Coconino County

Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) officials have found evidence of community transmission of COVID-19 in Coconino County. Community transmission happens when there are confirmed cases of COVID-19 and there is no source of infection identified in some of the cases and it cannot be directly traced back to a known exposure.

Due to the identification of community transmission, and to reduce the spread of COVID-19, health officials are reinforcing the importance of practicing social distancing, frequent hand washing and staying home when sick.  

Los Servicios de Salud y Humanos del Condado de Coconino (CCHHS) confirmaron el primer caso presunto positivo de COVID-19 en el Condado de Coconino. La prueba fue realizada por el Laboratorio clínico TGen North.

Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) confirmed the first presumptive positive case of COVID-19 in Coconino County. The test was conducted by TGen North Clinical Laboratory.

Coconino County set-up a second drive-up COVID-19 specimen collection site. The additional site will begin collecting specimens beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday March 18 at Coconino Community College, East Campus, 3000 N. Fourth St. Flagstaff, AZ.
 
The other testing site is located at Fort Tuthill County Park, 2446 Fort Tuthill Loop, Flagstaff, AZ. Testing sites are not open to the public.
 

Coconino County Public Works, in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service, has ignited the annual green waste burn at the Willard Springs Transfer Station. The burn is located 17 miles south of Flagstaff on the west side of I-17.

The annual green waste burn reduces the existing stockpile of pine needles, tree trimmings and other green waste at the transfer station prior to the 2020 fire season. The burn is expected to smolder until mid-spring and will be monitored by the Mormon Lake Ranger Station, Pinewood Fire Department and the Coconino County Public Works Solid Waste Division.

The steep slope fuels reduction work on the Bill Williams Mountain Restoration Project that began last October has been temporarily delayed due to winter weather with above average snowfall early in the season. The temporary area closure restricting public access from the mountain where helicopter operations were occurring has been lifted as of February 1, 2020. The previously closed areas including all hiking trails are now open to the public. Aerial operations will cease until conditions improve.

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), in association with the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD), is issuing a fish consumption advisory for black crappie caught from Santa Fe Lake in Coconino County. This advisory is based on recent analysis of fish tissue data that indicate elevated levels of mercury.

On November 19, Northern Arizona First Responder Agencies held their annual Winter Preparedness meeting at the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office. Agencies in attendance included Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Public Safety, Flagstaff Police Department, Arizona Game and Fish, Highlands Fire Department, United States Forest Service, and representatives from Arizona Snowbowl and the Nordic Village.

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) will begin two separate prescribed fire projects in Coconino County this month.