Road Work on Pinal Peak Roads

Maintenance work continues on several Pinal Peak roads. Traffic delays are possible for the next six weeks.

Road maintenance is being conducted on Forest roads 651, 580 and 899 Mondays through Tursdays, 6:am to 4:30pm.

Forest Service road crews will be operating graders, dozers, backhoes and water tenders, making travel hazardous on the narrow and winding roads up the mountain.

Pinal Recreation residents and communication tower personnel should contact the Globe Ranger District administrative office if you have questions about specific maintenance activities.

Final Managed Fire Update

Globe Ranger District has released its final update on its two managed fires. The 650 fire in the Superstition Mountains is about 3,800 acres in size and is showing very little activity. Management ignitions continue on the Frio fire to protect power lines. The Frio fire in the Pinal Mountains has burned around 2,300 acres.

Rain is projected for the next seven days along with cooler temperatures and higher humidity. Fire specialists predict very little further activity on these fires. With reduced fire activity, smoke impacts will be lessened considerably.

Globe Ranger District thanks the community for its support and understanding. Ranger Rick Reitz says there are now 6,000 fewer acres of hazardous fuels to feed a local catstrophic wildfire.

Fire Update

Globe Ranger District fire specialists continue to manage two lightning-caused wildfires. The Frio fire in the Pinal Mountains has burned 2,100 acres.

The 650 fire north of Superior in the Superstition Mountains has burned 3,800 acres.

The current monsoon humidity makes it possible to allow lightning-caused fires to play their natural role in the ecosystem.

Fire Update

The 650 fire in the Superstition wilderness north of Superior has burned 2,500 acres. The Frio fire in the Pinal Mountains has burned 1,000 acres.

Globe and Miami may experience light to moderate smoke throughout the day. Globe Ranger District fire specialists are allowing the lightning-caused fires to play their natural role in the ecosystem.

For more information call the Globe Ranger District office at 402-6200. You can stay up to date on prescribed fires at the Tonto National Forest website at www.fs.usda.gov/Tonto.

Pinal Mountain Fires Allowed to Burn

Tonto National Forest officials say the current monsoon humidity makes fast spreading of wildfires less likely. Therefore, they are able to allow lightning-caused fires to play their natural role in forest ecosystems.

You can expect to see light to moderate smoke throughout the day, with very little smoke impact to the Globe-Miami area.

Globe Ranger District is currently monitoring two lightning caused wildfires in the Pinal Mountain range.

For more information call the Globe Ranger District at 402-6200.