Alpine, Arizona Wildfire: Residents Ordered to Evacuate

Wallow Fire: Alpine, AZ Residents Forced to Evacuate

The Wallow Fire has now burned over 40,000 acres in eastern Arizona, and is threatening the community of Alpine. Residents of Alpine have been ordered to evacuate.

The Wallow Fire is uncontained, and is burning through the Apache National Forest.

Alpine's population was last counted at 256 in the 2000 census; it is an unincorporated area near the border with New Mexico.

Alpine residents have been told to evacuate to nearby Springerville, Show Low and Pinetop.

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