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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Some Gila County residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes due to a wildfire that is burning north of Payson.

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

More than 300 acres of land have burned below the Mogollon Rim, near Payson, as a result of the Washington Fire, and the ...

Several other fires were largely uncontained in the central and eastern parts of the state, including the Billy Fire, Bronco ...