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Wildfire growing north of Fountain Hills

7/30/2024
The latest of a half dozen wildfires in Tonto National Forest just northeast of the Valley was ignited by lighting Thursday, July 25. The Sand Stone Fire had grown to about 13,000 acres by …

Unplanned highway closures during fire season

7/29/2024
Valley motorists who spent the past weekend in the cooler high country and were returning to the Valley on Sunday afternoon faced a highway closure on State Route 87 that forced them nearly 100 miles …

Firefighters battle blazes north of Fountain Hills

6/3/2024
Smoke from nearby wildfires is settling across Fountain Hills Monday morning as two blazes that began over the weekend are burning north of the community. Just before midday on Saturday, fire …

Fire danger a concern

5/29/2014
California has been burning for several weeks now and the wildfires in Arizona are popping up with greater frequency and intensity as hot weather approaches with dry, windy conditions. Fountain …