Verde Valley LAFS is a subgroup of the Verde Valley Fire and EMS Chiefs Association, comprised of the local fire department/districts, ambulance company, and the U.S. Forest Service to help educate the community with life and fire safety messages.

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Grand Canyon with a 4-legged friend? Know where to go!

The Canyon Rim Trail is dog-friendly, however, all trails going into the canyon are off-limits to dogs*.

Bringing your pet, to Grand Canyon > go.nps.gov/gc-pets (858) #NationalPetDay 2024

Ah! This is why we work with researchers to better understand invasive insects and diseases. Oystershell scale is a tiny but terrible scale insect that basically sucks the life juices out of aspen, and it's become more prevalent in the Coconino National Forest.

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Sycamore Canyon cuts through the Mogollon Rim, then drops off the Colorado Plateau.
#SycamoreCanyon #KaibabNationalForest #ForestFriday

Partly sunny skies today with temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above average for this time of year. Winds will increase out of the southwest this afternoon with gusts between 25 to 40 mph across the region. Things start to cool off over the weekend. #azwx

It's a bright, sunshine-y day out there! Happy Friday-eve.

National Park Week. It's like a week for national parks.

Coming soon: April 20 - April 28

The CNF is the only national forest sharing a border with Mexico. This week, the Foreign Ag Service Cochran ranching seminar will teach the Fellows about how the United States manages land between multiple agencies, non-governmental organizations, and state and private landowners.

If you thought yesterday was a great weather day, then make sure you get out and enjoy today. It should be another stellar day with lots of sun and fairly light winds. Enjoy! #azwx

Walnut Fire located east of Flagstaff fully contained! #wildfire #update

The small Walnut Fire, located east of Flagstaff along Interstate 40, is fully contained at a quarter of an acre.

Three engines and two hand crews responded to suppress the fire, which was originally…

Resources are responding to the 2-acre Walnut Fire located east of Flagstaff along Interstate 40. 🔥 🔥 🔥

Resources responding include three engines and two hand crews.

I-40 motorists are asked to remain cognizant of firefighters working alongside roads in the area.

The fire…

2-acre wildfire reported east of Flagstaff, south of I-40 near Walnut Canyon Road exit. Multiple resources responding.

#ClosureUpdate Upper Lake Mary Boat Launch Recreation Site will be CLOSED tomorrow for parking lot maintenance.

An annual wildfire training academy in Prescott marked a record-setting year with more than 1,000 attendees. It comes ahead of the pivot to a new model described as the biggest shift in wildfire management in decades.
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WE ARE!

What did the moose say when the elk stole her chocolate?

How deer you!

Happy #WildlifeWednesday , folks!

A big Coconino welcome to our new Trails Foreman Holly Barbush Cliché! She started officially on the Red Rock Ranger District as of yesterday.

“I started doing trail work with the California Conservation Corps in 2003,' said Holly. 'I went on my first spike and was hooked. You…

Don't let today's eclipse overshadow an important message... #OnlyYou can prevent wildfires!

Nearly 9 out of 10 wildfires are caused by humans. Do your part—take the Smokey Bear pledge at SmokeyBear.com

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