Kayli Laney 19 June 2011 @ 1812 hours – There have been spot fires in town and some pastures have burned outside of town, but other than that not much has changed…

Kayli Laney – About an hour ago a county deputy showed up and told us the evacuation was mandatory and asked if we planned to leave. My family is staying because the fire seems to be headed more northeast, and we’ve been prepared for awhile. The smoke is billowing from the west and We’ve seen a lot of planes, mostly spotters. We’ve been told the evacuees are supposed to go to reserve high school. Other than that we’re staying calm and going on with life as normally as possible. There’s a lot of traffic, and a lot of people have left, but we know a lot of people are staying too. We’re just being hopeful and faithful.

Mandatory Evacuation for Luna New Mexico | 18 June 2011 @ 1530 hours

Southwest winds are pushign the Wallow Fire.  As a precaution, the Town of Luna, New Mexico is being evacuated.  The High School in Reserve, New Mexico is being set up as a shelter for evacuees.

Firefighting resources are in place to try to guide the fire around Luna.

Wes,

We would like to thank you for your web site and the info provided. If you have any posting room could you help our patients know that Sunrise Anesthesia & Pain Management is open for clinic services at White Mountain Specialty Clinic 114 South Mountain Ave Springerville,AZ 85938. They can call us at (888)589-1943. We are making special accomodations for any established patients displaced by the fire.

Some patients have called concerned about whether we returned after evacuation. We just want them to know that we are in town and available.

Thanks for your generous support in keeping info for those in need. Without you we would have been lost.

God bless!

John C Allen,CRNA,MS
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Wes, thank you for the wonderful web site you have provided.  You have been a help to hundreds of people who have been hanging on every word of information we could get about the fire.  I just spoke to the 333-3412 number and they told me that Alpine residents may go in tomorrow, (Saturday the 18th).  Same drill as the Nutrioso folks, stop at the rodeo grounds in Springerville after 10 a.m. with proof of property ownership.  Just thought you may want to post this.  I had called another # earlier today and was told that we probably would not be able to go in.

Thank you,
Shelly Haggarton – Alpine girl

Location: Apache, Navajo, Graham, and Greenlee Counties, San Carlos Apache Tribal Lands and White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona; Catron County, New Mexico;

Date Started: 05/29/2011

Cause: Human – under investigation

Size: 495,016 acres total

Percent Contained: 33%

Resources: 15 Helicopters, 5 Air Tankers available; 284 Engines; 75 Water Tenders; 31 Dozers

Injuries to Date: 10

Total Personnel: 4418 Includes 21 hotshot crews; 69 handcrews

Residences: 2,714 threatened; 32 destroyed; 5 damaged

Commercial Property: 473 threatened; 4 destroyed

Outbuildings: 1,216 threatened; 36 destroyed; 1 damaged;

Vehicles: 1 destroyed.
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– June 16, 2011 1800 Town Meeting

WALLOW UDPATE: Next Town Meeting | Monday, June 20th at 6PM @ Round Valley High School’s Auditorium
WALLOW UPDATE: Red Cross has a few masks at the Springerville Chamber and RV Senior Center. Senior Center has some assistance available if you are an evacuee.
WALLOW UDPATE: Livestock Inspector, get your animals out of the St. Johns Fairgrounds. 602-908-3396
WALLOW UPDATE: Special cases can be helped/escorted through 180/191 to Morenci/Safford area. See the Sheriff’s office for arrangements.
WALLOW UPDATE: HWY 180 is opening back up later this evening (pending no future issues). People are currently being escorted.
WALLOW UPDATE: How are evacuees going to be notified they can return? They should have registered…..if not they will utilize all media ie radio news, tv, social media, etc to let people know
WALLOW UPDATE: Beware of scams for repair and cleanup. Documents to come, and i’ll upload them to http://wallow.us/
WALLOW UPDATE: Flood Control help will focus on areas/houses with the most need

Hwy 180 is closed at the Hwy 260 Junction due to nearby fire activity.

– WALLOW UPDATE: Clarification, HWY 180 between Eagar and Nutrioso is closed just outside of Eagar (near the rodeo grounds) at the top of the hill by the Sipe turnoff due to spot fires. UNCONFIRMED: Nutrioso residents cannot get back in to Eagar right now.

Okay I am looking at the models and it looks like the wind will remain
high and could strengthen on Sunday as the pressure gradient between a
Low over the west and a High in the gulf strengthens.. Winds will be
around 35mph to 45mph with gust of 50mph… this is higher then last
week. The will be flowing in an East direction, but as I said before
winds will speed up and flow in the direction of the valley and
canyons. I would remain on high alert as we will see this fire flare
back up over the next few days. Currently the winds are carrying
embers up to 8 miles ahead of the fire wall so we could see spot up to
10 miles over the next few days. I will keep you updated.

Gary Stein