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Eddie Maddock: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie S. Maddock suggests the Sedona mayor know the limits of Sedona as he steps into the Council role.
Sedona AZ – Two major political parties have dominated election policies since shortly after establishing the “republic” of the United States. Since the 1850’s they have been known as the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Social, cultural,...
Sedona Area Wildfire at Zero Containment
Sedona area Committee Fire preliminary map – CNF links are available in article for updates
Sedona AZ – The Committee Fire, located east of Sedona on Munds Mountain, is now at one hundred acres and growing, reports Coconino National Forest incident command.
The fire has a low-to-moderate rate of spread through heavy brush, and is currently moving in a north/northeast direction reported...
Arizona Forestry Prescribed Burn Smoke Will Affect Air Quality
Sedona AZ – Starting the week of November 15, 2021, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management begins ignitions to 400 acres of the Flagstaff Wildland Urban Interface Observatory Blocks Prescribed Burn. The Flagstaff WUI Observatory Rx Burn is part of a larger scale, 750-acre project, approximately six miles west of Flagstaff, southwest of Observatory Mesa, and south of Interstate 40.
The...
Sedona 9/11 Ceremony and Remembrances
Sedona Arizona 9/11 Memorial on SR 179 is the site for the Sedona Police and Sedona Fire District 20th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony open to the public.
Sedona AZ – On Saturday, September 11, 2021, at approximately 9:00 a.m., the Sedona Police Department and Sedona Fire District will hold a remembrance ceremony at Fire Station 6 at 2675 State Route 179 near Chapel Road.
Please be aware that...
Sedona Fire District COVID-19 Preparation Update
Sedona AZ – As the COVID-19 pandemic develops, Sedona Fire District Fire Chief Jon Trautwein wants to assure the community that as an essential service provider, SFD continues to accomplish its mission and provide for the safety of the community effectively.
Engaging the community and various stakeholders to provide options and solutions to a wide variety of fire service issues is the Fire Chief’s...
Sedona Police officers on administrative leave after fatal shooting
Sedona AZ – On Monday, January 20, 2020, two Sedona Police Department officers were in an officer-involved shooting in which a 41-year-old man was killed. No officers were injured during the incident.
Below is a timeline of the events of the shooting:
• At 1:26 p.m., a resident on the 50-block of Newcastle Lane, Sedona AZ, called 911 to report an unknown man shouting in the vicinity...
Sedona New Year’s Eve Chapel Fire Update
Sedona Fire Station 6 is located near the Chapel roundabout on SR 179, Sedona.
Sedona AZ – On December 31, 2019, Sedona Fire District crews were dispatched to a structure fire at 49 Eagle Lane in the Chapel area and arrived on scene six minutes and seven seconds after dispatch. The reported fire had fully engulfed the structure and threatened nearby buildings.
Firefighters took a defensive posture...
8th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress: Cultivating Pyrodiversity
Sedona AZ – Scientists, land managers, educators, and students from a variety of organizations worldwide will gather from November 18-22, 2019, in Tucson, Arizona, for the 8th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress. The conference is hosted by the Association for Fire Ecology in cooperation with the Southwest Fire Science Consortium, with more than twenty sponsors and exhibitors representing...
Sedona Winds Fire
Sedona firefighters assist with Sedona Winds unit clean up after the incident. Photo courtesy Sedona Fire District.
Sedona AZ – A few minutes before 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning, Sedona Fire District firefighters were dispatched to a residential unit fire in the Sedona Winds Assisted Living Facility on Jacks Canyon Road, Village of Oak Creek.
“The automatic fire sprinkler system had extinguished...
Sedona Fire District Suspends Issued Burn Permits
Sedona AZ – Due to the continued unseasonably hot weather and lack of monsoon moisture, Sedona Fire District is suspending all issued burn permits for the burning of yard debris.
“The National Weather service is advising us that a more normalized weather pattern will be developing in the next week to 10 days,” said Fire Marshal Jon Davis, adding, “We will continue to reevaluate conditions and...