June 30, 2013 and the Granite Mountain Hotshots
Just a reminder that today is the anniversary of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots.
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office – Highway 69 Is Open
According to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page:
Goodwin Fire Update –
Highway 69 to fully open tomorrow / Poland Junction evacuation lifted for
the east side of SR 69……At 6am tomorrow, June 30, 2017, SR 69 will fully reopen between 169 and
Mayer to all traffic. Additionally, the evacuation will be lifted for
properties in Poland Junction on […]
Yavapai County Goodwin Fire Map – June 30th 8:11am
Here is the entire Yavapai County Goodwin Fire Map for you to download and obsess over.
MODIS C6 – Satellite Location of Goodwin Fire Over Time – June 29th 4:24pm
Using the MODIS C6 KML file and Google Earth, I created this movie to illustrate the movement of the fire.
The timeframe is before the fire started on Saturday until 4:24pm today, June 29th.
Notice the last activity is at the top, on and near Big Bug Mesa, which is where all of the fire fighter’s focus […]
Hotshots In Walker
At 6:00pm yesterday, Lawrence Johnson sent me an email with these photos of the HotShots setting up in his driveway.
His address is 4480 E Combination Lane.
Turn left (South) just before the bridge at the mail boxes (on Golden Fleece).
They’re about 1/4 mile up that road.
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says 43% Contained
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office says:
https://www.facebook.com/YavapaiCountySheriff/posts/1892772427632615
Goodwin Fire Containment now 43 percent as announced at community meeting.
Walker Fire Report – June 29th 7:00pm
From Walker Fire FB page:
From one of several emails we receive about the fire: The north side of the fire continues to be the primary area of focus for fire fighters.
Crews will be working across the top and on the north side of Big Bug Mesa to determine the best strategy for locating […]
Goodwin Fire Update from Forest Service – June 29th, 5:00pm
As always, the Summary is the best part.
Summary:
The north side of the fire continues to be the primary area of focus for fire fighters. Crews will be working across the top and on the north side of Big Bug Mesa to determine the best strategy for locating fire lines. Lots of progress has been […]
Walker Fire FB Update – June 29, 4:00pm
Walker Fire FB post.
https://www.facebook.com/walkerfiredept/posts/1679724908705032
A structure protection task force was assigned to Walker today consisting of several Type 3 engines, a type 6, a type 1, a water tender and a hand crew.
While only so much can get done, it’s a positive nonetheless.
Walker Fire worked in tandem on structure protection as well. […]
I Made It Back Into Walker Today!
Forgetting Stuff
I made it into the cabin today, with an escort, so that we could get stuff we forgot.
In all of the commotion to get everything into the trucks and evacuate yesterday, we forgot some stuff.
It was hard to brain in the crisis.
It wasn’t until later that I realized I only had […]