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Scenes from Battling the Recent Highline Fire Near Payson

July 13, 2017 13:54PM

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Courtesy of Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
The Perryville women’s prison crew were among more than 1,100 firefighters battling the Highline Fire.
In late June, New Times freelance photographer Pablo Robles and reporter Sean Holstege visited an area of the Mogollon Rim near Payson where more than 1,100 firefighters, including 20 women inmates from Arizona Department of Corrections Perryville facility in Goodyear, were trying to control a blaze that was threatening several neighborhoods. Here are some of the photos from the trip.
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