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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Safford Fire Department: Safford Firefighters train for hot environments. It was this type of training that helped them battle a residential fire Wednesday night on Mesa Circle in …
Safford Fire battles residential blaze Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A massive fire burned a residence and multiple vehicles to the ground west of Pima on Sunday afternoon. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – A major …
Major fire along U.S. Highway 70 under investigation Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A truck reportedly slipped in wet conditions and crashed into a utility pole, causing a fire at Steve’s Self-Storage in Central early Wednesday morning. Crash knocks …
Wet conditions lead to fire in crash at Steve’s Self-Storage Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo: A fire devastated the kitchen at the China Taste restaurant early Thursday morning. Restaurant to be closed for an extensive amount of time By Jon Johnson jonjohnnews@gmail.com …
Fire devastates China Taste kitchen Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Parts of San Carlos are being evacuated due to wildfire. Staff Reports SAN CARLOS – Residents on the San Carlos Apache Reservation are being evacuated due to the …
San Carlos issues evacuation notification for Watch Fire Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A firefighter moves a hose into position. Firefighters battled a Thatcher structure fire on Reay Lane for nearly four hours on Saturday. One occupant was reportedly …
All hands on deck for Thatcher house fire Read More TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Safford Fire Department: Safford Firefighters train for hot environments. It was this type of training that helped them battle a fire that destroyed a mobile home south of …
Mobile home and several vehicles burn in fire off Highway 366 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A wildfire burns along the Gila River on the evening of May 13. No structures were in danger. No structures are threatened at this time By …
Gila River riverbed fire at 20 percent containment Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: A fire in the Russell Gulch Landfill in Globe caused it to close yesterday and have limited operation today. The landfill is scheduled to fully reopen on Wednesday. …
Russell Gulch Landfill Fire contained Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A controlled burn of debris at Colvin Farms in Eden drew the attention of the community Wednesday morning. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com EDEN – A large …
Large controlled burn in Eden draws attention Read More