The Wallow Fire is now 5 percent contained, but wind-driven flames have burned 22 homes on the eastern side of Greer, and 5,000 structures are still threatened. Crews completed a fire line protecting Springerville and Eagar. (with photo gallery) Read more» 
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Wind-driven flames from the Wallow Fire have destroyed 22 homes in the small White Mountains town of Greer, authorities said Thursday afternoon. Officials cut the estimate of land burned by the fire from 389,000 acres to 336,000 acres. (with photo gallery) Read more»
Flames from the Wallow Fire churned through the small town of Greer on Wednesday afternoon. As high winds pushed flames down hillsides and into canyons on the northwestern flank of the blaze, officials ordered the evacuation of both Eagar and Springerville. (with photo gallery) Read more»
Authorities ordered the full evacuation of Springerville and Eagar on Wednesday, as the 389,000-acre Wallow Fire in Eastern Arizona was being pushed north and was zero percent contained. Read more»
The Wallow Fire in Eastern Arizona has grown to 389,000 acres - about 607 square miles. The blaze in the White Mountains is zero percent contained, authorities said Wednesday morning. Read more»
