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🌱 How the Yarnell Hill tragedy still shapes wildfire safety today

Prescott, Arizona Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Prescott! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How the Yarnell Hill tragedy still shapes wildfire safety today
  • See how Prescott’s 4th of July looked back in 1999.
  • How will new state laws shape Prescott’s rodeo grounds and ranchers?

Also on today's calendar: World's Oldest Rodeo and 2 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Janet K.!

Today's riddle: How do you fit 10 horses in 9 stables? You cannot add any stables, you cannot put 2 horses in one stable. (Draw 9 boxes to help you figure this out) 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 88 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 91, low: 57.
  • Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 91 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Colo. burnover among deadliest U.S. wildfire tragedies in years (firerescue1.com) — Prescott readers are reminded of the tragic 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, where 19 firefighters died just 30 miles southwest of town, as context for a new fatal wildfire on the Colorado-Utah border. The piece explains how fire shelters work, why they’re a last resort, and how investigators struggle to fully reconstruct firefighters’ final decisions in fast-changing, deadly conditions.
   

• 4th of July in Arizona. See decades of celebrations (azcentral.com) — A nostalgic photo collection looks back at Fourth of July celebrations across Arizona, including Prescott’s 1999 town-square square dance, rodeo, parade, carnival, and town-wide water fight. The images capture how communities from Prescott to Phoenix, Mesa, and beyond have marked Independence Day over the decades with fireworks, parades, and family traditions.
   

• Protecting Arizona Heritage: Rodeo Grounds, Ranchers, and Legislative Wins (signalsaz.com) — Arizona lawmakers Quang Nguyen and Selina Bliss join Greg Mengarelli to explain how recent state legislation and budget decisions affect Prescott, Yavapai County, and rural communities. They highlight funding for Prescott Rodeo Grounds improvements, the Andy Groseta Act on meat labeling, and future priorities like cattle theft and deed fraud that matter to local ranchers and property owners.
   

📸 Around Prescott

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📸 Hungry Oreo enjoying Agave nectar in the Mast! —Janet K. Like

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Prescott

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★ Featured events ★

    Friday July 3
  • The CheekTones →
    Peacock Dining Room - Hassayampa Inn, 122 E Gurley St, Prescott
    5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Found Angus.
    Socializing in the Mountain Club behind our house. (Nextdoor Mountain Club)
  • Some of my favorite tree photos and appropriately #1 with our most famous tree, our late Hot Shots Juniper that they saved during the Granite Mountain fire.
    Have hiked out to the tree many times. This was taken in March 2014. #2 is the well know Cottonwood at the Peavine one-mile mark where it can be… (Nextdoor Prescott Lakes)
  • Hotel Equities posted a job opening for Housekeeper - Hotel St. Michael, Prescott, AZ in Prescott. Apply here.
  • Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Prescott. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Prescott here.

🗞 Nearby News

Prescott Valley

  • Inside Prescott Valley's Return to USHL Hockey (signalsaz.com)
  • Prescott Valley Announces July 4 Traffic Closures for Red, White, & Boom (signalsaz.com)
  • Glassford Hill Road Widening project moves forward! (dcourier.com)

Chino Valley

  • Person Filing: Russell S Duerksen Address (if not protected): (verdenews.com)

Cottonwood

Ok Prescott! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: [T] [E] [N] [H] [O] [R] [S] [E] [S] (Thank you Lisa K. for sending it in!)
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