11/7/23

UNITS FROM THE CENTRAL ARIZONA FIRE AND MEDICAL AUTHORITY WERE DISPATCHED TO PAULDEN SUNDAY TO DEAL WITH A BRUSHFIRE. THE FLAMES CONSUMED A FEW ACRES BEFORE THEY WERE EXTINGUISHED. CAFMA OFFICIALS SAY THE LIKELY CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A DISCARDED CIGARETTE. THEY REMIND EVERYONE TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF CIGARETTES, NOT TO THROW THE BUTTS OUT OF YOUR CAR WINDOW. CONDITIONS IN YAVAPAI COUNTY ARE DRY, AND THE FIRE DANGER IN THE PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST IS HIGH.