A Little Hail, A Little Rain
Today, we had a little hail.
Then, we had a little rain.
Here’s what the radar looked like.
Emergencies and Social Media – When Facebook Wins
We got a link from Scott Hanson at HMA Public Relations.
Thanks!
Residents of Potato Patch, Walker and Breezy Pines were among those who were evacuated from their homes and cabins. We have friends and family in each of those mountain communities who have either cabins or their primary residences there.
Fire Restrictions Lifted Monday, July 17 on the Prescott National Forest
National Forest Service announced that the fire restrictions will be lifted at Noon on Monday.
Release Date: Jul 16, 2017
Contact(s): Debbie Maneely: 928-443-8130FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (July 16, 2017) – A coordinated decision has been made to lift fire restrictions across lands with similar conditions. As of Monday, July 17th at 12:00 p.m., fire […]
Hail On Walker Road
I ran some errands in town this afternoon.
Coming back down Highway 69 towards Walker Road, I drove into a dark wall of rain.
I turned down Walker Road and it got heavier and heavier.
Then it got louder, when the quarter inch hail just dumped on us
Vehicles were pulling over and stopping, and I […]
Community Letter from the Fire Chief
We got an email from Roger about the Goodwin Fire.
The fire department and the board wanted to share some lessons learned from the Goodwin Fire.
As many of you know, Walker and Potato Patch were fortunate enough to have a structure protection task force assigned to our area for a few days when the outcome […]
Monsoons Have Begun!
After a blistering couple of weeks in the 90s, followed by a threatening wildfire, the monsoons have finally begun in Walker.
I first saw them on Friday afternoon, July 7th.
They are sure a welcome sight.
Firehouse Rain
The Last Of The Goodwin Fire
I drove up Big Bug Road yesterday, about 4:30 to see what the fire looked like.
There was one, small, lonely plume of smoke in the middle of the mesa, but all else looked good.
There’s a red stripe of retardant on the far left end of the mesa, dropped by the aircraft.
I was […]
U.S. Forest Service – Type 3 Team Assumes Command
https://www.facebook.com/PrescottNF/posts/2066080420286225:0
At 6:00 am this morning, the local Type 3 Incident Management Team assumed command of the 28,516 acre fire.
The fire is currently 91% contained with 180 personnel assigned.
Yavapai County Emergency Management will host a community meeting at the Mayer High School today at 6:00 PM.
Topics discussed will be how to prepare […]
Final Update By The Southwest Area Type I Incident Management Team
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/prescott/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD548951
Goodwin Fire
July 4, 2017, 9:00 amThis is the final update issued by the Southwest Area Type I Incident Management Team. Future releases will be issued by Hammond’s Type III Team.
Happy Independence Day: Today, on the Goodwin fire, a change in command takes place as the Southwest Area Type 1 Team transfers command […]
Forest Service – 91% Containment
The photo above is the view from our deck this morning at 10:00am, July 4.
This is that same view one week ago:
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5278/
As […]