5/3/14- A confirmed report of a fire in the Alpine area has crews responding from Alpine, Nutrioso, Eager, and Springerville. The exact size is unknown at this time but updates will be posted as the are received. The cause is also unknown at this time.

The outage was initially caused by catastrophic failure on a Century Link Ciena DWDM system in Albuquerque, NM.
Century Link Albuquerque rolled traffic to another equipment and restored Frontier Communications St. Michaels connectivity.
Frontier Communications St. Michaels Central Office will continue monitoring with Century Link throughout the day.

5/2/14 – The minimal amounts of precipitation that were received last weekend in some areas did not alleviate the fire weather conditions. High pressure with dry conditions and above normal temperatures can be expected through Sunday. Approaching Sunday and early into next week the weather will bring the threat of southwest winds and low relative humidity and critical fire weather conditions.

We would like to remind our citizens and visitors that Navajo & Apache Counties as well as most other local, state and federal areas are all under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions. Please check with specific agencies to find out the specific do’s and don’ts if you have questions.