Arizona's wildfire outlook for 2025

Arizona battles rising wildfire threat in ‘never-ending kind of year’ as state grows hotter, drier

In 2024, Arizona experienced 2,162 wildfires, a 15% increase from 2023. PHOENIX – Arizona officials urged residents to take precautions as firefighters face longer hours battling more intense wildfires across the state. Gov. Katie Hobbs joined the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) for a media event outlining the 2025 seasonal fire outlook. They emphasized fire prevention and education for Arizona residents. DFFM is respon…

Hobbs predicts 'intense' wildfire season for Arizona

About bout 23,000 acres of land across Arizona at risk for wildfires has been "treated'' since last July. That includes removing dry grasses and other fuels.

Unusually dry winter means 'intense' fire season in store for Arizona

PHOENIX -- Arizona faces what Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday called an "intense'' fire season fueled by an unusually dry winter.

Governor Katie Hobbs met with Fire Management Officer John Truett to present plans for the upcoming 2025 fire season.

Arizona's wildfire outlook for 2025

The Department of Fire and Forestry Management said during a news conference on March 31 that they can tell the severity of conditions in the state by watching what happened when the Saddlebrooke Fire erupted as a string of 18 fires along a 20-mile stretch of State Route 79.