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

HERE YE, HERE YE, the Annual Meeting of the Walker Fire Protection Association, Inc. (“WFPA”), has been announced for 9:00 AM, Saturday, May 25, 2013, and your presence and vote is requested.

Up for consideration is the Completely Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation for the WFPA and the election/re-election of three of the seven WFPA board seats.  Please note that the bio for Rudy Erdmann contained an additional paragraph from another candidate (in personal information), in the original electronic and mailed Chronicle.  We have corrected it in the version you can obtain here:

http://walkerfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Spring_2013_Walker_Newsletter.pdf

A copy of the 2013 Annual Membership proxy follows the bios as well.  In the event you are unable to attend this year’s annual meeting, follow the proxy instructions and return the proxy early to be counted!

The candidate Bio’s and Proxy can be obtained here:
http://walkerfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Spring_Newsletter_Bios_2013.pdf

As a reminder, the Walker Fire Department will be conducting a mock fire training exercise on Saturday, May 4th. This will involve a lot of radio communication, vehicle traffic in the area of Pine Mountain Rd and possibly artificial smoke but NO live flame.

There was an error in Spring Newsletter for the dates for the upcoming Saturday Afternoon Dances.   The correct dates are Saturday, May 11th, and Saturday, June 8th, with other dates to be determined.   The Newsletter available via download has been corrected.

Our apologies for any confusion.

Newsletter Download page:  http://walkerfire.org/newsletter/

Be sure to check the Walkerfire.org website calendar for updates and upcoming events!!!

On Saturday, May 4th the Walker Fire Department will be conducting a mock fire. This will involve a lot of radio communication on the radio and quite a few fire trucks responding to the scene of the mock incident.

There will be no live flame!

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

In addition, we are pleased have the Spring 2013 Walker Newsletter completed and ready for distibution:  See the link below to view the Newsletter:

http://walkerfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Spring_2013_Walker_Newsletter.pdf

Be sure to check the Walkerfire.org website calendar for updates and upcoming events!!!