Kyle Anderson
Hardy Fire 80 Percent Contained
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today) – The Hardy Wildfire that started near Flagstaff on Saturday is now at 80 percent containment as of 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Flagstaff Fire Department.
The Department will be assuming control of the fire early Wednesday morning.
Areas affected by the Hardy Wildfire continue to be restricted to residents only.
Final containment and [...]
Public Meeting Live Video and Blog
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Live Blog
8:55 – Over for the evening. Thanks to audience. Live-blog coverage and streaming by Kyle Anderson of NAZ Today.
8:54 – Question 29 – Danny Haniff from KOLT-FM – We’ve been clearing our information with the media office.
8:53 – Question 28 – Are there backup flight crews who can relieve the [...]
Video: Schultz/Hardy Fires Update w/ Weather
NAZ Today’s Patrick Walker and forecaster Matt Tantau provide a brief overview of the Schultz/Hardy fires and how the weather will affect the flames.
4:30 PM UPDATE: Schultz Fire Now 10,000 Acres; Public Meeting Tonight
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FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today) – The Coconino National Forest has released new numbers on the Schultz Fire, listing it at 10,000 acres as of 4:30 PM.
Fire crews worked through the night to construct preventative fire lines designed to corral the fire. However, the latest reports from the Forest [...]
City, County Officials on Hardy, Schultz Fires
Below is raw video of the press conference held by city and county officials, as well as police and fire spokespeople.
(Photographer Jon Cole with reporter Angie Manone)
Read the latest about the Schultz fire here and the Hardy fire here.
Schultz Wildfire Now At 5000 Acres and Growing, Type-1 Command Team On The Way
Update: Fire now at 8,800 acres. Read about it here.
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today) – The Schultz Wildfire that started late Sunday morning near Schultz Pass has grown to over 5000 acres in size as of 8:30 p.m., forcing residents of the Wupatki Trail and Timberline neighborhoods to evacuate. Residents of the Fernwood neighborhood have not been [...]
Wildfire Sparks Up Schultz Pass Area
Read the updated article here.
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today) – Another fire in the Flagstaff area has sparked up in the Schultz Pass area, approximately six miles north of the Flagstaff downtown area.
Evacuations of the now 50-acre fire are beginning in Timberline, Wupatki Trail, and Fort Timberline neighborhoods with Wupatki Estates and Fernwood on standby. With 15-17 [...]
Man Arrested in Connection with Hardy Fire
FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today) – Flagstaff Police have arrested 54 year old Californian Randall Nicholson on charges of “Burning of Wild-Land” in connection with the Hardy Wildfire that started Saturday afternoon.
Police investigators say Nicholson was camping in the area where the fire started on Saturday, and had started a small cooking fire.
Based on witness statements and [...]
Man Robs Super 8 Motel at Gunpoint
A man armed with a black semi-automatic weapon robbed the Super 8 motel on Kasper Drive in Flagstaff around 1:25 p.m. this afternoon.
Thomas Elementary and a nearby day care center were placed under lock-down, according to the Flagstaff Police Department.
The suspect, described as a black male, about six feet tall and with an average [...]
