Evacuate – Walker Fire
Walker and Potato Patch are a GO for evacuation due to a spot fire. More information to come.
Walker Fire Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/walkerfiredept/
For those of you who do not use FaceBook, here’s what is being posted on the Walker Fire Facebook Page. It’s in order from oldest to newest as you read from top to bottom. Each paragraph is a separate post.
April 19, 2022
The smell of smoke early in the morning is normal fire […]
Crooks Fire
Here’s what we know.
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office | Facebook
MANDATORY EVACUATION OREDERED -CODE RED IS ACTIVE
“GO” EVACUATION:
A MANDATORY
EVACUATION HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RESIDENTS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT UNION AND CAMP KIPPA. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DANGER TO YOU. GATHER NECESSARY ITEMS AND GO. SHELTER HAS BEEN SET UP AT FINDLAY TOYOTA […]
9:00 AM April 19, 2022 Crooks Fire Operations update by Incident Commander Cory Carlson.
9:00 AM April 19, 2022 Crooks Fire Operations update by Incident Commander Cory Carlson.
You can watch the FaceBook video below, or just read the transcript.
Good morning, my name is Cory Carlson.
I’m the incident commander for the Crooks fire. I’ll give you an update on what happened last night and plans for today.
So […]
DC-10 Dropping Red
About 7:15pm this evening, I was standing on my deck, as I watched a DC-10 fly along the Mt. Union ridge and drop a load of the red foam. It was an amazing sight. Of course, I got no photos.
The smoke seemed to be reduced significantly after that drop. The plane kept flying east […]
This Is How Good I Am At PhotoShop. Fake, From 2 Photos Taken Today
This is not a real photo!
Deb Crann-Klemkosky took 2 photos in proximity, when the helicopters were getting water to fight the fire. I PhotoShopped them together.
This is a young couple, out on a romantic canoe ride, during a fire.
360 Tour of Walker Road Snow
This is Walker Road the day after a foot of snow.
It takes a minute to load. There’s no audio.
Controls are wonky. Try to refresh your web page or click the image if it doesn’t play. Try stuff, if you have problems.
You can move the location in the play bar to replay it. […]
Snow Day – About a Foot
A winter storm came through Walker last night and all day today.
It dropped about a foot of snow.
Tonight will be cold, in the teens, and tomorrow will be sunny.
Things might be melty, then icy, so drive carefully.
Avoid the area if you can.
If you don’t live here full time, it’s beautiful.
If you […]
WFPA Board Members Wanted
Got this email from the WFPA board.
Have you ever wanted to get involved in your community? This is your chance.
The WFPA annual meeting this year in on May 28th from 8:30a – 10:30a.
We have three board of director positions up for election.
The three incumbents are willing to continue in those positions, though […]
Dumpster Lock Code Updated
Today is the annual migration of the codes for the locks on the trash dumpsters at the fire station.
(Imagine herds of padlocks moving across the frozen tundra.)
Are you standing at the dumpsters, reading this on your phone right now? Here’s the link you are looking for:
https://walkertrashcollectionservice.com/
The new code for the year is… […]