Grinder Month and Needle Week have ended and was a GREAT success!!!

Thanks to all who participated!!!

Until further notice, we ask that you DO NOT drop-off or leave any bagged or loose needles near the Firehouse.  This includes area accross the street from the Firehouse.

It is our hope that we will have another successful event like this one in the future!!

Thanks again!!!

Make sure to check the Walker Community Calender for upcoming events:

Upcoming Events

Next Fire Station Dance:

Saturday, June 8 from 2pm-5pm

Live music by Justus 2
Barbara Jean and Keith.

Cost per person is $5.00

Bring a snack to share.

Drinks furnished.

Enjoy a special afternoon.

Questions: Peggy @ 771-1493
Peg’s E-mail: ppzink@gmail.com

Make sure to check the Walker Community Calender for upcoming events:

Upcoming Events

Hey Walker Community,

The big annual yard sale is happening on June 22, 2013 along with Walker Day.

Preferred items include;
•    collectibles/antiques
•    outdoor cow boy art, (rusty metal yard stuff)
•    tools
•    artwork
•    picture frames
•    clean rugs
•    holiday items
•    sports items
•    coats and blankets
•    CDs/albums
•    small appliances
•    furniture
•    toys
•    household items
•    patio furniture
•    working grills
•    movies
•    books
•    wood stoves
•    other suitable items in good condition

Please start saving your items to be donated and bring them to the Fire Department at the annual meeting this Saturday!

Please contact John Ohanesian @ 928-445-8358 if you have questions or need to arrange pick-up of bulky items,
(or would like to volunteer a few hours at Walker Day…we need helpers).

Please mark your calendars for Saturday, May 25, 2013 at 9:00am for the WFPA Annual Meeting!

See the attached flyer for more detailed information:

http://walkerfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Annual_Meeting_2013.pdf

The Walker Annual Meeting Agenda can be viewed at the following link:

WFPA Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

See you there!!!!

The US Forest Service will be implementing Stage 1 Burn Restrictions on May 22. As is always the case the county will be following the Forest Service’s lead on the restrictions both in terms of timing and what activities are prohibited.

Please see the following link for what exactly is prohibited.

http://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/dispatch_centers/r2ftc/documents/Fire_Restriction_Chart.pdf

Thank you!

Red Flag wind conditions are expected this week on Thursday and Friday. This means no burning.

Thank you!

IT’S BINGO TIME AGAIN !!

SATURDAY MAY 18th.

FROM 4:00 P.M. UNTIL 7:00 P.M.

AT THE WALKER FIREHOUSE

COME ONE – COME ALL

LOTS TO EAT AND DRINK AT NO CHARGE

AND AS ALWAYS, A LOT OF FUN AND PLENTY OF

MONEY TO WIN.  YOU COULD GO HOME WITH $$$$$$

GUEST CALLER  THIS MONTH – JOHN HORVAT

BRING SOMEONE WITH YOU – COME EARLY – STAY LATE

SEE YOU SATURDAY !!

The Walker Board of Directors Meeting Agenda can be viewed at the following link:

WFPA Board of Directors Meeting Agenda

On Sunday May 5th, Walker Fire was dispatched to a wildfire on Hoot Owl Rd which could be described as being between Potato Patch and Mountain Pine Acres. The fire was only about 1/2 an acre but was made complex by the steepness of the terrain, the extent to which there was a combination of dead and down and stacked wood piles inside the fire line, the close proximity of a house, the even closer proximity of an out-building of sorts, the incredibly thick over-grown forest, the inability for every vehicle to get to the scene (road condition, steepness and narrowness) and that the road was very narrow and appeared to dead end.

Walker Engine 86 was first on scene and assumed command of the incident. Other Walker vehicles participating were Patrol 85, Patrol 80. Patrol 84, Tender 81 and Rescue 81 (in case someone got hurt). In all there were 13 firefighters from Walker. Additionally we had outside help from a Forest Service engine, a Forest Service command vehicle, a Type 6 engine from Groom Greek, a Water Tender from Groom Creek and a command vehicle from AZ State Forestry Division.

This may seem like a large response for a half acre and it was but we would rather have too many than too few especially during the fire season.

Tactically, Engine 86 and the Forest Service engine were positioned for the most direct attack. The water tenders could not get to the scene because of the road so Patrol 85 shuttled water from the water tenders staging area up to the incident to refill the engines. The crews from Patrols 84 and 80 constructed the fire line along with Forest Service and Groom Creek personnel.

We will be revisiting the site over the next couple of days to make sure nothing pops back up.

Here are a couple of pictures from the fire:

Hoot Owl Fire