Backbone Fire News Today

An Arizona state representative wants Senator Mark Kelly to intervene in a "prolonged public safety crisis" in Fossil Creek in Gila County.

The Forest Service on Friday has closed the road leading to a popular recreation area that only recently reopened to the public in the Coconino National Forest. The closure is due to a road washout, according to officials.Fossil Creek is a famous swimming hole in the national forest. The road in only reopened just before summer after being closed for repairs.

The Arizona Humane Society sent an emergency response team to Maui Wednesday morning to aid in rescue efforts of animals.

Carl Melford, Gila County emergency manager, couldn’t be happier.

Two years after the Backbone Fire evacuation, it’s still a public relations nightmare.

The US Forest Service has agreed to let Gila County maintain the road down to Fossil Creek from Strawberry, to allow rescue crews to reach the canyon bottom.

Flush with federal infrastructure money and fresh off a week of flooding, Gila County is rethinking how it copes with emergencies.

For 12 hours or more on Nov. 18, broadband customers on the north end of Payson all the way to Strawberry — and some businesses in Payson — didn’t have

With the majority of the department calling for his removal, Pine-Strawberry Fire District Chief John Wisner has been fired.

With the majority of the department calling for his removal, Pine-Strawberry Fire District Chief John Wisner has been fired.