Community Meeting in Payson today at 6:00 pm.

Highlights: The Horton Fire is currently at 520 acres, 0% containment and 140 personnel.

An in-person community meeting is scheduled for at 6 p.m. today, Friday, Dec. 20, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, located at 546 W Ashby Apple Dr., Payson, AZ 85541. Please note that this meeting will not be live-streamed.

Operations: Fire activity moderated yesterday, resulting in minimal growth.

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued a PM2.5 High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for Saturday, December 21 and Sunday, December 22.

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Firefighters battle steep, rugged terrain as the Horton Fire swells to 500 acres, prompting SET evacuation alerts and an emergency closure in Tonto National Forest.

Highlights: The Horton Fire is currently at 500 acres, 0% containment and 122 personnel.

Alert: PM10 and PM2.5 High Pollution Advisories in effect for Phoenix on Thursday, December 19, 2024

Forecast Discussion

Unfortunately, PM10 and PM2.5 reached the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) AQI category again yesterday. Today, we expect similar weather conditions. As a result, there is potential for both pollutants to reach the USG category again today. Therefore, we are issuing a PM10 and PM2.5 High Pollution Advisory for today.

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality has issued a PM2.5 High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for Thursday, December 19 and Friday, December 20.

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