More than 4,000 people are evacuated from Strawberry and Pine because of the Backbone Fire but there is no timeline yet on when residents can return home, according to Gila County emergency management ...

FLAGSTAFF, AZ — The Fossil Creek recreation area -- a very popular hiking area known for its streams and waterfalls -- will remain closed for the foreseeable future, through at least the end of the ...

Click here to find the most recent coverage of Arizona’s wildfires from KTAR News. PHOENIX — The last remaining highway closure related to the Backbone Fire near Strawberry was lifted Tuesday as crews ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article misspelled Clints Well and included incorrect information regarding the closure order affecting the Tonto, Coconino and Prescott ...

The Backbone Fire, adjacent to the Pine and Strawberry communities consumed 32,757 acres as of Monday as firefighters continued to fight for containment. The fire has grown 8,565 acres since Sunday.

Wall Street has found a new source of profits: rural volunteer fire departments. A New York Times report, published earlier ...

The Backbone Trail, a 67-mile pathway in the Santa Monica Mountains, has fully reopened eight months after the devastating Woolsey fire. The final six miles of the trail reopened Thursday for the ...

In the latest major step toward recovery from the Woolsey Fire, all 67 miles of the Backbone Trail have reopened to the public, according to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The ...

MALIBU (CBSLA) — The National Park Service says all 67 miles of the Santa Monica Mountains' Backbone Trail are now open after parts of it were closed due to last year's Woolsey Fire. "We know that the ...

Successfully fighting a wildfire requires more than people digging line or cutting fire breaks with chainsaws. It also involves people who call grazing lessees to tell them to evacuate their cows, ...

FOSSIL CREEK — Fossil Creek Road curves through Coconino National Forest, hugging the hillsides and dipping deep into the valleys. The 14-mile dirt road winds from its spur with Route 260 near Camp ...