it's June and I smell smoke...
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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my son climbed the mountain behind the house and got some pictures
it got to the tracks in one place and burned a house in Dragoon, the East Cochise Stronghold is on alert to evacuate and so is Dragoon Mountain Ranch (combo of ranch and "ranchettes"
