increase, effective April 1, 2023. The current rate will increase from $3.74 per equivalent rate unit (ERU) to $4.19 per ERU, then increase by 12 percent annually through 2028. Funding from the rate increases will be […]

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz – Beginning April 1, the City of Flagstaff and its contractor, Network Cabling Systems, will be installing fiber-optic line in the Southside area of Flagstaff between Aspen Ave and Butler Ave. There will be lane closures from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Beaver St and Butler Ave, as well as mobile flagging […]