1 Acre Fire Near Walker
Walker Fire says:
Walker Fire personnel were back on scene of the Misty Fire shortly after 8am today, still there mopping up which means looking for heat sources. There was plenty of heat as the pictures […]
Fire Fighter Appreciation Day – Saturday, August 31st, from 4 – 6 p.m
Who’s your favorite group of people in Walker?
Yes. It’s the fire fighters of the Walker Fire Department.
Time to show that appreciation, then eat food, hang out with neighbors, and have a good time.
Join us Saturday, August 31st, from 4 – 6 p.m. for this year’s annual
event. There will be a pig roast […]
Yavapai County Entering Stage 1 Fire Restrictions – June 6
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 […]
Fire Season Is Here
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 […]
Fire Season Update
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 […]
Do You Have A Steep Driveway? Is Your House On Fire?
A little advice if you have a steep driveway, (and who doesn’t in Walker?)
Walker Fire was called to a structure fire on Friday morning. The process of fighting a structure fire typically involves knocking down the flame with water then looking for hot spots/heat inside walls or the ceiling.
That second step is done by using […]
Email From Roger Nusbaum, Fire Chief
I received this email from Roger.
We wanted to put out what we hope is the last email on the Crooks Fire. We think it is very important make sure everyone realizes how lucky we were on at least two levels. First that this fire did not get away from fire managers and come ripping […]
Fire Lines Held! – Walker Fire
Things went very well today. Fire lines held! There was active flame interior to Division Alpha which is fine, the lines holding is what matters. Tonight, winds are forecast to diminish quickly and humidity will start going up closer to midnight, way up, close to 40%. This is all very positive.
From here, the expectation […]
Walker Fire | Facebook
“Today is the test.” We probably heard that 6 or 7 times in this morning’s operational briefing. The windiest period today will be between noon and 4pm. It shouldn’t be that hot but will be dry. There is less heat in Division Alpha than yesterday but enough that spot fires could occur. Air operations are […]
Walker Fire | Facebook
From today’s 6am briefing. Before we jump in, it is crucial to not jump to conclusions here. It was a very comforting report but it is not over. They talked about finding a few pockets of heat as opposed to active fire. There are not too many pockets of heat, just a few here and […]