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Several fires are burning across Arizona, including in the Tonto National Forest where the Billy Fire has been burning since ...
There's been no shortage of wildfires in Arizona in summer 2025, with the Billy Fire prompting the most recent evacuations.
Two areas in the vicinity of the Washington Fire, a new wildfire north of Payson, were placed under evacuation orders.
Blackbird State Forest’s Delaware Wildland Fire Crew are once again heading out across the country to assist with a massive ...
Evacuation orders were upgraded to "go" status for residents in Murphy Ranch and Ellison Ranch, located in southwestern Gila ...
People in an area just north of Payson are being told to evacuate due to the Washington Fire. The wildfire broke out on Wednesday afternoon one mile northwest of Washington Park in the Payson Ranger ...
Authorities in Gila County say the Billy Fire continues to grow as firefighters lose some containment on the blaze burning in ...
Crews are responding to a new wildfire in the Tonto National Forest. Forest officials said the fire is one mile northwest of Washington Park in Payson Ranger District. >> Download the 12News app for ...
Gila County Emergency Management upgraded the advisory for residents of the Shadow Rim Ranch Aug. 14. It had an immediate ...
PAYSON — Smoke billowed from Diamond Rim on the Tonto National Forest on Monday afternoon as a helicopter bobbed along overhead, dropping tiny fireballs to stoke flames on the ground.
More than 5,000 people gathered last weekend in the Tonto National Forest northeast of Phoenix for an illegal party that was broken up by U.S. Forest Service personnel, according to authorities.
Forest Service officials say the horses must be removed as a matter of public safety, according Carrie Templin, a spokeswoman for the Tonto National Forest, KPNX-TV reported.