Over the weekend, the Gin Fire and the Griffin Fire burning five miles north of Globe merged. It is now called the Griffin Fire with total combined acreage burned at 33,403. The complex fire was reported at 30% containment on Monday by the Southwest Incident Management Team 5. On Friday, before the fires merged, the Gin Fire was 3,600 acres and the Griffin Fire was the smaller of the two, at about 1,000 acres.
The Griffin Fire has crossed Highway U.S. 60 and has also moved onto the San Carlos Apache Reservation. The fire team is now coordinating with fire managers from the San Carlos Apache Tribe “to identify values at risk and potential holding features in the area,” according to Inciweb on Monday.
The highway between Show Low and Globe has reopened for travel in both directions with a pilot car through the area. Travelers should expect delays.