4/17/14 – Below is a list of meeting dates, times and locations where you and your family can go to find out more about the 2014 Wildland Fire season and what you can do to be prepared!

Community meetings

April 29^th at the Eagar Town Hall at 6pm.

Every Tuesday evening hosted by Linden Fire at their main Station at 6884 Highway 260. Meeting will begin at 7pm every Tuesday evening until further notice. Open to the Public.

April 17^th hosted by Summit Healthcare Volunteers to be held at Pine Glen Homeowner’s Clubhouse on Show Low Lake Road 9am – 12pm not open to public.

April 17^th hosted by Pinetop Fire 6-8pm @ Pinetop Fire Station 2 5976 Bucksprings Rd. Pinetop open to the public.

April 23^rd hosted by Vernon Fire 6-8pm @ Vernon Elementary in Vernon open to the public.

April 30^th hosted by Lakeside Fire 6-8pm @ Lakeside Fire Station 1 2922 W. White Mtn. Blvd. Lakeside open to the public.

May 8^th hosted by Jill Tinkle Ins. 11:30am-1:30pm @ Jill Tinkle State Farm Office 1881 E. Deuce of Clubs Show Low invitation only to Homeowner’s Associations.

May 8^th hosted by Pinetop Fire 6-8pm @ Pinetop Fire Station 2 5976 Bucksprings Rd. Pinetop open to the public.

May 13^th hosted by White Mountain Women’s Realtors Association time to be announced @ Lakeside Fire Station 1 2922 W. White Mountain Blvd. open to those members of the WMWR Assoc.

May 14^th hosted by Jill Tinkle Ins. 6-8pm @ Jill Tinkle State Farm Office 1881 E. Deuce of Clubs Show Low open to the public.

May 17^th hosted by Torreon Home Owner’s Association @ Torreon Golf and Country Club House time to be announced. Open to Torreon Home Owners.

Anyone wanting to setup a presentation can contact Kirk Webb at 928-368-6112 or Kelly Wood at 928-367-2199 or Brian Russell at 928-537-5120 or Eric Anderson at 537-1101 or contact your local fire district representative.

4/17/14 – Don’t forget to join officials from agencies throughout Navajo County tonight at the Pinetop Fire Station #120 located at 5976 Buck Springs Rd. Learn first hand what preparedness measures have been taken for the 2014 Wildland Fire season and what you can do to be ready! The meeting will begin at 6:00 and should last about an hour and a half. Everyone is welcome!

4/15/14 – In recent years the major cause of wildfires in our forests have been human caused. As we enter the 2014 Wildfire season we ask that all of our citizens and visitors use the utmost caution when enjoying the forests. Due to the extreme drought conditions and lack of precipitation this past winter wildfire season has started earlier than ever. Combined with dry fuels on the ground this does not bode well for our region in the upcoming months.

To that end we urge anyone that wishes to enjoy the outdoors this summer to keep in mind that fire safety is number one priority! When building any kind of campfire make sure that the area is completely clear of any fuels that might be caught on fire including low hanging branches. Keep plenty of water, sand and a shovel near by to extinguish a fire. Never, ever leave a fire unattended even for a short period of time. Do not start a fire during “Red Flag” conditions, which are defined as: winds are expected to exceed 20 MPH, humidity is 15% or lower and fire danger rating is high.  Finally, “If it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to leave” meaning if you do not feel completely comfortable putting your bare hand in the materials that were burned then the fire is NOT out!

Click on the link below for an informative video on how to build, maintain and extinguish a campfire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mlsuIQ96oo