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TweetPinShareSAFFORD – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Gila District is currently recruiting applicants for seasonal call-when-needed wildland firefighters for the 2026 fire season. Wildland firefighters provide a valuable service, protecting …
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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The Bryce Fire burning along the Gila River riverbed northwest of Pima was listed at 80 percent containment as of 9:30 p.m. Thursday. The …
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TweetPinShareFirefighters defend home By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com BRYCE/EDEN—Throughout the night, the crackling flames burning the tamarisk along the Gila River in the Bryce Fire were interrupted by the sound of …
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TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy BLM SAFFORD – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Gila District is recruiting applicants for seasonal, emergency wildland firefighters for the 2025 fire season. Wildland firefighters provide a valuable …
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TweetPinShareContributed File Photo: Members of a state prison wildland fire crew work on a previous fire. More than 100 inmates became members of the state’s first Arizona Healthy Forest Initiative …
Arizona inmates forming the first-ever Healthy Forest Crew trained at Fort Grant Unit, ASPC-Safford Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The wildland fire along the Gila River has been contained at 81 acres with no further expected growth. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com Remaining personnel expected to …
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TweetPinSharePhoto By Scottie Walker: A wildland fire that spread eastward next to the Gila River in Safford throughout Monday night into Tuesday morning has been taken under control. Fire transferred …
Safford and BLM fire crews control fire along Gila River Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Scottie Walker: A wildland fire burns along the Gila River in Safford late Monday night into Tuesday morning. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A wildland fire began …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A Thatcher Fire Department wildland firetruck inspects a wildland fire near the Gila River. The fire turned out to be a farmer’s controlled burn. By Jon …
Thatcher wildland fire confirmed as a controlled burn Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Chip Griffin-Mainly Productions: A wildland fire was deemed beneficial as it burned unwanted brush along the Gila River northwest of the Thatcher wastewater wetlands on Friday. By Jon …
Wildland fire burns brush along river Read More