At the request of the Pima County Health Department, the Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 9 will fund a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at the Pima Community College West Campus, 2202 W. Anklam Road, starting Monday, Jan. 24. Site hours are Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Staff at the site, which is expected to administer 1,000 to 2,000 tests per day, will conduct self-swab PCR (polymerase chain...
The Springerville Ranger District on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests is planning to proceed with pile burning in the vicinity around and immediately to the west of the Greens Peak Lookout.
The Greens Peak Lookout Project has pile spread across approximately 20 acres, and smoke can be expected to be seen between January 12th and February 15th. The planned pile burns are a collaborative effort between the White Mountain Apache and the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests under the Reserved Treaty Right Lands program.
Smoke may be visible from portions of Hwy 60 and 260 but...
The Flagstaff Ranger District plans to continue three pile burns starting Monday, Jan. 10, which will burn piled material from previous mechanical treatments. Though many of last week’s pile burns were successful, the ...
The Alpine Ranger District is closing the Alpine Burn Pit to the community for the health and safety of the public after a successful ignition of piles of collected slash. No more slash deposits are being accepted from the community until further notice.
District fire crews conducted a pile burn at the Alpine Burn Pit on January 5th to reduce the slash and green waste from the community burn pit and to open more space for future slash dumping. Crews stayed on scene until there was no further threat of escape.
Smoke will be visible from Alpine, along portions of Arizona State...
Coconino County is experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant.
If attending an indoor, in-person gathering, masks should be worn.
As COVID-19 transmission increases, Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) advises evaluating the need for large gatherings and postponing in-person meetings/gatherings/events, when possible, until community transmission declines.
CCHHS recommends the following precautions to minimize COVID-19 risk, keep children in school, and our economy open:
