Wednesday night the Wallow fire in Arizona burned through the community of Greer. Tonight the incident management team running the fire confirmed what had been feared, that almost two dozen houses burned as the fire moved through the area.
The tally in Greer after an assessment of the damage:
- 22 houses have been destroyed
- 5 houses have been damaged
- 24 outbuildings have been destroyed
- 1 truck has been destroyed
Apache County Sheriff’s Officials are in the process of notifying the property owners.
Here is a link to a Google map of Greer, which is a small community with some tourist lodges and about 177 people, according to the 2000 census.
Earlier today it was announced that the Apache County Sheriff’s office was in the process of notifying the owners of the five residences that burned in Alpine, Arizona. They plan to make personal contact with those five individuals or families, but will send certified letters in the next few days to the owners of property on which outbuildings burned. The residents of Alpine were ordered to evacuate at 5:00 p.m. on June 2.
The Sheriff’s office’s announcement stated:
Due to current fire activity and structure protection efforts in the Town of Greer, the Assessment Team has not been able to start the process in structure loss confirmation and identification.
Update: read our more recent report on the Wallow fire, from June 10.
