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Kali

(55,078 posts)
Thu Jun 8, 2017, 01:49 AM Jun 2017

it's June and I smell smoke... [View all]

Per Cochise County Sheriffs Office...

Dragoon Fire Causes Evacuations in Dragoon

Dragoon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.

As of the 2010 census it had a population of 209.

Dragoon is 17 miles east-northeast of the city of Benson. Dragoon has the ZIP code of 85609.

Sheriff's Deputies, AZ Department of Public Safety, Sheriff's Assist Team are all in the area advising residents to prepare personal belongings and find a safe location to go to. The American Red Cross has been notified and will be establishing an evacuation shelter plan.

Union Pacific has been notified and have stopped all trains travelling in that area until further notice.

If you live in the area please get your "go bag" ready and be able to leave at a moments notice. Include important papers, medications, identification, money (cash/cards), water, pet needs if you have an animal at home, to include food and water for them.

Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
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Dragoon is about 7 miles from me, but I don't think the fire has gotten down to the railroad tracks yet. there are some homes on the other side and to the north. wind is doing all kinds of strange things and the smoke is pretty strong.

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... Kali Jun 2017 #1
So far, only small fires here in NM Warpy Jun 2017 #2
yep the smoke has been pretty bad all night and now today Kali Jun 2017 #3
pix Kali Jun 2017 #4
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