May 9—Despite a massive plume of smoke rumbling into the Solano County sky, I-80 motorists had nothing to worry about as they traveled through Lagoon Valley shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Friday.

Watch live: Crews fighting the Desert Willow Complex Fire, formerly called the "Cotton Fire" in Los Lunas give an update on ...

Despite a massive plume of smoke rumbling into the Solano County sky, I-80 motorists had nothing to worry about as they traveled through Lagoon Valley shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Everything… ...

Have you ever heard the expression “fighting fire with fire?” In its most literal sense, it can describe the practice of igniting prescribed fires to prevent future wildfires.

The Rodeo-Chediski Fire in 2002 and the Wallow Fire in 2011 cumulatively burned across more than a million acres. The sun shines down on the trees of Flagstaff on April 16, 2025. '4FRI finally ...

Fight fire with fire? Thinning forests is a start, but experts say it's time to burn more. Brandon Loomis. Arizona Republic. New research shows that fewer wildfires burn through Southwest forests ...

The fire is now 95% contained, up from 66% earlier in the day. "We're really in a mop-up patrol phase and monitoring on the majority of this fire," Bickel said. "So, we knew we were in good shape ...

“We live in a fire-adapted ecosystem up here in northern Arizona, which means that our ponderosa pine trees really love fire. We need fire for myriad reasons," Shaffer said.

Fight fire with fire? Thinning forests is a start, but experts say it's time to burn more. Brandon Loomis, Arizona Republic. Sun, May 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM UTC. 10 min read. Arizona wildfire season.