Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Tonto Basin Emergency Assistance Center Is Now Closed

As of Jan. 12th, the Emergency Assistance Center located on Elm St. in Tonto Basin is closed until further notice. Requests for assistance will be addressed on a case by case basis. Please leave a non-emergency message on the Gila County Emergency Management Hotline: 1-928-402-8888. Calls will be returned within 24 hours, Monday through Friday.

The Store crossing and the Bar X crossing's are now open, but the A Cross crossing still remains closed and barricaded due to continued runoff.

Gila County continues to monitor weather and road conditions. Emergency updates will be posted to their hotline, 1-928-402-8888, as emergent conditions develop.