May 13, 2025 – The town of Greer is being evacuated Tuesday for a wildfire that started on private land. The eastern Arizona community was heavily damaged almost 15 years ago in the Wallow Fire.
Navajo County Sheriff’s Office officials say they’re helping neighboring Apache County to evacuate the Greer, near the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. The evacuation order came in at about noon Tuesday.
The fire had burned 1,200 acres on Tuesday afternoon, according to a Facebook post from the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management.
A red flag warning has been in place and is set to expire Tuesday evening.
The Department of Forestry and Fire Management reported the fire started on private land and was driven by winds through heavy fuel. An undisclosed number of buildings are reportedly destroyed.
Navopache Electric Cooperative announced it had temporarily shut off power to Greer due to the fire.
State Route 260 is closed in both directions between mileposts 385 and 393 in near Greer, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. State Route 373 southbound is also closed between mileposts 385 and 390.