Tonto National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
2324 E. McDowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85006
Fire Information Public Phone Line: 480-608-2054
NEW Fire Information Media Phone Line: 949-573-5408
Email: 2021.Telegraph@firenet.gov
InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7512/
NEW Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Telegraphfireinformation/
Telegraph Fire Morning Update – June 9, 2021
FOR CURRENT EVACUATION INFORMATION, residents are advised to monitor Facebook pages for Pinal County Sheriff’s Office: https://www.facebook.com/PinalCountySO and Gila County Health and Emergency Management: https://www.facebook.com/gilacohealthem Notifications can change rapidly. Residents in areas affected by the fire should remain vigilant and be prepared to evacuate. Evacuation notifications are issued when danger is imminent and life threatening.
Acres: 80,822
Percent Containment: 21%
Date/Time Detected: Friday, June 4, 2021, 1:30 pm
Structures burned: 5
Number of Personnel: 751
Cause: Human, under investigation
Origin/Location: South of Superior, Arizona
The fire burned actively through the night in the area of Signal and Pinal peaks. Fire crews worked all night burning out around structures and infrastructure in these areas. The fire crews also conducted smaller burnouts along the highway 60 corridor as they work to secure structures, electric utilities, and highway infrastructure along the corridor. The burnout from yesterday along Russel Gulch has been successful to this point. Today fire crews will be focusing along the highway 60 corridor as they work to contain fire in this area to facilitate the future reopening of travel. Crews will also be constructing fire lines in the Pinal Mountains. There will be a virtual Public Meeting tonight (June 9) at 6 p.m., on the Incident Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Telegraphfireinformation/.
EVACUATION SHELTERS: High Desert Middle School in Globe and Skyline High School in Mesa.
Gila County Emergency Management has activated a call center for information on sheltering if you evacuate due to the wildfire: 928-910-4009 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
READY,SET,GO! INFORMATION: https://ein.az.gov/ready-set-go
PINAL COUNTY EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - Sign up for emergency notifications here: https://member.everbridge.net/892807736724089/login
GILA COUNTY EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - Sign up for emergency notifications here:
https://member.everbridge.net/892807736724090/login
CLOSURE AREAS: Tonto National Forest Closure has revised its Closure Order and Map: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/tonto/alerts-notices
Bureau of Land Management Emergency Fire Closure Order and Map: https://www.facebook.com/BLMArizona/
ROAD CLOSURES: Arizona Department of Transportation Interactive Map: https://az511.gov/