The Wallow Fire Structure Assessment Team has completed its work in Greer. The team reports that 22 homes were destroyed, 5 homes damaged and 24 outbuildings and 1 truck destroyed. The Apache County Sheriff is still in the process of tracking and notifying the property owners who were affected.
– Additional update for Greer from John Freeman Jr.:
“Greer is as of this date very lucky. we lost some structures but no people. there is a DC10 dropping slurry as well as helattack dropping water. there are a number of backburns going on and dozer lines to stop the fire from coming around” (assume from the SW). “The slope in back of paradise acres is damaged and “nuked” in several areas but the bright side is a lot of the fire stayed on the ground and there is some duff (stuff on the ground) to help retard erosion.
We still have fire around us and all is not over but the crews have kept most of it away from our properties. There are fire crews from all over the US, Greer Fire is helping support them and do structural protection. (we are getting very dirty but Jeff is making us steak and shrimp tonight compliments of no power and freezer not working).”