Coconino County recognizes wildfire and post-wildfire flooding as the top public safety threat. Since 2010, the County has endured nine major wildfires, burning over 255,000 acres. Correspondingly, the County has higher wildfire risk to homes than 84.5% of U.S. counties. This CWPP will define locally-specific approaches to wildland fire and watershed management across most of the County. In developing and implementing this CWPP, communities will take the lead in reducing wildfire risk across jurisdictional boundaries.
Tag: Greater Flagstaff Forests Partnership (GFFP)
GFFP and Coconino County to begin forest thinning behind Sechrist Elementary School on Highway 180
COCONINO COUNTY — Coconino County and the Greater Flagstaff Forests Partnership (GFFP) will conduct forest treatments (thinning trees) on a 57-acre County parcel located in the Lockett Ranches area, behind Sechrist Elementary School. This parcel is within the footprint of the Flagstaff…