Today’s early morning briefing did not have a lot of information. What we know is that nothing bad happened overnight. There was modest growth and there is confidence that the various fire lines and contingency line that have been put in place to protect Potato Patch, Walker and Groom Creek can hold.
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April 27, 2022
Location: 11 nautical miles south of Prescott-Bradshaw Ranger District (T12N, R2W, SEC 1), near Mt Union.
Start Date: April 18, 2022
Size: Approximately 8018 acres, 20% Containment
Cause: Under Investigation
Vegetation: Timber (Litter and Understory), Chaparral (6 feet)
Number of Personnel Assigned: 786
On Tuesday, a combination of southerly winds and difficult terrain […]
April 26, 2022
Location: 11 nautical miles south of Prescott-Bradshaw Ranger District (T12N, R2W, SEC 1), near Mt Union.
Start Date: April 18, 2022
Size: Approximately 6454 acres, 16% Containment
Cause: Under Investigation
Vegetation: Timber (Litter and Understory), Grass-Shrub
Number of Personnel […]
No idea how this happened, but I was sitting in my truck, waiting to go home, and this reporter walks up and asks me some questions. We talk.
I ended up on the […]
YCSO UPDATE: EVACUATED RESIDENTS MAY RETURN TO THE FOLLOWING STREETS. ALL OTHERS STILL IN EVACUATED STATUS
For further clarification the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has released a list of streets in the area that are open for evacuated residents to return home today beginning at 3 PM. (see attached photo for list).
Only residents with […]
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Location: 10 miles south of Prescott-Bradshaw Ranger District (T12N, R2W, SEC 12), near Mt Union.
Start Date: April 18, 2022
Size: Approximately 3,914 acres, 22% Containment
Cause: Under Investigation
Vegetation: Brush, […]
Fire manager are reporting 22% containment (black line). The fire is still pushing south. To the east there’s several burn scars if somehow the fire did something crazy in that direction.
To the west of the fire they are putting successive handline, dozer line and have dropped a line of retardant in case the fire […]
Sheriff David Rhodes’s office announced this evening that people evacuated from Walker Rd north of South Spruce Hollow and west of Big Bug Mesa will be allowed to return to their homes beginning tomorrow at 3pm. (Please see attached map).
Residents, and at this time only residents, can drive to the checkpoint on Walker […]
Crooks Fire Daily Update
April 24, 2022
Location: 10 miles south of Prescott-Bradshaw Ranger District (T12N, R2W, SEC 12), near Mt Union.
Start Date: April 18, 2022
Size: Approximately 3,091 acres, 15% Containment
Cause: Under Investigation
Vegetation: Brush, Ponderosa Pine, and Mixed Conifer
Number of Personnel Assigned: 615
Yesterday, drier fuels with lower humidity led to […]
A community meeting will be held Sunday, April 24th, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., at Embry Riddle University in the Hanger, 3700 Willow Creek Dr., Prescott, Arizona. The meeting will be live-streamed to the Prescott National Forest Facebook. If you are unable to attend, the recording will be available to view afterward, visit: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzbIoBB-yAclQO_Hz0hBMQQ or […]
