GILA COUNTY, AZ (AZFamily) — People in an area just north of Payson are being told to evacuate due to the Washington Fire.

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Residents in Mountain Meadows Ranch and Washington Park have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to a lightning-caused ...

Residents in Mountain Meadows Ranch and Washington Park have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to a lightning-caused ...

The wildfire broke out Wednesday afternoon one mile northwest of Washington Park in the Payson Ranger District. Initially, ...

Two areas in the vicinity of the Washington Fire, a new wildfire north of Payson, were placed under evacuation orders.

Several other fires were largely uncontained in the central and eastern parts of the state, including the Billy Fire, Bronco Fire and Indian Creek Fires. Meanwhile, the White Sage Fire burning farther ...

A spokesperson for the Department of Natural Resources said the agency has responded to more than 600 fire alarms since the start of wildfire season. Some were determined to be false alarms.