It’s that time of year, folks. Be careful out there.
Update on seasonal burn restrictions. Yavapai County has announced that we will enter Stage 1 restrictions on Thursday June 6 at 8am. Per the press release;
Prohibited activities include:
• Sale or use of fireworks.
• Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire, except within a […]
PLEASE DO NOT SET ANYTHING ON FIRE. I think that’s the main message here.
Forecasts are calling for much higher temperatures this week with a slight uptick in humidity. Fire season started a little late down south but it has become a very busy season around the state.
New fires have been starting closer to our […]
Here are the results of the WFPA Annual Meeting voting.
The four people who were running to fill the four open seats were all elected to those four seats.
Dear Community,
The WFPA Board would like to thank all of you who attended the 2024 Walker
Fire Annual Meeting. We thank the volunteers that helped with set […]
Please don’t burn our forest.
Email from Roger, our Fire Chief.
Hi everyone,
Just a quick note as the fire season down in the lower elevations kicked off very quickly with new fires starting, seemingly every day. The fire danger down in that part of the state has become extreme.
For now, this appears to conflict somewhat […]
Walker Day is coming. Here’s the WFPA email.
Walker Day is June 15th, 2024.
We would like to thank everyone who has kindly dropped off items at the
fire station so far for the Walker Day Yard Sale!!!Walker Day is the single BIGGEST fundraiser of the season. This event is a
giant yard sale with items that […]
The WFPA Annual Meeting is this Saturday.
There are 4 open positions on the board and 4 people running to fill them, including 3 incumbents.
Below is the email that the WFPA sent out announcing it.
And food. There will be food.
Where: Walker Fire Station – 4980 E Walker Rd
When: Saturday, May 25th, 2024
Starting Time: 9:00 […]
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County, state and federal officials updated Walker-area residents about the Gold Paradise Peak mine during a gathering at Yavapai College Thursday night, April 18.
About 400 people attended the gathering to voice concerns about water pollution, traffic and Arizona metals being shipped off to China.
Yavapai County Supervisor Mary Mallory, who hosted the meeting, said they were […]
