Emergency Bulletins

SBA Disaster Assistance available to Havasupai Tribe Private Nonprofit Organizations
10/31/2024 - 12:19 pm
SBA disaster assistance | Havasupai | private nonprofit organizations | Low-interest federal disaster loans

Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Havasupai Tribe following President Biden’s federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of flooding that occurred Aug. 22-23, announced Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private nonprofits that provide essential services of a governmental nature are eligible for assistance.

“Private nonprofit organizations should contact FEMA Public Assistance Branch Chief Michael Gayrard by calling (510) 627-7761 or emailing...

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Prescribed fire planned in the Goldwater Lake/Bean Peaks Trail System area November 1 - 7
10/29/2024 - 3:41 pm
Prescott National Forest | prescribed burn | Prescott Basin | Bradshaw Ranger District | Goldwater RX | November 1 | hazardous fuels | Goldwater Lake | Ponderosa Park Road | School House Gulch Road | Bean Peaks trails | community resilience | smoke impacts | Prescott | Prescott Valley | Chino Valley | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | wildland-urban interface | ecosystem health | fire behavior | Forest Service Wildfire Crisis Strategy | watershed protection | wildlife habitat | forest resilience | fire information | long-term forest health | traffic safety | forest visitors

Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest plan to conduct prescribed burning in the Prescott Basin on the Bradshaw Ranger District south of Prescott, Arizona.  Ignitions are planned to start Friday, November 1, and continue into early next week depending on weather conditions and resource availability.  

The Goldwater RX is located east of Highway 89 and Ponderosa Park Road; west of School House Gulch Road; north of Marapai Road; and west of Goldwater Lake. Resources will remain on scene to monitor and patrol in the days following the prescribed burn.

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SBA stands ready to assist Havasupai Tribe businesses and residents affected by the flooding
10/28/2024 - 5:16 pm
Havasupai Tribe | Coconino County | SBA disaster loans | economic injury | President Biden | major disaster declaration | August 22-23 flooding | low-interest loans | business assistance | private nonprofits | real estate repair | machinery replacement | working capital | economic impact | disaster loan program | Francisco Sánchez Jr. | Arizona counties | loan terms | U.S. Small Business Administration | Department of Agriculture | application deadline | Disaster Recovery Centers | emergency aid | tribal assistance | community support | flood recovery.

Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to Havasupai Tribe businesses and residents as a result of President Biden’s major disaster declaration, U.S. Small Business Administration’s Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman announced.

The declaration covers the Havasupai Tribe as a result of the flooding that occurred Aug. 22-23.

Businesses of all sizes and private nonprofit organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory...

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Prescribed Fire Activity Planned on the Alpine Ranger District
10/28/2024 - 4:33 pm
Prescribed Fire | smoke | Alpine Ranger District | Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests | Loco Knoll burn | Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | ADEQ

Fire managers plan to conduct prescribed fire operations on the Alpine Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests beginning November 1 through November 30, 2024, as weather and vegetation conditions allow for successful operations.

The Loco Knoll burn unit is 6,695 acres and is approximately 12 miles southeast of Springerville, 11 miles northeast of Alpine, and on the north side of Escudilla mountain.  The project area boundaries are east of the no named two track road next to White Mountain Acres subdivision, south of Forest Service Road (FSR) 275B and constructed...

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Prescribed fires planned November 3 - 29 on the Verde Ranger District
10/28/2024 - 4:23 pm
Prescribed Fire | smoke | Verde Ranger District | Prescott National Forest | Crater prescribed fire | Grapevine prescribed fire | Strawberry prescribed fire | Mingus Mountain area

Fire managers on the Verde Ranger District plan to use ground and aerial resources to treat fuels at two locations in the Mingus Mountain area between Sunday, November 3 and Friday, November 29. 

Descriptions:

  • Crater RX (T14N, R3E, Sec 19,20,21,28,29,30,31,32,33) – is a 2,805 acre burn, two miles north of HWY 169, four miles northwest of I-17, and one mile south of Cherry. Vegetation is primarily brush and grass, with small areas of juniper and ponderosa pine.
  • Grapevine/Strawberry RX (T14N, R2E, Sec 2,3,4,8,9,10,12,13,14,15,16) –...
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