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Window Rock is served by Arizona State Route 264, and Indian Route 12 . Window Rock is served by a local regional airport : Window Rock Airport. Window Rock Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile south of the central business district of Window Rock, in Apache County. It is owned by the Navajo Nation.
The Navajo Rangers (formed 1957 [2]) is an organization of the Navajo Nation in the Southwestern United States, which maintains and protects the tribal nation's public works, natural resources, natural and historical sites and assist travelers.
The department recently obtained a mobile command post vehicle which is assigned to the Shiprock district located in Shiprock, New Mexico. In 2018 chief of police Phillip Francisco restarted the Navajo Nation police academy, using the former Chinle jail as a training headquarters.
On June 29, the fire had grown to 3,000 acres (1,214 ha) and residents of Fluted Rock and Sawmill were told to be ready to evacuate if asked. [3] The fire acted "extreme" according to incident managers, with 200-foot flames forming due to 45 mile per hour wind gusts. The fire crossed Navajo Route 26 and moved northeast towards Navajo Route 7. [4]
To the west, the highway leads 1 mile (1.6 km) into Window Rock, Arizona. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the Tse Bonito CDP has a total area of 6.8 square miles (18 km 2 ), all land. [ 1 ] The community is drained by Tse Bonito Wash, which flows west past Window Rock to Black Creek , a south-flowing tributary of the Puerco River and part ...
Annie Dodge Wauneka (née Dodge; April 11, 1910 – November 10, 1997) was an influential member of the Navajo Nation as member of the Navajo Nation Council. [1] As a member and three term head of the council's Health and Welfare Committee, she worked to improve the health and education of the Navajo.
Tenderfoot Fire; Yarnell, Arizona [93] [94] 2019 Tilbury Fire On June 14, 2019 a fire was reported near Kearny, AZ. Quick action by the Kearny Volunteer Fire Department prevented damage to nearby structures. Pinal 22 2019 Mountain Fire This human caused fire was reported on June 7, 2019 8 miles East of the Cave Creek Ranger District Office.
Shiprock Airstrip covers an area of 104 acres (42 ha) at an elevation of 5,272 feet (1,607 m) above mean sea level.It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,214 by 75 feet (1,475 x 23 m).