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Forward progression has been stopped on a 1,200-acre wildfire 4 miles southeast of Black Canyon City, officials with the state Department of Forestry said today. A massive DC-10 jet was called in to help suppress the fire in rough terrain.
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The Badger Fire burned roughly 50 acres and forced a shutdown of the northbound lanes of I-17 about five miles north of Sunset Point Rest Area today. By 7 p.m., forward progress was stopped and the fire was 50 percent contained.
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A blaze in Black Canyon City that began Saturday night had burned 50 acres by 8 a.m. Sunday, fire officials said, prompting evacuations and an investigation to determine if it was arson. Shifting winds brought the smell of smoke into Anthem and parts of North Phoenix in the middle of the night, greeting Valley residents with a brown haze at dawn.
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Daisy Mountain Fire Department has responded to 18 brush fires this year — more than at any time this early in the season in two decades. Fire officials figure humans are to blame for all of them, and the main cause may surprise you.
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As expected after a year of planning and multiple public hearings, the Daisy Mountain and Black Canyon Fire Districts have consolidated into one, fire officials announced this week.
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A brush fire burned 16 acres in the New River Wash west of Anthem’s Parkside section Friday afternoon. The fire was smoldering into the night after crews from several fire agencies battled the blaze with hoses, shovels and a helicopter.
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Two wildfires in the same area just north of Phoenix Sunday have fire officials concerned about the potential for more fires, after a wet winter left ample fuel that’s now dry.
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Several agencies battled a wildfire just north of Phoenix Sunday afternoon, calling it a sign of “above average amount of fine fuels” due to heavy winter rains.
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Daisy Mountain Fire Department plans to begin construction later this month on a new administration office building in Anthem as well as a replacement for Fire Station 145 in Desert Hills. Construction on both facilities is scheduled to begin March 27, with openings planned for late October.
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