U.S. Forest Service – Prescott National Forest | Update – 4/29/22

Note: $13,336,413.00!
Challenging fire but looking good
Location: 11 nautical miles south of Prescott-Bradshaw Ranger District (T12N, R2W, SEC 1), near Mt Union.
Start Date: April 18, 2022
Size: Approximately 9196 acres, 27% Containment
Cause: Under Investigation
Vegetation: Timber (Litter and Understory), Chaparral (6 feet)
Number of Personnel Assigned: 855
Since the fire started […]
4/28/22 Morning Operational Briefing
4/28/22 Morning Operational Briefing with Kyle Jacobson, Operations Section Chief with California Interagency Incident Management Team 4
Walker Fire | Facebook
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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4/27/22 Morning Operational Briefing
4/27/22 Morning Operational Briefing with Kyle Jacobson, Operations Section Chief with California Interagency Incident Management Team 4
Prescott National Forest – Crooks Fire Daily Update
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 […]
Prescott National Forest | Facebook | Crooks Fire Daily Update
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 […]
I Got To Thank Our Local Fire Fighters On TV! – Crews make progress on Crooks Fire, some residents return home
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 […]
EVACUATED RESIDENTS MAY RETURN TO THE FOLLOWING STREETS.
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 […]




