#RiversideFire Update:

Please be advised that Bartlett Lake Dam Road is now open. Riverside Road/ Forest Service Road 19 is inaccessible. Please use caution driving in the area for the safety of firefighters.

Tonto Creek Crossing Road closures in effect 6/16/2024 to 6/15/2034 unless rescinded. The purpose of this order is to protect the public health & safety due to unsafe road conditions as a result of road decommissioning during Tonto Creek Bridge construction. #TontoNF

Please be smart about where and when you choose to fly your drone. If you fly, we can’t. And if we can’t we are unable to do our jobs to protect you, your family, or your neighbors from a wildfire. #AZFire #TontoNF

#RiversideFire Update: The forward rate of spread has been stopped. Crews will remain on scene tonight & for the next few days securing the fire’s edge & reinforcing progress made by aviation resources. #AZFire #TontoNF
Video of super scoopers scooping water out of Bartlett Lake.

#RiversideFire Update:
The fire is currently 60 acres with multiple resources responding conducting fire suppression operations from the air and ground, including 3 hotshot crews, 2 type 1 helicopters, 4 super scoopers, 8 engines, 2 water tenders. #AZFire

#RiversideFire Update:
Bartlett Dam Rd will be closed at Forest Road 205.
The Bartlett Lake recreational areas are being evacuated.
Super scoopers, engines, Handcrews
And Type 1 helicopters are engaged on the fire.

ATTENTION: The public is urged to avoid Water Users Day-Use Area while Maricopa County Sheriff's Office assists recreational users that have been stranded at Pirates Island on the Lower Salt River due to swift currents and high water. The gates are closed at Water Users while MCSO brings them ashore.

AZ Dept. Forestry and Fire Management • Do not throw cigarette butts 🚭out the window. Keep our state free of litter and wildfires.

For more information, visit wildlandfire.az.gov.

SRP is proud to partner with the AZ Dept. Forestry and Fire Management and Tonto National Forest on this forest health project that aims to restore forest health and help protect the Valley’s water supply. ktar.com/story/5576573/…