Park dispatch received a call from a park maintenance employee early on the morning of October 25th reporting a fire in the Wahweap Marina. The park’s dive team was first on scene and was able to remove adjacent boats from the dock, thus limiting the fire’s spread. When NPS and Page FD firefighters arrived on the scene, though, they found that the houseboat Take A Message, moored on “N” dock, was engulfed in flames. Once the fire was suppressed, the boat, three-quarters of which had been destroyed, was moved to the Wahweap ramp to prevent it from sinking.  A second vessel, Worth The Wake, having received partial damage to one side, was moved to the breakwater. There were no injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office.

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Name: Denise Shultz, Public Affairs Officer