Changelog

Fire rules around Sedona are set by two authorities — the Coconino National Forest (Red Rock Ranger District) on the trails and in the canyon, and the Sedona Fire District in town — and they can be at different stages at once. The tool shows where each stands now (both in Stage 1 since 21 May 2026), what each stage allows and bans, the year-round in-town campfire ban, and links each official page and hotline for the day's call.

Getting a home ready for wildfire is a list of small jobs, and they aren't all equal. A new interactive checklist lets you tick what you've already done and shows what to do next — the highest-impact steps first, from the first five feet around the house to the way out. It follows the home-ignition-zone guidance that fire agencies share, and points to where to get a real assessment for your property. Nothing you tick is saved or sent.

A new page gathers every alert the National Weather Service has posted for Sedona — flash floods on Oak Creek, fire-weather red flags, extreme heat, winter storms — in one place, instead of five. It reads the official feed through the day and, when nothing is in force, says so plainly. Alongside it are the county and city channels that actually carry an evacuation order, with a reminder that Sedona straddles two counties, so it's worth signing up for both.

Four tools to start: a live Oak Creek flood gauge read against the official National Weather Service thresholds, hour-by-hour heat windows for hiking before it gets dangerous, a how-busy-is-it planner for the trailheads and the Y, and a dark-sky stargazing guide for our Dark Sky Community.