Wade Ward

@azstateforestry Please refer to APS.com outage map for customer outages. There is less then 80 customers out of power related to the Courthouse Fire.

New start - #CourthouseFire, SW of #Tonopah. Approx 450-500 acres. Resources on scene report very active fire behavior. Fire has knocked out power to an est. 6,500 people. Aircraft & add’l engines ordered. #AZFire

Dry conditions persist & a Red Flag Warning in effect through 8pm tonight across parts of E/SE #Arizona. Fire danger is high🔥Avoid any type of outdoor work - like burning or using tools that may cause fires to start. #AZFire #AZForestry

@coconinoem @JoeAPSC Looks like some Mayne Pressure coming in

From the NWS Winter Weather Advisory Winter Weather Advisory issued November 6 at 2:21PM MST until November 9 at 11:00AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

Good (NM-GNF) <1 acre. Loc 25 N/NW of Silver City, NM (33.1833, -108.3334). 2 SEATs, 1 IHC assigned.

@APS_Janet @FirelinePIO For #WildfirePrepDay today, thanks #APS for Wildfire Awareness mailer. aps.com/wildfiresafety

Heading out on a road trip? Make sure your vehicle & tires are in good working order. Towing a boat or trailer? Check & secure chains, do not let them drag. And never pull your car off into vegetation. One spark is all it takes. #AZFire #AZForestry

Today kicks off Southwest Wildfire Awareness Week. When wildfire strikes will you be ready? We all have a role to play. Please do your part to help us reduce the risk of wildfires🔥 within our #Arizona communities. #AZForestry #AZFire

@anniephx Wait till you get your AARP card. I was pissed!

Our hearts are heavy today after receiving this overnight news. #AZForestry sends its thoughts and prayers to the families of those involved in this tragic incident. Firefighting plane owned by Oregon company crashes in Australia; 3 Americans killed oregonlive.com/news/2020/01/f…

The New York Times looks at the scope and impacts of the Aussie bushfires: nytimes.com/2020/01/21/wor…

@francesmao @MichaelKodas @NSWRFS Unpaid and underpaid, if it is like the US so many sacrifice there lives and family for a “temporary fill time position” which means no benefits and lower wage. Working next to a gal or guy that makes twice what you do and benefits, including death benefits.

The lead story on the BBC site right now is my piece on Australia's volunteer firefighters and the @NSWRFS . There's massive global interest in our bushfire crisis+ response. For one, people can't believe that 90% of our responders are unpaid bbc.co.uk/news/world-aus…

Happy Birthday Garrett Ward (21)... He won’t be the parenthetical, hypothetical He is working on something that I'm proud of, out of the box He is not an apostrophe He is just a symbol to remind you that there's more to see -Whatever it Takes, ID

@anniephx My favorite rainbow reporter 😳

Protecting against wildfires is a year-round effort. Thank you to all of the utilities who took part in today’s discussion about ways we can mitigate the threat of wildfires and keep Arizonans safe. @SRPConnect @apsFYI @TEPenergy @NEC_LakesideAZ @gcseca @azstateforestry

Some snow is still falling this morning over the eastern part of northern Arizona. Breezy winds will return Tuesday ahead of the next cold front. Near record cold temperatures possible Wednesday and Thursday morning. Warming weather will start Thursday afternoon. #azwx

@anniephx I ride with my miniature horse, is that still the same?

Fire managers took advantage of favorable wind conditions to conduct firing operations on the #SaberFire today which greatly reduced potential fire impacts to the Arizona Public Service high voltage powerlines. For more information please visit: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6519/

Loved helping Smokey celebrate his 75th Birthday and teaching young fire mitigation specialist the importance of defensible space and a healthy forest @apsFYI @CoconinoNF #happyjackaz #happyjackvolfire #coconinonationalforest

An incredible effort to protect more then most people will ever know...until there is a problem, but this team @CoconinoNF and team makes it “no problem”!

Today, we mourn the loss of a member of the APS family. Rick Castillo was more than a coworker; he was a husband, a son, a father, a grandfather, a friend, a mentor to youth and a brother to his crew. We share in the grief of his friends and family.