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 […]
Here’s what Nick at Walker Wifi sent out this morning:
Key take away:
There will be back burning today by the fire fighters which will contribute to the smoke.
The commander made a point for people to not be alarmed by this.
I have received feedback of appreciation for the update emails so will continue to […]
Using the MODIS KML file and Google Earth, here’s the updated animated fire map for the Goodwin Fire.
Update through 4:36am.
This is a “trailing 24 hours” animation and only shows the hot spots in any previous 24 hour period.
Well, this is just disappointing.
After the big tease from the sheriff’s office about a big update, this is not what I wanted to hear.
Photo was taken by Walker Fire Department.
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Evacuation Update:
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/5278/35976/
Same info on YCEM FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/YCOEM/posts/1503079343084636
At 10 am this morning, July 1 , […]
Yavapai County Emergency Management updated their map at 11:00pm last night.
It doesn’t show a lot of movement towards us.
Click here to see the whole thing:
Updated Fire Map July 1
