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Over the last few days, nearly 120 Arizona firefighters and 34 engines arrived in California to lend a hand on multiple wildfires burning across that state.
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management will begin two separate prescribed fire projects in Coconino County this month.
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management set to begin its fall prescribed burn projects starting in October in Northeastern Arizona.
At 0800, on Friday, 9/27, 2019, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management will lift Stage I Fire Restrictions on state lands within a handful of counties.
Urban forestry specialists in Arizona are currently monitoring a non-native bark beetle that has made its way to Arizona. The Mediterranean pine engraver beetle (MPE) (Orthotomicus erosus) was found in Phoenix in 2018. MPE are native to Europe, the Middle East, northern Africa, and China. They likely got to the United States by hitching a ride in solid wood packing materials. MPE are tiny, only about 3-3.5mm long, and reddish-brown in color. To date, MPE have only been found on eldarica pines in the Phoenix metro area.
