Tonto National Forest firefighters with San Carlos Apache Tribe crews will begin a 3,760-acre prescribed burn near Carol Springs Mountain beginning Oct. 26 through Nov. 17.
Firefighters will treat 2,500 acres within the Carol Springs north block and 1,260 acres in the Carol Springs south block. These areas are located about 25 miles north of Globe, Arizona, on the Globe Ranger District. The operation is part of the Tonto’s Timber Camp prescribed fire plan to treat 7,313 acres in the San Carlos Apache Tribal Forest Protection Act project area.