Lightning illuminates the sky Sunday night above the University Heights neighborhood in Flagstaff during a storm.
Obsidian DeLeau, CourtesyLightning and heavy rains hit close to home over the weekend, with the Flagstaff Fire Department responding to three lightning-caused residential fires and the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office conducting a number of weather-related search and rescue operations.
The lightning fires occurred at homes in University Heights, Continental, and Lake Mary Road. The first home was empty at the time of the fire while residents called the fire department to put out the blaze on the other two homes.
The fired was contained quickly and no one was hurt according to Flagstaff Fire Department Battalion B Chief Kristin Smith.
“We had some really close strikes this week,” Smith said. “Each fire occurred on the roof of the homes and we were able to confine each fire to the area of origin so no serious damage was done.”
The fire department was also put on standby after heavy winds caused a number of live power lines to go down in Mountain Dell near the south side of Highway 89A. Firefighters were forced to watch the lines due to a high number of service calls for Arizona Public Service.
Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Teams responded to two calls for assistance over the stormy weekend.
On Sunday search and rescue teams located an injured fisherman in Forest Lakes at the bottom of Chevelon Canyon near Telephone Ridge.
The 48-year-old man sustained an ankle injury rendering him unable to hike out on his own. He was found after he activated his personal locator beacon; however, the search was still difficult due to heavy thunderstorms.
The man built a makeshift shelter as rescue teams were forced to wait until the storm passed to complete the rescue.
He was later rescued via helicopter.
Search and rescue teams also responded to a flash flood incident on Sunday in Oak Creek Canyon after a group of hikers was separated from their car by the rushing water.
However, a rescue was not necessary as the flood passed quickly and the hikers were able to find high ground to wait out the flood.
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