April 27, 2022
Location: 11 nautical miles south of Prescott-Bradshaw Ranger District (T12N, R2W, SEC 1), near Mt Union.
Start Date: April 18, 2022
Size: Approximately 8018 acres, 20% Containment
Cause: Under Investigation
Vegetation: Timber (Litter and Understory), Chaparral (6 feet)
Number of Personnel Assigned: 786
On Tuesday, a combination of southerly winds and difficult terrain hampered firefighting efforts. Wind gusts up to 25 mph created wind driven runs moving fire across FSR 81. Upper-level winds also continued to push smoke into surrounding communities. Despite increasing acreage crews were able to increase containment from 16% to 20% and […]

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April 26, 2022
Location: 11 nautical miles south of Prescott-Bradshaw Ranger District (T12N, R2W, SEC 1), near Mt Union.
Start Date: April 18, 2022
Size: Approximately 6454 acres, 16% Containment
Cause: Under Investigation
Vegetation: Timber (Litter and Understory), Grass-Shrub
Number of Personnel Assigned: 746
Yesterday during the afternoon, terrain driven winds pushed the fire further south and west, resulting in increased fire growth and acreage. Upper-level winds caused the smoke influence in the Prescott area. Due to increased fire activity containment fell from 22 % to 16 […]

No idea how this happened, but I was sitting in my truck, waiting to go home, and this reporter walks up and asks me some questions. We talk.

I ended up on the local ABC news about the Crooks fire, along with Verne Tocker and Steve Fredericks.

I’m at 1:06 and in the last 10 seconds.

The whole conversation was not included. What I said was “I want to thank our local fire fighters because /cut/ Without our local firefighters,” […]

YCSO UPDATE: EVACUATED RESIDENTS MAY RETURN TO THE FOLLOWING STREETS. ALL OTHERS STILL IN EVACUATED STATUS

For further clarification the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has released a list of streets in the area that are open for evacuated residents to return home today beginning at 3 PM. (see attached photo for list).

Only residents with homes on the list of streets will be allowed to return home. All others are still in evacuated status.
Residents may return to their homes via Walker Rd at the south entrance at Lynx Lake. All other entrances to the area remain closed.

PLEASE […]

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has authorized a limited repopulation of certain locations in the Walker area. If you have received this message through official CodeRed notifications, then you are in an approved area. Residency in the approved area will be verified at the checkpoint on Walker Rd near the South Shore area of Lynx Lake.

Please be advised that while you may be allowed to return to your homes there is still an active fire in the area and there may be potential that you could be re-evacuated. You are therefore advised that the area remains in a “SET” status. […]

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Location: 10 miles south of Prescott-Bradshaw Ranger District (T12N, R2W, SEC 12), near Mt Union.
Start Date: April 18, 2022
Size: Approximately 3,914 acres, 22% Containment
Cause: Under Investigation
Vegetation: Brush, Ponderosa Pine, and Mixed Conifer
Number of Personnel Assigned: 675
Last night, fire remained active in Ash Creek. Northerly winds pushed the fire south resulting in significant growth in this drainage. Fire managers will continue to seek opportunities to engage with ground and air forces.
In other […]

Sheriff David Rhodes’s office announced this evening that people evacuated from Walker Rd north of South Spruce Hollow and west of Big Bug Mesa will be allowed to return to their homes beginning tomorrow at 3pm. (Please see attached map).
Residents, and at this time only residents, can drive to the checkpoint on Walker Road at the south entrance to Lynx Lake to meet a Sheriff’s Deputy who will gladly facilitate your return home. You will still be on a SET status however so keep your 5Ps ready.

As we know, the fire is not completely contained so […]