Email from Roger Nusbaum, the Walker Volunteer Fire Captain.
Things changed for the worse in very fast and dramatic fashion over the
course of 90 minutes. YCSO is in the process of issue a pre-evacuation
notice for Walker. The concept here is ready set go. We are now at set. The
next word will be go and then we […]
From our deck:
From Walker Fire:
https://www.facebook.com/walkerfiredept/posts/1676686845675505
We attended the stakeholders briefing today (Tues 6/27).
There is no bad news for Walker or Potato Patch but the fire is very difficult.
The picture of the smoke looks awful but is clearly blowing away from Walker.
The picture […]
Key point that I take away is that it’s moving AWAY from Walker.
https://www.facebook.com/walkerfiredept/posts/1675823289095194
Fire update: As has been the case everyday the fire acted up in the afternoon and posed a lot of challenges, continuing to push toward Pine Flat which is the opposite direction of Walker.
Humidity is decent, in the high […]
Walker Fire posted this update on their FaceBook page.
https://www.facebook.com/walkerfiredept/posts/1675667675777422
We attended the 11am stakeholder’s meeting at the Incident Command Post (ICP) and got some useful information.
Feel free to leave questions in the comments if we missed anything.
The expected flow of the fire is toward Mayer.
It is a long way from […]
Here is a link to the official Goodwin Fire Public Safety Closure Order, number 09-237.
Here’s the map. Click to enlarge. […]
The photo is from our deck in Walker, looking south east.
Size: Approximately 940 acres
Percent Contained: 0 […]
This was taken Sunday evening, June 25th, about 7:00pm, on Walker Road, just a couple blocks south of 69.
General updated info about the fire can be seen on this page: US Forest Service – Goodwin Fire
From Sunday evening at 8:00pm.
Summary: The Goodwin Fire is burning in chaparral and ponderosa pine; south and west of the junction at Senator Highway (FR 52) and County Road 177. Pierson’s Type 1 Incident […]
Here are some photos of Goodwin Fire.
They were taken on Bug Bug Mesa Road at about 6:30pm, Sunday evening, June 25, 2017.
I wanted to see just how big and how far away the fire was.
It looked like it was getting smaller.
We could see the planes flying into the smoke and then […]
We heard from the Forest Service.
Their earlier estimate of 1000 acres maybe incorrect, it is possible it is quite a bit smaller.
Air attack continues. The wind has been mild and the fire is holding.
The threat would be the it breaks the line to the northwest and headed toward Big Bug. Were that […]
