THIS IS A GO MESSAGE FROM THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE. THERE IS A WILDFIRE THREATENING. A MANDATORY EVACUATION HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RESIDENTS OF WALKER. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO YOU – GATHER NECESSARY ITEMS AND GO. SHELTER HAS BEEN SET UP AT YAVAPAI COLLEGE GYMNASIUM IN PRESCOTT. FOR ASSISTANCE EVACUATING CALL 928-771-3260 OR 911
Walker and Potato Patch are a GO for evacuation due to a spot fire. More information to come.
https://www.facebook.com/walkerfiredept/
For those of you who do not use FaceBook, here’s what is being posted on the Walker Fire Facebook Page. It’s in order from oldest to newest as you read from top to bottom. Each paragraph is a separate post.
April 19, 2022
The smell of smoke early in the morning is normal fire […]
Here’s what we know.
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office | Facebook
MANDATORY EVACUATION OREDERED -CODE RED IS ACTIVE
“GO” EVACUATION:
A MANDATORY
EVACUATION HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RESIDENTS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT UNION AND CAMP KIPPA. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO YOU. GATHER NECESSARY ITEMS AND GO. SHELTER HAS BEEN SET UP AT FINDLAY TOYOTA […]
9:00 AM April 19, 2022 Crooks Fire Operations update by Incident Commander Cory Carlson.
You can watch the FaceBook video below, or just read the transcript.
Good morning, my name is Cory Carlson.
I’m the incident commander for the Crooks fire. I’ll give you an update on what happened last night and plans for today.
So […]
Concerned, but not scared.
Summary: Ryan Barela’s Arizona Central West Zone Type 3 Incident Management will assume command of the Crooks Fire today at 6:00 PM. The fire remained active last night as crews worked through the night on structure protection and burning fuels along Forest Road (FR) 261 and along Senator Highway. […]
This relates to the “Forest Closure”.
That means you can’t go wander off into the forest on public land.
You can be on your own private land. Stay home and don’t go hiking.
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https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/prescott/alerts-noticesCrooks Fire Closure Order in Effect
Date(s): […]
This is a duplicate of the InciWeb information.
Firefighters Respond to Wildfire South of Prescott near Mt Union – April 18, 2022
Release Date: Apr 18, 2022
Contact(s): Fire Information: 928-925-1111
Location: 10 miles of Prescott-Bradshaw Ranger District (T12N, R2W, SEC 12), near Mt Union.
Start Date: April 18, 2022
Size: Approximately 500 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Cause: […]
We’re official. We’re on InciWeb. Click the link for updated details.
Total Personnel 181
Size 500 Acres
Cause Undetermined
Firefighters Respond to Wildfire South of Prescott near Mt Union
April 18, 2022
Location: 10 miles of Prescott-Bradshaw Ranger District (T12N, R2W, SEC 12), near Mt Union.
Start Date: April 18, 2022
Size: Approximately 500 acres
Percent Contained: […]
About 7:15pm this evening, I was standing on my deck, as I watched a DC-10 fly along the Mt. Union ridge and drop a load of the red foam. It was an amazing sight. Of course, I got no photos.
The smoke seemed to be reduced significantly after that drop. The plane kept flying east […]
