Tonto National Forest

The Payson Ranger District will finish steps to temporarily close a section of Workman Creek Road on June 23 to protect the public from unsafe road conditions.
 
The closure involves Forest Road 487 (Workman Creek Road) starting one-quarter mile west of Workman Creek Falls, then continuing east/southeast and ending at the Aztec Lookout Tower on Aztec Peak.

The closure also includes Forest Road 487A (Murphy Ranch Road) starting at its intersection with Forest Road 487, then continuing north to its terminus at Murphy Ranch.

FOR CURRENT EVACUATION INFORMATION, residents are advised to monitor Facebook pages for Pinal County Sheriff’s   Office: https://www.facebook.com/PinalCountySO,  Gila County Health and Emergency Management: https://www.facebook.com/gilacohealthem , and San Carlos Apache Tribe Emergency Response Commission: San Carlos Apache Tribe Emergency Response Commission - Home | Facebook.  

FOR CURRENT EVACUATION INFORMATION, residents are advised to monitor Facebook pages for Pinal County Sheriff’s Office: https://www.facebook.com/PinalCountySO  and Gila County Health and Emergency Management: https://www.facebook.com/gilacohealthem  Notifications can change rapidly. Residents in areas affected by the fire should remain vigilant and be prepared to evacuate. Evacuation notifications are issued when danger is imminent and life threatening.  

FOR CURRENT EVACUATION INFORMATION, residents are advised to monitor Facebook pages for Pinal County Sheriff’s Office: https://www.facebook.com/PinalCountySO  and Gila County Health and Emergency Management: https://www.facebook.com/gilacohealthem  Notifications can change rapidly. Residents in areas affected by the fire should remain vigilant and be prepared to evacuate. Evacuation notifications are issued when danger is imminent and life threatening.  

FOR CURRENT EVACUATION INFORMATION, residents are advised to monitor Facebook pages for Pinal County Sheriff’s Office: https://www.facebook.com/PinalCountySO  and Gila County Health and Emergency Management: https://www.facebook.com/gilacohealthem  Notifications can change rapidly. Residents in areas affected by the fire should remain vigilant and be prepared to evacuate. Evacuation notifications are issued when danger is imminent and life threatening.

FOR CURRENT EVACUATION INFORMATION, residents are advised to monitor Facebook pages for Pinal County Sheriff’s Office: https://www.facebook.com/PinalCountySO  and Gila County Health and Emergency Management: https://www.facebook.com/gilacohealthem  Notifications can change rapidly. Residents in areas affected by the fire should remain vigilant and be prepared to evacuate. Evacuation notifications are issued when danger is imminent and life threatening.

Elevated fire danger conditions have led Tonto National Forest officials to implement Stage 2 Fire Restrictions on June 11 at 8 a.m., in conjunction with other federal and state land management agencies in Arizona.

Stage 2 Fire Restrictions include shooting restrictions in an effort to protect public and firefighter safety, as well as National Forest System lands and resources, during a period of Very High to Extreme wildfire danger.

During Stage II Fire Restrictions, the following is prohibited:

FOR CURRENT EVACUATION INFORMATION, residents are advised to monitor Facebook pages for Pinal County Sheriff’s Office: https://www.facebook.com/PinalCountySO  and Gila County Health and Emergency Management: https://www.facebook.com/gilacohealthem  Notifications can change rapidly. Residents in areas affected by the fire should remain vigilant and be prepared to evacuate. Evacuation notifications are issued when danger is imminent and life threatening.  

This morning a “GO!” Notification was issued for Miami Residents South of U.S Route 60 from Dairy Canyon to Mackey’s Camp. This does not include Claypool. 

Dry grasses and manzanita brush are burning actively after dark due to night-time downslope winds. Last night, fire crews remained active, monitoring the fire, continuing burnout operations and securing the area where the fire crossed US 60 yesterday in the Devil’s Canyon area.

Pinal County Sherriff’s Office has issued a “GO!” alert for Top-of-the World residents to evacuate immediately as a result of the Telegraph Fire.