Northern Arizona Watches Winds as Western Wildfires Blaze

Northern Arizona Watches Winds as Western Wildfires Blaze
A wildfire burning casts a glow above neighborhoods on the outskirts of Flagstaff, Ariz., on June 12, 2022. Felicia Fonseca/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.—Calmer winds and cooler temperatures Tuesday allowed firefighters across the U.S. West to get a better handle on blazes that have forced hundreds of people from their homes.

As red flag warnings expired and winds died down in northern Arizona, firefighters took advantage of the weather changes to attack a 31-square-mile blaze by air and at the fire’s edges.