Arizona

With the 4th of July holiday around the corner, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management urges the public to not use fireworks as more than half of the state remains in an exceptional drought status and fire activity continues.

At 5:30pm June 24, 2021, the Color Country Interagency Communication Center received a report of a wildland fire start. Local resources are on scene and aerial resources are currently being used. Smoke can be seen from St. George, Utah. 

Fire details

Start Date: June 24, 2021 

Location: Mile marker 25, Virgin River Gorge 

Jurisdiction: Arizona Strip District, Bureau of Land Management 

Fire Size: Estimated at 948 acres. (Note: one acre is equivalent to one football field).  

Cause: Under investigation  

• *La Paz and Mohave Counties on 6/14 10 AM to 6/20 8 PM.
• *Maricopa County on 6/12 10 AM to 6/20 8 PM

Heat Warnings are still in effect for the following:

• Coconino County on 6/12 12 PM to 6/18 6 PM.
• Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz Counties on 6/12 10 AM to 6/19 9 PM. 
• Navajo County on 6/14 12 PM to 6/18 6 PM. 
• Yavapai County on 6/13 12 PM to 6/18 6 PM.
• Yuma County on 6/14 10 AM to 6/19 9 PM.

Precautions to prevent heat exhaustion or heat stroke:

More than 3 million Arizonans are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, another milestone as the state increases its protection against the coronavirus, Governor Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) announced today.

“Millions now have the full benefit of these safe, highly effective, free, and widely available vaccines,” Governor Doug Ducey said. “I encourage every Arizonan who hasn’t been vaccinated yet to roll up their sleeve, get the COVID-19 vaccine, and help end the spread of the virus.”

State-run vaccination sites, which have administered 1.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to nearly 900,000 individuals, will be phased out over the coming weeks as Arizona’s focus turns to increasing the number of neighborhood options, including pharmacies, doctors’ offices, and pop-up clinics.