Updated 05/13/2008
PRESCOTT, AZ (May 5, 2008) – Campfire and smoking restrictions will go into effect on the Prescott National Forest beginning Wednesday, May 14, at 8:00 a.m.
Forest managers have determined that key trigger points have been reached to warrant taking these restrictive actions. These include increased forest visitor use, abandoned campfires, high winds and rising temperatures.
The Groom Creek Fire District is following suit with Prescott National Forest officials with regard to fire restrictions.
ALL FOREST RESTRICTIONS ARE EFFECTIVE ON PRIVATE LANDS WITHIN THE FIRE DISTRICT.
- Warming fires, charcoal grills, and outdoor stove fires (wood, charcoal, and coal burning) are prohibited within the fire district.
- Pressurized liquid or gas stoves, lanterns and heaters meeting safety specifications are allowed.
- Smoking is prohibited except within enclosed vehicles, buildings, or developed sites where the area is cleared of all flammable material.
View the fire restrictions press release from the PNF in its entirety.
It is part of the Silver King Demonstration Area Project
We have received numerous inquiries in regard to the bright colored flagging on trees around Friendly Pines Road and Silver King Circle. This flagging is not indicative of trees to be cut down, and is merely marking for a current research study.
CLICK HERE TO READ DETAILED PROJECT FAQs
October 24, 2007
For nearly an hour, Marianne Shannon thought Stevenson Ranch's luck had run out.
The winds seemed so fast, much stronger than in 2003, when the last massive fire threatened her home. She watched from her cul-de-sac Monday afternoon as flames exploded just a few hundred feet away. A firefighter told her to take down her curtains to prevent them from igniting. Gusts knocked down the faux headstones she'd set up for Halloween.
Then as quickly as the danger came, the threat passed.
"The firemen were saying we were pretty well protected," Shannon said.
Read the entire article as published by the LA Times newspaper
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Most Groom Creek history articles are excerpts paraphrased from Echoes of the Past - Tales of Old Yavapai Vol. 2 by Evelyn Mackin Zuchero - published 1964 by The Yavapai Cowbells, Inc. Sometimes we take interesting articles from other sources. If so, that will be indicated on article.
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