Mayer NewsLocal news for Mayer, AZ continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.4th destroyed home found in Lane 2 fire- July 5, 2008 Crews battling a blaze that has torched 9,600 acres near Crown King, 20 miles southeast of Prescott, were hoping late Friday afternoon for a little help from Mother Nature in fighting the Lane 2 fire.http://www.topix.net/city/mayer-az/2008/07/4th-destroyed-home-found-in-lane-2-fire?fromrss... Wildfire chases July 4th visitors from Big Sur- July 4, 2008 Independence Day is normally a booming time for tourism here, with visitors settling into cliffside vacation homes or trekking out to campgrounds nestled among the redwoods. But this year, the only out-of-towners in Big Sur are firefighters working around the clock to save the storied community from flames.A ferocious wildfire burning through the Los Padres National Forest continued creeping closer to town Friday, after jumping a fire line and claiming several more homes this week. Locals who...http://www.topix.net/city/mayer-az/2008/07/wildfire-chases-july-4th-visitors-from-big-sur?... Lane 2 Fire ravages forest- July 1, 2008 A fire near Crown King - 90 minutes northwest of Phoenix - swept across wilderness terrain on Monday without containment, burning about 5,300 acres and destroying at least seven buildings, including three ...http://www.topix.net/city/mayer-az/2008/07/lane-2-fire-ravages-forest?fromrss=1 Wind pushes fire away from Crown King- July 1, 2008 A signal fire started by a lost hiker Saturday night had erupted into a several hundred acre wildfire about a mile from the Crown King community north of the Valley, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office officials ...http://www.topix.net/city/mayer-az/2008/06/wind-pushes-fire-away-from-crown-king?fromrss=1 |