Emergency Bulletins

People older than 70 in Pima County can start getting vaccinated Feb. 8
2/04/2021 - 4:00 pm
Pima County | Pima County Health Department | vaccine | vaccination | Tuscon | COVID-19

The Pima County Health Department today announced that it will expand the 1B priority COVID-19 vaccination group to people over 70 years old. They can start today registering for appointments beginning on Feb. 8 on the Department’s vaccine registration page, www.pima.gov/covid19vaccineregistration.

People 70 and older, educators, and people employed in protective services will be able to register for vaccination appointments at Tucson Medical Center, 5301 E. Grant Road, Banner UA Cancer Center, 3838 N....

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Pile Burning planned Feb. 5-12 on the Bradshaw Ranger District
2/04/2021 - 2:58 pm
Bradshaw Ranger District | pile burn | Prescott Basin | Senator HIghway | Copper Basin | Walker Road | Deering Park | Prescott National Forest

Fire Managers on the Bradshaw Ranger District plan to burn piles within the Prescott Basin (Senator Highway, Copper Basin, Walker Road and Deering Park). Ignitions will be starting on Friday, February 5th and continue through Friday, February 12th if conditions remain favorable. Fire managers expect smoke impacts to be light in the surrounding areas. Pile burning helps to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to the wildland urban interface and increase ecosystem and community resilience.

In the interest of safety, forest visitors are reminded to obey all traffic signs and use caution when...

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Tonto National Forest lifts Bush Fire closure order
2/04/2021 - 7:34 am
U.S. Forest Service | Tonto National Forest | post bush fire flooding | Mesa and Tonto Ranger Districts | Four Peaks

The Tonto National Forest will be terminating the Bush Post Fire Flooding Public Safety Closure Order effective Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at 8 a.m.

In mid-June of last year, the Bush Fire scorched almost 200,000 acres on the Mesa and Tonto Basin Ranger Districts in the Four Peaks Area. Following the fire, a Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team conducted assessments to identify impacts and recommend actions for mitigating risk in and around the burned area.

The Forest Service BAER program provides guidance in the aftermath of a catastrophic wildfire with the goal of...

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Payson Ranger District conducting pile burns
2/03/2021 - 5:27 pm
Tonto National Forest | U.S. Forest Service | pile burn | Payson Ranger District | Geronimo Boy Scout Ranch | Geronimo Estates | Beaver Valley Estates | Flowing Springs

The Payson Ranger District will be conducting a pile burn at the Geronimo Boy Scout Ranch Piles starting Thursday, Feb. 4-12, 2021.

The burn will consume approximately 30 acres of piles. Smoke impacts may occur during the day at the Geronimo Boy Scout Ranch and during the night at Geronimo Estates. Signs will be posted in these areas to alert the public of the operations. Residents and visitors to the area can expect to see and smell light-to-moderate amounts of smoke.

In addition, a pile burn will be conducted on Monday, Feb. 8, in the southwest corner of Beaver Valley Estates...

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Pile burning planned February 4 on the Verde Ranger District
2/03/2021 - 7:23 am
pile burn | Verde Ranger District | Cherry | Powell Springs Campground | Prescott National Forest | Prescott

Fire Managers on the Verde Ranger District plan to take advantage of the moisture received last week and burn 80 acres of piles on Thursday, February 4th.  Piles are located west of the community of Cherry and north of Powell Springs Campground (T14N, R2E, Sec 18).  Fire managers expect smoke impacts to the community of Cherry to be light.  Pile burning helps to reduce hazardous fuels adjacent to the wildland urban interface and increase ecosystem and community resilience. 

In the interest of safety, forest visitors are reminded to obey all traffic signs and use caution when...

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