Smoke This Morning – Don’t Worry
Walker Fire says the smoke this morning is from the Rafael Fire. Not to worry.
Here’s the smoke forecast from the AZDEQ:
https://azdeq.gov/WildfireForecast?fire=rafaelfire
Walker Fire Dept. Gets New Command Vehicle
Walker Fire recently acquired a new command vehicle.
It was on display at the WFPA Annual Meeting on May 29th, 2021.
From Roger Nusbaum, Fire Chief:
Walker Fire recently added a 2012 Chevy Suburban to its fleet that is being called Squad 81. Squad 81 will be a multifunction vehicle. It will carry extra hose, fire tools and […]
Burn Restrictions Starting Early
We wanted to set the expectation that burn restrictions will be starting relatively early this year, possibly this month. We will advise when restrictions are actually implemented and we request that residents and guests take them more seriously than last year.
Roger Nusbaum
Fire Chief
Walker Fire
County Wide Fire Ban
Walker Fire says:
Yavapai County has reinstated the fire ban as of 10 am today. As was the case previously, about the only activity permitted under the ban is cooking with propane. Walker Fire will try to put the fire ban signs back up but that will be on a best efforts basis, dependent on […]
Upcoming Fire Ban
From our Walker Fire Chief
The Forest Service is banning campfires for land under its jurisdiction as of tomorrow at 5pm.
The WFPA is asking that you not have any campfires or warming fires or do any other sort of burning on your property until after the fire season ends which typically happens with the monsoon rains […]
Coronavirus Update from Walker Fire
Official word from Walker Fire:
We are now several weeks into this event but we want the community to know that Walker Fire is still open for business to respond to emergencies. If you need the fire department, it is crucial that you inform the 911 operator if you have any flu like symptoms. We will […]
Fire Station Parking
We got an email from the WFPA:
Residents of the Community,
We are experiencing an increase in vehicles being parked at the Fire Station without prior approval. The space there is for WFPA use only. In the event emergencies these vehicles hinder operations.
Our Fire Station is an extremely important asset to the community. […]
Bluff Fire Statement From Walker Fire Dept.
Email from Walker Fire:
Today Walker Fire was dispatched to what came to be called the Bluff Fire in the middle of Potato Patch. Walker Patrol 85 was first on scene and sized the fire up to be about an acre (turned out to be a little bigger) with one structure involved. Patrol 85 was able […]
Fire and Power Outage – Power Line Broke at 4:05am
We lost power to our cabin at 4:05am this morning.
Our generator kicked on and we went back to bed, unaware that our Walker Fire Department was out in the cold and snow, at 4:00am, putting out this electrical fire.
APS restored power at about 9:30am.
Walker Fire posted these photos to their FaceBook page.
Emil From Roger, Walker Fire Department Chief
As everyone probably knows we have had an usually warm and dry winter which
creates visibility for an early start to a very long fire season. There
have already been fires in the southern part of the state. Roughly 90% of
fires are human caused whether that is intentionally or unintentionally
which means that our safety relies extensively on […]