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Horton Fire 2024

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Unit Information

Tonto National Forest 
2324 E. McDowell Rd 
Phoenix, 
Arizona 
85006 
Tonto National Forest 
2324 E. McDowell Rd 
Phoenix, 
Arizona 
85006 

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Firefighters work on control lines during burning operations on the Horton Fire
A firefighter walks along a control line while fire actively burns left and down a steep slope.
A firefighter walks along a control line while fire actively burns left and down a steep slope.
Firefighters work on control lines during burning operations on the Horton Fire
Crews stand along fireline on the Horton Fire
Firefighters stand along a trail/fireline through a pine forest with tools by their sides
Firefighters stand along a trail/fireline through a pine forest with tools by their sides
Crews stand along fireline on the Horton Fire

Crews stand along fireline on the Horton Fire.

View of Horton Fire smoke from Promontory Point Lookout
A smoke column above a forested ridgeline.
A smoke column above a forested ridgeline.
View of Horton Fire smoke from Promontory Point Lookout

Smoke visible from Promontory Point Lookout off Forest Road 300 on the Horton Fire on January 2, 2025.

Low intensity fire burning on the Horton Fire
Short flames visible burning from a downed tree and light smoke above it.
Short flames visible burning from a downed tree and light smoke above it.
Low intensity fire burning on the Horton Fire

Low intensity fire burning on the Horton Fire on January 2, 2025.

Firefighters clear snags and cut fireline on Horton Fire
Two firefighters located in a wooded area with one using a saw to cut a small tree.
Two firefighters located in a wooded area with one using a saw to cut a small tree.
Firefighters clear snags and cut fireline on Horton Fire

Crews on the clearing snags and cutting fireline on the Horton Fire on January 2, 2025.

Smoldering fire behavior on the Horton Fire
Light smoke visible rising from the forest floor.
Light smoke visible rising from the forest floor.
Smoldering fire behavior on the Horton Fire

Smoldering fuels on the Horton Fire on January 2, 2025.

Smoke from burning operations on the Horton Fire
Smoke is visible along a ridgetop in the background with a highway road in the foreground.
Smoke is visible along a ridgetop in the background with a highway road in the foreground.
Smoke from burning operations on the Horton Fire

Smoke from burning operations on the Horton Fire can be seen from SR-260 on the afternoon of January 1, 2025

Smoke from Horton Fire burning operations
Smoke drifting from a ridgeline in the distance.
Smoke drifting from a ridgeline in the distance.
Smoke from Horton Fire burning operations

Smoke from burning operations on the Horton Fire on the afternoon of January 1, 2025

Payson Ranger District firefighters on Horton Fire
Two firefighters stand next to a burning downed log.
Two firefighters stand next to a burning downed log.
Payson Ranger District firefighters on Horton Fire

Payson Ranger District firefighters, Tyler Cabral and Trent Winton, securing the south flank of the Horton Fire along the Highline Trail.

Smoke from the Horton Fire
Smoke rising in the distance along a mountain ridge.
Smoke rising in the distance along a mountain ridge.
Smoke from the Horton Fire

Smoke from the Horton Fire visible from a roadway.

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Horton Fire flames and smoke visible from Forest Road 289. Fire is burning on the Mogollon Rim.
Horton Fire flames and smoke visible from Forest Road 289. Fire is burning on the Mogollon Rim.
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