Walker Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Walker Fire Station, 8am to 10am

NEW FEATURE GLUTEN FREE PANCAKES

We’ll still have the other kind too

Great Door Prizes!

NO CHARGE–Donations Benefit our Firefighters and Medical Team

We are also collecting donation items this Saturday for the Walker Day Picnic Garage Sale!

Clean out your garage and closets for those gently used items that need to find a new home!

Please bring Your Family and Friends, This is a Great Way to Meet Your Walker Neighbors!

Don’t forget our Fantastic Menu:

Double Rich Buttermilk Pancakes
Punch Bowl of Strawberries, Whipped Cream
Sausage, Bacon and Ham
Coffee, Decaf Coffee, Flavored Creamers
Orange, Apple, and Cranberry Juice, White and Chocolate Milk,
Premium Ice Cream, Toppings, Nuts and Maraschino Cherries
Delicious Tray of Sweets
Great Door Prizes

Everyone is Welcome! Come on Over Early and Help Us Setup!

Next Fire Station Dance:

Saturday, May 11 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

Seeking vendors for the upcoming Mountain Art Market.   Please see the attached flyer for more information:

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

What is the WFPA Water Use Agreement and why is it needed?

Wait, my property doesn’t have a hydrant!  What will my Walker Fire Department do for water in the event of a fire??  Great question and one of the biggest shortfalls of rural fire departments.  The WFPA has two water “tenders” which are always filled with 2,000 gallons of water each, in addition a few hundred gallons stored on first response fire trucks.   Since we do not have piped water to hydrants, the tenders must transport water to the fire trucks and once emptied, must refill and repeat the process as quickly and safely as possible.

Where do the tenders get their water?

The fire station has 10,000 gallons of stored water and there are some local private contract water tender owners that might be able to respond in the event of need.  Otherwise, the WFPA tenders must make their way down Walker Road to refill in Prescott, a long and timely process using precious minutes.  And in the event of fire, the water in the tenders and at the station will surely be used up very quickly.

Isn’t there anywhere closer the WFPA might access water??

YES and you might be the answer depending on where a fire incident occurs.  The WFPA knows there are water ponds, reservoirs, contract tenders and private water tanks scattered throughout our community.  But two things must happen before our thirsty tenders can effectively use local water.  First, the WFPA must have authorization in advance and then they have to map this authorized water by address/GPS points to know where it is when they need it.

I want to help!

That’s great.  You can get your completed, signed Water Use Agreement to the WFPA by either: 1)  email to  walker-gis@walkerfire.org and copy to fire-chief@walkerfire.org  or, print the form from the website (located in the “Fire Department” tab), complete and sign and mail to WFPA-Water Use Agreement, PO  Box 10174, Prescott, AZ  86304.  In either case, we will register your agreement and location for future use if needed.   The WFPA and the Walker community thanks you in advance as this simple task can make the difference of several minutes in a fire situation and help save your property or a neighbors.

Here is the link to the Water Use Agreement on the website:

WFPA Water Use Agreement

BINGO RETURNS TO THE WALKER FIREHOUSE

SATURDAY APRIL 20TH

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

BRING A FINGER FOOD DISH TO SHARE

LOTS OF MONEY TO BE WON

LOT’S OF FUN TO BE HAD

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC -BRING SOMEONE WITH YOU

SEE YOU SATURDAY!!!

Announcing Grinder Month – April 20 – May 20, 2013
Reduce the risk of losing your home to wildfire and take advantage of FREE yard debris disposal.
Create and maintain defensible space around your home and recycle your needles, branches, brush, shrubs and limbs for FREE!
A timely solution to rid those limbs in your yard resulting from the recent high winds and winter’s storms.
No Lines – No Waiting – Your Schedule – 24 Hour Access
Walker Firewise has arranged for free drop-off of vegetation such as: pine needles, leaf litter, branches, limbs, trees, logs, rounds, etc.
There will be two different drop locations, both at the Walker Fire Station:
First will be a 40-yard container.  This is where you may deposit pine needles, leaf litter, small branches, etc.  Deposits may be either bagged or not.
Second, is a designated area of the parking lot where you may pile large stuff like branches, trees, logs, rounds, etc.
As always – Vegetation Only!  Please, no household trash, no tires, no refrigerators, no washing machines, no pipes, no rocks, etc.  The equipment will handle vegetation only!
We plan to bring in a Vermeer HG4000TX Grinder on May 20th to grind everything previously collected.

Questions may be directed to walkerfirewise@gmail.com

The EPA project to mitigate the Sheldon Mine Tailings has begun this morning. Expect large heavy traffic most of today as heavy construction is arriving. Most of the equipment will be unloaded at the mailboxes at the junction of Sheldon, Walker, and Pine Mountain Roads. Pilot cars are running and traffic on Walker Rd. will be slow for the better part of today.

Traffic control will have a flagman on Walker Rd. at the Mailboxes for South bound vehicles and a flagman on Walker Rd. for North bound vehicles. There will also be a flagman at the junction of New Strike Lane and Eagle Rd.

The EPA has provided a community hot line telephone number and it is (928)-771- 0270. It may take a day or two to connect up to the EPA project trailer at the tailings site.

Here is the link to the finalized EPA Traffic Control Plan:

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

IMPORTANT NEWS CONCERNING A LARGE NEW EPA PROJECT IN THE WALKER COMMUNITY

Sheldon Mine Tailings EPA Mitigation Project

YOU MAY EXPERIENCE TRAFFIC DELAYS BEGINNING APRIL 15 THROUGH MAY 31 IF YOU DRIVE ON WALKER ROAD TO GET TO AND FROM YOUR HOME IN THE WALKER/POTATO PATCH COMMUNITIES.

MORE SPECIFICALLY, TRAFFIC DELAYS WILL OCCUR WHEN DRIVING NEAR OR BETWEEN THE PINE MOUNTAIN ROAD, SHELDON ROAD & WALKER ROAD JUNCTION
(100 MAILBOXES) AND THE EAGLE ROAD & WALKER ROAD JUNCTION TO THE SOUTH.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION PROVIDES SOME ADDITIONAL DETAILS ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT EPA PROJECT:

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning a mitigation of the Sheldon Mine Tailings near the junction of Walker and Eagle Roads. The EPA conducted a meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at the Walker Fire Station to share the details of the their Mitigation plan with concerned residents and certain affected agencies. This EPA Project is a huge undertaking lasting approximately six (6) weeks from the April 15th to the end of May. The EPA will manage the entire project that will require the following:

• A Traffic Control Plan on Walker Road between the 100 Mailboxes and Eagle Road.

• Work performed at the Project Site from 7:30am to 5:30pm Monday through Saturday.

• Heavy earth moving equipment at the Project Site.

• Dust control measures (Project Site & possibly roads).

• Delivery from Prescott to Project Site of massive amounts of fill material (approx. 530 Truckloads).

• Strict traffic control on Walker Road six (6) days a week utilizing flaggers and pilot cars.

• At least one road closure of Walker Road for 7 to 9 hours (date to be determined) near the junction of Walker & Eagle Road for installation of a new water culvert under Walker Road.

More information including the EPA presentation will be posted on the Walker Website at Walkerfire.org. Questions may be directed to the WFPA Board at the next Board meeting scheduled for April 13, 2013.

April marks the return of BINGO and Pancake Breakfasts

April 20th Bingo 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. (bring a snack to share)

April 27th Pancake Breakfast 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.

Good food, Specialty Pancakes and Prizes

Lots of events are scheduled in Walker!

Be sure to check the events calendar at http://walkerfire.org/calendar-of-events/

Hey Walker Community,

The big annual yard sale is happening on June 22, 2013 along with Walker Day. Please start saving your items to be donated.
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 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).