Thursday June 9, 2022

Moab Valley Fire Battalion Chief Brandon McGuffy was at the rodeo when the call came in – fire at the Pack Creek Mobile Home Park. When he arrived, he saw ‘very, very, very large columns of smoke…When I originally got on scene, my gut told me we were going to lose that whole trailer park.” But they didn’t. Today on the news, more details about the emergency response to the Murphy Fire as well as resources for locals permanently displaced by it. Plus, fire mitigation groups presented to the county commission this week and asked for more support.

// Show Notes

// Photo: The Murphy Fire destroyed six mobile homes and damaged four others on June 5, 2022. Grand County’s Faith Based Coalition says at least 11 people are permanently displaced. KZMU/Molly Marcello

// Moab Valley Fire, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office and the Utah State Fire Marshal continue to actively investigate the Murphy Fire. Anyone with pertinent information is encouraged to call the Grand County Sheriff’s office at (435) 259‐8115. Displaced community members can contact the Grand County Victim Advocate at (435) 260‐6013 for assistance.

// Murphy Fire (6/6/22) MVFD Press Release
https://www.kzmu.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Murphy-Fire-Press-Release.pdf

// Murphy Lane, Pack Mobile Home Park Giving
https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANPFD6/envelope/start