PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management’s (DFFM) incident management team (IMT) will be transitioning recovery operations following last week’s severe flooding back to the city of Globe on Sunday morning.

However, before then on Saturday, teams will work on reducing potential obstacles to drainage water flow by cutting woody materials in Six Shooter, Icehouse and Kellner Canyons, according to DFFM’s latest report.

Around 2.5 inches of rain fell in Globe over 24 hours last Friday, flooding creeks, roadways as well as the city’s downtown area. Gov. Katie Hobbs declared a state of emergency for Gila County on Saturday in wake of the catastrophic flooding and DFFM’s IMT took over recovery operations on Sunday.

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