The Arizona Department of Transportation is planning to restore limited access to the Apache Trail after flooding damage closed off the roadway in 2019.
A longstanding wildfire safety collaboration between the Tonto National Forest and Arizona's Gila County officials needs updating. The county began collaborating with the USFS and local fire districts back in 2006 when it installed 14 water tanks, bladders, and storage systems in helicopter-accessible areas on the forest. The intent, according to a recent Gila County Board of Supervisors meeting, was to put fires out as soon as they were detected in the Rim Country area near Payson. The water sites were positioned where helicopter turnaround time would be less than five minutes.
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