Greer Fire in eastern Arizona grows to 6,400 acres with no containment

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A wildfire that broke retired successful a agrarian country of eastbound Arizona has burned implicit 6,400 acres arsenic of Wednesday and continues to determination north, according to officials.

The Greer Fire, named aft the unincorporated assemblage wherever the occurrence originated, remained astatine 0% containment arsenic of Wednesday. The occurrence started Tuesday greeting and continues to determination north, "fueled by winds, vegetation, and terrain," according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management.

The unincorporated assemblage of Greer is located wrong the White Mountains and is surrounded by the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. It had a colonisation of 58, according to the 2020 Census.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs indicated that immoderate country residents had been evacuated.

"The squad astatine (the Department of Forestry and Fire Management) is actively engaged with section and national partners responding to a occurrence adjacent Greer successful Apache County that has already destroyed aggregate structures," Hobbs wrote successful a social media station Tuesday. "Residents are being evacuated and are advised to enactment retired of the area. I'm reasoning of each those affected and americium profoundly grateful for our brave firefighters."

The occurrence has moved done Hobson Canyon and is pushing onto authorities spot lands, the authorities occurrence section said.

#GreerFire Update: the Apache County Office of Emergency Management has issued a GO for residents southbound of HWY 260 and West of River Road.

The occurrence was mapped earlier contiguous astatine 6,400 acres. It continues to determination to the N/NE fueled by precocious winds. A Red Flag Warning remains in… pic.twitter.com/u6Dz2w55ZJ

— AZ Dept. Forestry and Fire Management (@azstateforestry) May 14, 2025

It was buoyed by upwind gusts up to 35 mph Tuesday night, and different reddish emblem informing is forecast for the country done Wednesday, with upwind gusts of up to 45 mph expected, officials reported. The occurrence prompted roadworthy closures, including Highway 260 closed successful some directions adjacent Greer.

As of Wednesday, much than 200 unit were assigned to combat the blaze.