Efforts to support Backbone Fire evacuees with #StrawberryStrong More than 4,000 people are evacuated from Strawberry and Pine because of the Backbone Fire but there is no timeline yet on when residents can return home, according to Gila County emergency management officials. and last updated 2021-06-23 21:34:46-04 More than 4,000 people are evacuated from Strawberry and Pine because of the Backbone Fire but there is no timeline yet on when residents can return home, according to Gila County emergency management officials. Parts of Gila County are seeing rain in the mountain towns of Strawberry and Pine, but fire officials say the storms wonât produce much precipitation.