Times Spent Outdoors: Priceless!
Times Spent Outdoors: Priceless!
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Page, AZ – On June 28, 2013 at approximately 6:30 pm a 5-year old boy was killed in a boating accident uplake from Bullfrog near buoy 110 by Tapestry Wall. The child was riding in the bow of the boat, when the vessel hit a wave. The boy fell out of the vessel, was struck by the propeller and was killed instantly. Everyone onboard was wearing a life jacket and no alcohol was involved. - www.nps.gov/glca -... Full story
Grand Canyon, Ariz. – On Sunday June 30 at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a call from the emergency phone at Phantom Ranch Boat Beach with a report of an unconscious female hiker approximately three quarters of a mile above Phantom Ranch on the South Kaibab Trail within Grand Canyon National Park. Park rangers responding from the Phantom Ranch ranger station initiated CPR upon arriving on scene, but efforts to resuscitate the victim were u... Full story
FIRE NAME: Dean Peak Fire LOCATION: The fire is located approximately 10 miles east of Kingman, Arizona, in the Hualapai Mountains, east of Dean Peak. TIME REPORTED: June 29, 2013, at 3:30 p.m. ACRES BURNED: Approximately 908 acres RESOURCES: There are currently several engines, 3 Type I crews, 1 Type II crew, 1 Type II helicopter, 1 air attack, 2 air tankers, and overhead personnel totaling approximately 100 people. Additional resources are en route including the Northern Arizona Type II... Full story
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) is announcing today the official merger of Boating and Waterways as a new Division under State Parks. The merger was part of Governor Brown’s 2012 Reorganization Plan to consolidate and simplify the State’s organizational structure. The plan adds efficiencies by combining and streamlining duplicative functions, thereby reducing costs and saving taxpayer dollars. “California State Parks and Boating and Waterways are bot... Full story
Fire Information Phone Number: 928-427-3347 (Public) Yavapai County Emergency Services: 928-777-7481 Fire Information Center Hours: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm Website: www.inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/3461/ (may be intermittently out of service) Follow the fire on Facebook at https://facebook.com/yarnellhillfire https://twitter.com/yarnellhillfire Fire Facts Fire Start Date: June 28, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. Location: West of State 89 between Yarnell and Peeples Valley Size: Estimated at 8,400 acres Percent Contained: 0 percent containment Cause: Lightning Injur...
Acres: 5,400 Start date: June 29, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. Cause: Lightning Location: 10 miles southeast of Kingman, AZ Containment: 90% percent Fuels: Pinion, juniper, Ponderosa pine Terrain: Steep, rugged Resources: 2 helicopters, 1 hand crew, 2 engines, 1 Total Personnel: 285 dozer KINGMAN, AZ – Progress continues to be made on the Dean Peak Fire which is 90% contained. Crews continue rehabilitation of containment lines while engines, hotshot crews and helicopters are being released for new fire assignments. Incident Commander Matt Reidy thanks t... Full story
PRESCOTT, Ariz. – Residents displaced by the Yarnell Hill Fire, which started June 28, will be permitted to return to their homes beginning at 9 a.m. Monday. The Yavapai County Office of Emergency Management is putting into place a series of provisions to keep residents safe during the transition. Access will be limited to residents of Yarnell only. Identification with a physical address is required (not a P.O. Box). Each adult in the vehicle will need to present identification to gain access to the area. Acceptable identification includes a... Full story
