Payson

Prescribed fire treatments to resume near Payson

10/15/2021 - 11:18 am
Tonto, National Forest, Payson, smoke, wildfire, burning, prescribed burn, Colcord Estates, Gordon Canyon, 13 Ranch, Ponderosa Estates

 The Tonto National Forest Payson Ranger District will resume prescribed fire treatments in targeted areas around the town of Payson due to predicted favorable weather conditions starting Monday, Oct. 18, through Friday, Oct. 22, 2021. 

Tonto National Forest lifts Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

7/20/2021 - 8:21 pm
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The Tonto National Forest in coordination with federal, state, and local partners will terminate the current Stage 1 Fire Restrictions effective July 21, 2021 at 8 a.m. due to reduced fire danger.

The restrictions were implemented to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires during periods of high fire danger and elevated fire weather conditions.

Fire crews making progress on Backbone Fire

6/25/2021 - 10:39 pm
Backbone Fire, Camp Verde, smoke, Payson, Pine, Strawberry

There will be a community meeting tomorrow, Saturday, June 26, 2021, 5:30 pm, at the Expedition Church, 301 S. Colcord Rd, Payson Arizona. The meeting is open to the public and live streamed on the Incident Facebook Page   

Fires close State Route 277 southbound; State Route 377 northbound reopens

6/21/2021 - 2:01 pm
ADOT, road, highway, Closure, wild, fire, 277, 377, 260, 87, 77, 191, Heber, Payson, Globe, Holbrook, Winkelman

Fires have closed State Route 277 between State Route 377 and Heber, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Additionally, State Route 377 northbound has reopened for evacuations between Heber-Overgaard to Holbrook, but southbound lanes remain closed.

There are two new closures on State Route 260: Westbound lanes are closed at milepost 322 and eastbound lanes are closed at milepost 292.

All of these closures are caused by wildfires.