1. Radio
 / Modified apr 12, 2018 8:47 a.m.

NWS: Warmth, Wind Bring Fire Danger to Southern Arizona

Weather Service issues red-flag warning and fire-weather advisory. by Nate Airulla, AZPM Intern

Frye fire burn hero The remains of trees burned by the Frye Fire in 2017.
Zac Ziegler, AZPM

The National Weather Service is warning residents of high fire danger in Southern Arizona due to weather conditions.

Coronado National Forest spokesperson Heidi Schewel said residents should be more careful as the weather warms up.

"Things are starting to heat up and dry out," Schewel said. "And then we are going to be throwing some wind into the equation, which really complicates things and really increases the potential for fire spread. So we want to just keep that situational awareness, that message in everybody's mind that every day is a day to be careful with fire."

The Weather Service forecast has issued a red-flag warning today and a fire-weather advisory for tomorrow.

Nate Airulla is an AZPM intern and student in the University of Arizona School of Journalism.

MORE: News, Wildlife
By posting comments, you agree to our
AZPM encourages comments, but comments that contain profanity, unrelated information, threats, libel, defamatory statements, obscenities, pornography or that violate the law are not allowed. Comments that promote commercial products or services are not allowed. Comments in violation of this policy will be removed. Continued posting of comments that violate this policy will result in the commenter being banned from the site.

By submitting your comments, you hereby give AZPM the right to post your comments and potentially use them in any other form of media operated by this institution.
AZPM is a service of the University of Arizona and our broadcast stations are licensed to the Arizona Board of Regents who hold the trademarks for Arizona Public Media and AZPM. We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples.
The University of Arizona