From Walker Fire, with photos.
https://www.facebook.com/walkerfiredept/posts/1680593685284821
Day 2 of the structure protection task force assigned to Walker and Potato Patch.
Most of the same crews with the Arroyo Grande Hotshots and the Navajo Hotshots added in.
Just a reminder that today is the anniversary of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots.
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 […]
Here is the entire Yavapai County Goodwin Fire Map for you to download and obsess over.
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 […]
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:
https://www.facebook.com/YavapaiCountySheriff/posts/1892772427632615
Goodwin Fire Containment now 43 percent as announced at community meeting.
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 […]
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 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. […]
