9/8/23

PERSONNEL FROM THE VERDE VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT ARE HELPING WITH MOP UP OPERATIONS ON THE LOOKOUT FIRE. THAT WILDFIRE STARTED BACK ON AUGUST 5TH IN THE WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST IN OREGON AND HAS BURNED MORE THAN 24,000 ACRES. THE LIGHTNING-CAUSE FIRE IS 30-PERCENT CONTAINED. 

THE VERDE VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT IS NOT THE ONLY ARIZONA FIRE AGENCY TO SEND FIREFIGHTERS TO ASSIST WITH THE LOOKOUT FIRE. MEMBERS OF THE DAISY MOUNTAIN FIRE DISTRICT ARE ALSO IN OREGON.