Goodwin Fire
The Goodwin Fire in Yavapai County, Arizona, burned approximately in June–July 2017. It is still unknown why or how the fire started, but rumors speculated that lightning was the cause of the fire. Start of the fire. On June 24, 2017, at around 4:00 p.m. MST, two men were approaching Mayer Road near Prescott, when they saw a column of smoke rising into the sky. They immediately called the Mayer Fire Department. Luckily the firefighters knew the terrain, but strong winds fueled the flames and the Goodwin Fire was out of control. Response. The fast-moving wildfire  caused the Mayer Fire Department and the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office to shut down parts of Highway 69 between the towns of Mayer and Dewey-Humboldt. More than 100 people had to be evacuated from several towns, including Mayer, Dewey, and Walker. Most of the evacuees were from the town of Mayer. On June 30, 2017, the governor declared a state of emergency. The state of emergency allowed the governor to have more funds to cover growing costs of the fire fighting on unusually dry lands. DC-10 air tankers dropping fire retardants were being used to combat the fire . Evacuations. Towns/designated areas that were evacuated: Aftermath. On June 27, 2017, the wildfire was near the town of Mayer and before the wildfire got close to the town, residents were ordered to evacuate. Fortunately, the fire came to a halt and the town of Mayer was saved. After the firefighters halted the fire, they continued on to contain hotspots of the wildfire. Thirteen days later on July 10, the fire was 100% contained. As a result, the fire burned more than of land, destroyed 5 homes, two other homes were damaged, and a firefighter was injured while battling the  wildfire. 2017 Mayer & Spring Valley floods. Weeks later on July 19, heavy rains hit much of Yavapai County including Mayer. Due to the scar of the Goodwin Fire, Big Bug Creek was full of water and eventually flooded a mobile home park at 5:45 p.m. that belonged to the town of Mayer. Meanwhile in Spring Valley, Big Bug Creek was also at verge of flooding, and at 6:45 p.m., the flooding of Big Bug Creek begins in the area. Finally at 8:00 p.m., the water recedes and the flash flood threat was over. More than 100 homes were damaged during  the flood event and many people had to be rescued.