Drivers should be prepared and pack a winter travel kit.

With more winter storms forecast over the next several days, the Arizona Department of Transportation strongly urges drivers to delay travel when snow is falling where you are or ahead. In addition to helping keep yourself and others safe, this will allow ADOT snowplows to clear highways efficiently.

The Maricopa County Air Quality Department has declared a No Burn Day for Thursday, March 6 due to elevated levels of PM10 (dust).

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Fire managers on the Prescott National Forest, Bradshaw Ranger District plan to burn piles of debris in and around the Prescott Basin. Ignitions are planned to start on Friday, March 7, and continue through March 31 as favorable weather conditions allow. Fire managers expect smoke impacts to be light and visible from multiple locations including Prescott, Chino Valley, and surrounding areas.

Coconino National Forest fire managers with the Flagstaff Ranger District plan to conduct pile burns today and tomorrow in several areas around the forest to take advantage of favorable weather conditions.

The piles to be burned are leftover slash from previous thinning projects and are ignited using drip torches and carefully monitored. Burning these piles help remove forest fuels and reduce the chance of catastrophic wildfire.

After consultation with Coconino County Emergency Management (CCEM), Forest Lakes Fire District, and the United States Forest Service (USFS), areas of Coconino County within the boundaries of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest will enter Stage 1 Fire Restrictions at 8 a.m. Friday, February 28, 2025.