VIDEO/PHOTOS: A fire destroyed an 8,000 square-foot structure at Coronado Vineyards in Willcox on Sunday morning. Willcox Fire and Cochise County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) responded to Coronado Vineyards at roughly 4:24 a.m. after receiving calls about a structure fire at 2909 E Country Club Drive. Willcox Fire responded with multiple trucks and began working the structure fire.
Sheriff’s Deputies from CCSO responded to assist with traffic control and any necessary support. Willcox Fire Chief, Dale Hadfield, said in a statement to KGUN: “Engine 3321 arrived on scene finding the building was fully involved, to include a second story. Firefighters began fire suppression until the water supply was exhausted. Engine 3311 also responded, as well as tender 331.” He says because the fire was outside of the City water supply, it caused them to rely on water tanker trucks. The vineyard is a non-designated fire area, but the City of Willcox allows the fire department to work outside of the city limits.
“Each of our structure engines can carry 1000 gallons, and we have one water tender that can carry 2000 gallons,” Hadfield said in a statement. “We would get some containment, some suppression, and then we would run out of water, and we would have slow rekindles. Engine 3311 would stay on scene until it is out of water, then go back to the city and fill off a hydrant.”
