Ebbetts, Sonora & Monitor Passes All Open Ahead of Memorial Day!

Ebbetts, Sonora & Monitor Passes All Open Ahead of Memorial Day!

Markleeville, Lake Alpine & Kennedy Meadows, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) reopened State Route 108/Sonora Pass and State Route 4/Ebbetts Pass at about 10 a.m. on Monday, May 24, 2021, after a spring storm dumped 4 to 6 inches of snow in the region. State Route 89/Monitor Pass reopened on Sunday, May 23, 2021. […]

Busy Day in the TCU & Local Firefighters Help Extinguish Fire in 30,000 sq ft Poultry Barn

Busy Day in the TCU & Local Firefighters Help Extinguish Fire in 30,000 sq ft Poultry Barn

Eugene, CA…A busy day for CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit with 38 calls for service have been received since midnight. One of which was to assist with the #DuntonFire, a commercial ~30,000 sq ft poultry barn fire near Milton Rd. and Dunton Rd. (Stanislaus County) Efforts to extinguish this fire from surrounding departments include Stanislaus Consolidated […]

Tioga Pass Scheduled to Open for Summer May 27th for Trips Through Yosemite

Tioga Pass Scheduled to Open for Summer May 27th for Trips Through Yosemite

Yosemite, CA…Tioga Road (the continuation of Highway 120 through the park) will tentatively open on Thursday, May 27, at 8 am, weather and conditions permitting. Check nps.gov/yose for updates. Please protect wildlife by obeying speed limits. The Tuolumne Meadows Store, Grill, and Post Office will tentatively open on May 28, conditions permitting. Some trails starting […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Fiddletown Rd / Quartz Mountain Rd

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Fiddletown Rd / Quartz Mountain Rd

Fiddletown, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Fiddletown Rd / Quartz Mountain Rd Incident: 00314 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Fiddletown Rd / Quartz Mountain Rd N Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.505146 -120.766214 Detail Information 5:12 PM 4 [11] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 RORYS 245-6674 4:41 PM 3 [7] 1039 AMA SO FOR 1141 4:40 PM 2 […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Phoenix Lake Rd / N Hess Ave

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Phoenix Lake Rd / N Hess Ave

Sonora, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Phoenix Lake Rd / N Hess Ave Incident: 00287 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Phoenix Lake Rd / N Hess Ave Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.980528 -120.336891 Detail Information 4:40 PM 6 [7] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 AFFORDABLE TOW 2099842414 4:39 PM 5 [6] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 VICS TOW […]

Traffic & Fire Update….Possible Injury Collision & Fire Near Sr120 / New Priest Grade

Traffic & Fire Update….Possible Injury Collision & Fire Near Sr120 / New Priest Grade

Groveland, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Possible Injury Collision & Fire Near Sr120 / New Priest Grade Incident: 00158 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr120 / New Priest Grade Loc Desc: WB 4 MI JEO Lat/Lon: 37.815589 -120.297849 Detail Information 11:53 AM 4 [13] [Notification] [CHP]-FIRE AT BOTTOM OF OLD PRIEST AND NEW PRIEST WHERE THEY MEET […]

Traffic Update…Possible Injury Vehicle vs Tree Collision Near Sr16 / Mariah Heights Rd

Traffic Update…Possible Injury Vehicle vs Tree Collision Near Sr16 / Mariah Heights Rd

Plymouth, CA…Traffic Update…Possible Injury Vehicle vs Tree Collision Near Sr16 / Mariah Heights Rd. Incident: 00115 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr16 / Mariah Heights Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.482470 -121.014998 Detail Information 9:56 AM 7 [16] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 RORYS TOW 209-245-6674 9:55 AM 6 [15] 94-3 1185 9:55 AM 5 [14] 1039 […]

Traffic Update….Pickup vs Power Pole, Lanes Blocked Near Phoenix Lake Rd / Fern Ln

Traffic Update….Pickup vs Power Pole, Lanes Blocked Near Phoenix Lake Rd / Fern Ln

Sonora, CA…Traffic Update….Pickup vs Power Pole, Lanes Blocked Near Phoenix Lake Rd / Fern Ln Incident: 00091 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Phoenix Lake Rd / Fern Ln Loc Desc: BTWN WATER OAK DR Lat/Lon: 38.016321 -120.282228 Detail Information 8:14 AM 11 [15] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by […]

Traffic Update….Person Shining Flashlight & Yelling at Passing Vehicles Near Hwy 49 & Big Bar Road

Traffic Update….Person Shining Flashlight & Yelling at Passing Vehicles Near Hwy 49 & Big Bar Road

Mokelumne Hill, CA…Traffic Update….Person Shining Flashlight & Yelling at Passing Vehicles Near Hwy 49 & Big Bar Road Incident: 00578 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: Sr49 / Big Bar Rd Loc Desc: JSO MOKE RIVER BRIDGE Lat/Lon: 38.311600 -120.720295 Detail Information 10:57 PM 2 [3] ALSO YELLS AT PASSING VEHS 10:56 PM 1 [2] HOLDING A […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Single Vehicle Rollover Near Sr26 / Garner Pl

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Single Vehicle Rollover Near Sr26 / Garner Pl

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Single Vehicle Rollover Near Sr26 / Garner Pl Incident: 00507 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr26 / Garner Pl Loc Desc: JWO Lat/Lon: 38.130231 -120.874024 Detail Information 9:21 PM 5 [13] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 TO SAM BERRI 209-728-3931 9:21 PM 4 [12] 1185R 9:20 PM 3 [11] [Notification] [CHP]-PER […]

Murphys Shaded Fuel Break Nears Completion

Murphys Shaded Fuel Break Nears Completion

Murphys, CA…Fuels reduction can occur in many forms from hand thinning, to mechanical thinning, to prescribed fires. One piece of the preparedness puzzle is the work we do surrounding our communities and, in this video, you will see a shaded fuel break near completion in Murphys, CA. We are doing our part to prepare for […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Guardrail Collision Near Parrotts Ferry / New Melones

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Guardrail Collision Near Parrotts Ferry / New Melones

Columbia, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Guardrail Collision Near Parrotts Ferry / New Melones Incident: 00125 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Parrotts Ferry / New Melones Loc Desc: PARROTTS FERRY AT NEW MELONES Lat/Lon: 38.037330 -120.452670 Detail Information 9:42 AM 4 [10] 1039 SAM BERRI TOWING 9:39 AM 3 [8] 1039 CDF 9:36 AM 2 […]

Stanislaus National Forest Enacts Temporary Fire Restrictions in High Fire Hazard Areas

Stanislaus National Forest Enacts Temporary Fire Restrictions in High Fire Hazard Areas

Sonora, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest will enact temporary fire restrictions in high hazard areas on May 22, effective through Dec. 31, 2021. To view the Forest Order and accompanying map please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/stanislaus/alerts-notices. The Stanislaus National Forest currently meets the criteria for activating high fire hazard restrictions. These restrictions are believed to be the most […]

Columbia Women Arrested After Major Injury DUI Crash

Columbia Women Arrested After Major Injury DUI Crash

Sonora, CA…On May 20, 2021 at approximately 7:15pm, 37-year-old Andrea Marshall of Columbia was driving her 2005 Kia Sportage northbound on State Route 49, approaching Old Sonora Columbia Road, along with her passenger 31-year-old Anthony Reibin of Sonora. Ms. Marshall allowed her vehicle to travel off the roadway where it crashed into a tree. Both […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Tree Collison on Jamestown Road

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Tree Collison on Jamestown Road

Sonora, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Tree Collison on Jamestown Road Incident: 00136 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 20714 Jamestown Rd Loc Desc: IFO Lat/Lon: 37.998024 -120.410145 Detail Information 9:48 AM 6 [12] 1039 TUO 9:45 AM 5 [10] 1039 OFC, OIC ADVS CALL S2 9:40 AM 4 [6] [Appended, 09:40:50] [2] CONFIRMED TC ON […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Sr4 / Morris Rd

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near  Sr4 / Morris Rd

Avery, CA….Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Sr4 / Morris Rd. Incident: 00085 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr4 / Morris Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.204374 -120.369657 Detail Information 9:21 AM 18 [25] Secondary Location for A49-002: SAM BERRI TOW YARD FOR 180. 9:15 AM 17 [24] 1039 CT -BRENDA 9:15 AM 16 [23] 49-S2 RDWY […]

Yosemite Valley Prescribed Burn

Yosemite Valley Prescribed Burn

Yosemite National Park, CA… Yosemite National Park Fire Crews are planning for a 439-acre prescribed burn in Yosemite Valley next week. The project will focus on seven units east of El Capitan Crossover toward Leidig Meadow. Depending on weather and air quality, this project is planned to start on Monday May 24, 2021. Ignition could […]

Monitor Pass Joins Ebbetts & Sonora for Temporary Closures as Storm Moves Through Region

Monitor Pass Joins Ebbetts & Sonora for Temporary Closures as Storm Moves Through Region

Markleeville, Lake Alpine & Kennedy Meadows, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) closed State Route 108/Sonora Pass and State Route 4/Ebbetts Pass at about noon, and State Route 89/Monitor Pass at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2021, due to an approaching storm that is expected to linger into the weekend. There is no estimated […]

One-Way Traffic Controls on State Routes 4 & 26

One-Way Traffic Controls on State Routes 4 & 26

Calaveras County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct one-way traffic control at various locations next week: State Route 4 Crews will perform utility work from Strawberry Hill Road to Forest Meadows Drive from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Drainage work is scheduled at Lower Moran Road in Avery […]

Traffic Advisory One-Way Traffic Controls on State Routes 16 & 88

Traffic Advisory One-Way Traffic Controls on State Routes 16 & 88

Amador County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will employ one-way traffic control while performing construction operations next week at various locations in Amador County. Motorists should expect 10 minute delays and take alternate routes whenever possible. State Route 16 • Crews will conduct drainage work from State Route 124 to State Route 49 from […]

Traffic Update….Postal Vehicle vs Nissan Near Little John Rd / Bow Dr

Traffic Update….Postal Vehicle vs Nissan Near Little John Rd / Bow Dr

Copperopolis, CA…Traffic Update….Postal Vehicle vs Nissan Near Little John Rd / Bow Dr. Incident: 00239 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Little John Rd / Bow Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.929615 -120.640786 Detail Information 3:22 PM 3 [3] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP 3:22 PM 2 [2] NEG […]