FIRE RESOURCES

LOCAL FIRE INFORMATION

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How do you evacuate a wildfire?

Arizona Wildfire Response:       https://ein.az.gov/ready-set-go

EVACUATION CHECKLISTS:      FOR PARENTS.      FOR CHILDREN.

You should know the evacuation route and plan a place where you will go. Make sure everyone in your family knows your meeting place ahead of time. Let your family and friends who do not live in your area know your meeting place. Keep your car fueled and keep an emergency supply bag in your car.

If you have time, shut all windows and doors, leaving them unlocked. Remove flammable window shades, curtains and close metal shutters. Remove lightweight curtains. Move flammable furniture to the center of the room, away from windows and doors.

Regarding pets, contact local veterinary clinics, boarding facilities, local animal shelters, family or friends outside the evacuation area, or a pet-friendly hotel, particularly along evacuation routes.  Visit the Humane Society to find a shelter in your area.

TO REPORT A WILDFIRE OR MEDICAL EMERGECY

DAIL 911 

OR CALL:   928-474-7900

ILLEGAL CAMPFIRE SHERIFF DISPATCH
 928-468-2828

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BC FIREWISE RESOURCES

BC Firehouse

2020 Firehouse Completion
Special Thanks to
Betty McRae and Tim Mattison

BE PROACTIVE!

In order to maintain Firewise Community status, each property owner should maintain his/her property yearly by thinning the underbrush, limbing up tree branches to 1/3 the height small trees or 5-6 foot height and weed eating the love grass as close to the base as possible.  Remove all ladder fuels such as manzanita , cat claw acacia, and bear grass. Also, please remove all oak sucker growth as well. 

All firewise trimmings can be brought to the Perley pit. To access the pit, please contact  Lorna [email protected].  Lorna serves as the Bonita Creek firewise coordinator.   Each year we ask that you provide Lorna with the number of hours you have worked on your property and your out of pocket costs for hiring service providers who firewise your property.  This information is reported to the National Firewise Organization each September.

 2019 Firewise Certificate
2020 Firewise Certificate
 2021 Firewise Certificate

 

2022 Firewise Certificate
2023 Firewise Certificate
2024 Firewise Certificate
On-Site 2 Engine Firehouse with 20,000 Gallons of water on hand
Two, 50K Gal Water Bladders at Bonita Creek entrance
10k Gallon Dip Tank for Helicopter water bucket deployment
Payson Hellicopter with Dip Tank
Hot Shots in Training
Whispering Pines F.D.
Amazing Fire Crew

WE REMIND ALL PROPERTY OWNERS TO
PLEASE CONTINUE TO FIREWISE THEIR PROPERTIES.

PERLEY BRUSH PIT For brush material only

The Perley brush pit is available for use by the Bonita Creek and Ellis Creek Communities and is located about 1 1/2 miles East on the Control Road.  The cost to push the pit is $500 to $1,000 a year and is split equally with the Ellison Creek residents.
Donations are welcome. 

Contact Lorna Glaunsinger for access to pit.
928-970-0071 

If needed, a trailer is available for use by the Bonita Creek Community members to take firewise trimmings only to the brush pit.  No logs or branches larger than 6" in diameter are allowed.
Donations are welcome.

PLEASE FIREWISE It can make all the difference!

Weed eat all love grass

Thin trees and remove branches up to 6-8 feet on remaining trees.

Remove ladder fuels near and under trees such as manzanita and other lower growing bushes

Clean out all gutters and remove pine
needles etc from roof surfaces

Rake and remove pine needles 30-50 ft out from any buildings

When stacking wood, keep it away from structures and in smaller managable  piles. 

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National Firewise Organization

For more information on what you can do to protect your home and property;
 www.firewise.org

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