You need to know:
Firefighters made excellent progress overnight burning out an area near the northwest corner of Big Bug Mesa, east of Breezy Pines.
The burnout operation is expected to be complete today.
Additional fire retardant has been applied on this section of the fire to help reinforce the perimeter.
Patrolling, mopup and fireline […]
This is up until 2:30am on July 2. I’m guessing the last frame is backfires.
Not exactly what I wanted to hear, but progress is good.
Moving in the right direction.
Update from the US Forest Service: Some Prescott National Forest campgrounds and trailheads have been reopened.
New Reduced Closure Order in Effect for the Goodwin FirePRESCOTT, AZ (July 2, 2017) – Prescott National Forest has reduced the size of the Goodwin […]
Photo was taken from highway 69, between Mayer and Poland Junction, looking West, towards Big Bug Mesa.
You need to know:
Percent Contained: 53%
Size: Approximately 25,714 acres
Resources Assigned: Approximately 1,223 personnel
There were some pockets of interior burning today along the northern portion of the fire west of Poland Junction.
Firefighters plan to use extensive hoselays to […]
This one just makes me angry.
I am a legal commercial drone operator. I hear enough people shouting “Shoot it down!” whenever the topic of drones comes up.
They want to shoot them down while being entirely legal. Misunderstanding of the laws is rampant among people who just don’t know about the FAA and drones […]
I heard that it was a member of the Navajo HotShots who were stationed in Walker. He had an aneurysm, unrelated to the fire. Not sure if that’s true, but anyone who was working the fire deserves our support.
Incident: Goodwin Fire Wildfire
Released: 1:00pm
Wednesday morning at approximately 12:30 a.m., a firefighter assigned to the Goodwin […]
Photo of a HotShot rescuing a fawn Friday night. Wow.
https://www.facebook.com/PrescottNF/posts/2063760497184884:0
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Key take away:
Fire crews constructed a large amount of fireline yesterday in a critical part of the fire on top of Big Bug Mesa. After reviewing the day’s accomplishment, Operations Section Chief, Todd Abel, said “We are setup for success”.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/prescott/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD548779
Goodwin Fire Update; July 1, 2017; 10:00 AM
Release Date: Jul 1, 2017 […]
Generally positive, but they will be more smoke today from the back burns, which is actually a good thing.
News from today’s briefing; expect smoke this afternoon from burning operations which hopefully helps fortify the fireline.
This not over but they believe we are winding down. Let’s hope that is correct.
