Sonora, CA…Fire crews with the Stanislaus National Mi-Wok/Summit Ranger District will look to burn up to 960 acres with prescribed (RX) fire in the Cedar Ridge area beginning the middle of May with a target start date of May 20th. “The burn units are located north of Highway 108 between Mt. Elizabeth and Old Oak […]
San Andreas, CA…California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) will be conducting crew readiness drills for the 2024 fire season on May 8th and 9th, 2024. This year crews from Tuolumne Rancheria Fire Department, California Conservation Corps – Delta Center, Baseline Fire Center, and Vallecito Fire Center will participate. Crews […]
Lake Alpine, CA…Caltrans is making great progress clearing Ebbetts Pass this season. Our D10 Woodfords & Camp Connell maintenance crews are only a few miles apart with their snow removal operations on State Route 4. Last week the Woodfords Crew was able to clear SR-4 west out past Kinney Reservoir a mile over Ebbetts Pass. […]
Traffic Update….Possible Injury Pickup & Trailer Off Road Collision Near Sr108 / Bonanza Dr Incident: 0244 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr108 / Bonanza Dr Loc Desc: EB JEO Lat/Lon: 38.074496 -120.173074 Detail Information 4:27 PM 8 [23] A61-003 1182 REQ 1185 FOR A UT TRL 2 AXEL AND ONE AXEL BENT POSS WILL NEED […]
Jamestown, CA…Traffic & Bovine Update….Cattle on the Loose Near Obyrnes Ferry Rd / George Reed Rock Plant Rd Incident: 0175 Type: Animal Hazard Location: Obyrnes Ferry Rd / George Reed Rock Plant Rd Loc Desc: NEAR 5405 OBYRNES Lat/Lon: 37.887646 -120.516379 Detail Information 1:41 PM 1 [2] RP GOT CATTLE OFF RDWY Unit Information 1:44 […]
Camp Connell, CA…(Update….Two Story Fully Involved Structure Fire) Traffic & Fire Update….Chimney Fire Reported on Creekside Drive. Please use caution in the area…
Sonora, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Near Sr108 / Lower Mono Incident: 0236 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr108 / Lower Mono Loc Desc: ONR TO WB Lat/Lon: 37.976439 -120.357655 Detail Information 4:29 PM 2 [3] WHI FORD PK VS GRY NISS VERSA 4:28 PM 1 [1] OCC’D ON THE ONR TO SR108 Unit Information 4:43 PM 3 […]
Sonora, CA…The Columbia College Fire Academy is pleased to announce that 24 students have earned graduation and Certificates of Completion from the Fire Technology Program. Students who completed Firefighter 1 and 2 were awarded their certificates on May 2, 2024 at Columbia College in Oak Pavilion. Certificates are awarded upon students’ successful completion of academic […]
Arnold, CA…This highway information is the latest reported by Caltrans as of Saturday, May 4th, 2024 at 06:15 PM. SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] Is closed from 0.7 mi east of Lake Alpine to 7.2 mi west of the Jct of SR 89 (Alpine Co) – For the winter – Motorists are advised […]
Arnold, CA…Hear the Latest from District 3 Supervisor Martin Huberty, Ebbetts Pass Fire District Chief Mike Johnson, the CC Sheriff’s Office & Office of Emergency Sevices, CAL FIRE, Tuolumne FIREWISE, US CCWD, and visit the many booths for additional resources and community services. BBQ lunch provided by Cal-Waste! May 4th from 9:00 – 12:00 at […]
Arnold, CA…Traffic Update…Vehicle vs Motorcycle Near Post Office on Blagen Road Incident: 0209 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: 1011 Blagen Rd Loc Desc: IFO POST OFFICE – IN THE I/S Lat/Lon: 38.258263 -120.344676 Detail Information 2:30 PM 4 [9] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CAL FIRE // MEDICS GETTING READY TO TRANSPORT // NO UPD 2:19 PM 3 […]
San Andreas, CA…At 8:00 a.m. this morning, May 1st, 2024, burn permits are required for debris burning within CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit. Ensure you practice safe burning methods and adhere to the terms of the permit including limiting pile size to a maximum of four feet by four feet (four feet in diameter, and four […]
Tuttletown, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned Semi Blocking Traffic Near Sr49 / Fraguero Rd Incident: 0039 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr49 / Fraguero Rd Loc Desc: BTWN POPPY HILLS Lat/Lon: 37.995018 -120.434459 Detail Information 6:53 AM 16 [47] A61-001 HARD CLOSURE SET UP BTWN POPPY HILLS AND SPRINGFIELD RD // EST 1.5 TO 3 HRS // WILL […]
Columbia, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned Pickup Blocking Lanes Near Sawmill Flat Rd / Columbia College Dr Incident: 0355 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sawmill Flat Rd / Columbia College Dr Loc Desc: JSO Lat/Lon: 38.026744 -120.378796 Detail Information 10:24 PM 4 [23] B61-001 FOR LN LEWIS [Shared] 9:47 PM 3 [16] B61-001 1185 FOR PK ON ITS […]
Vallecito, CA…Traffic Update…High Speed Hit & Run vs Bicyclist Near Hwy 4 & Golden Creek Drive. Probably more to this one than the raw dispatch logs reveal. Luckily no injuries but pickup with a loaded trailer going 80 and passing over double yellow. Stolen vehicle perhaps? Hopefully we will get a release on this one… […]
Rail Road Flat, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Off Roadway Collision Near Blue Mountain Lookout Road Incident: 0039 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: 0 Blue Mountain Lookout Rd Loc Desc: NB TIGER CRK TO SALT SPGS Lat/Lon: 38.343043 -120.363592 Detail Information 1:01 PM 16 [31] SDI THIKS HE IS ON TIGER CREEK WHERE IT TURNS INTO SALT SPRINGS […]
Groveland, CA…Fire crews with the Stanislaus National Forest’s Groveland Ranger District began will begin broadcast/understory burning in the area of China Ridge, as soon as next week. Located adjacent to the Groveland Ranger District office and following China Ridge south to Greeley Hill Road approximately 4 miles northeast of Greeley Hill. The majority of the […]
San Andreas, CA…On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, Calaveras County Department of Public Works will be closing two bridges to accommodate Caltrans bridge inspection operations. Middle Bar Bridge (Gwin Mine Road and Middle Bar Road) will be closed to traffic from 9 am to 12:30 pm, and Calaveritas Bridge (Calaveritas Road) will be closed from 1 […]
Groveland, CA…On April 25, 2024, at approximately 8:40am, a 68-year-old male from Groveland was stopped in a 2023 Ford F150 Lightning pickup truck at the stop sign for the Old Priest Grade and State Route 120, near Moccasin. The driver partially exited the vehicle while it was still in Drive and it began to roll […]
Markleeville, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) continues to make good progress clearing Ebbetts Pass this season. Our Woodfords Maintenance Yard crew members began snow removal operations on Ebbetts Pass early last week and have already cleared approximately 5 miles of State Route 4. Caltrans has formally relocated the Ebbetts Pass closure gate up to […]
Moccasin, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Ran Over Person Near Bottom of Old Priest Grade Incident: 0063 Type: Fatality Location: SR120 / Cavanero Rd Loc Desc: BOTTOM OF OLD PRIEST Lat/Lon: 37.814019 -120.300054 Detail Information 9:51 AM 14 [29] PGE HAS 10 MIN ETA TO THEIR BUILDING 9:40 AM 13 [28] 1039 TUOL CO AC 9:39 AM 12 […]
Dorrington, CA…Traffic Update….Injury Overturned Vehicle Collision near Boards Crossing Road & Sourgrass. Incident: 0148 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Boards Crossing Road Loc Desc: TRAILHEAD TO SOURGRASS CAMPGROUND Lat/Lon: 38.304436 -120.234536 Detail Information 2:37 PM 2 [2] 1 PATIENT WITH HEAD AND HAND INJ 2:37 PM 1 [1] JEEP ROLL OVER Unit Information 2:38 PM […]
Angels Camp, CA…Due to maintenance work 241 customers are having to rely on alternate means of moving electrons. Estimated restoral time is 4pm this afternoon. Estimated restoration time 4/24/2024 | 4:00 PM PDT Cause We’ve determined your outage is due to scheduled maintenance work on the power system in your area. Our crews are working […]
Tuttletown, CA….Traffic Update….Large Rocks in Roadway Near Hwy 49 & Studhorse Flat Road Incident: 0112 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: Sr49 / Studhorse Flat Rd Loc Desc: NB Lat/Lon: 37.999577 -120.488238 Detail Information 10:17 AM 3 [8] 1039 C/T 10:13 AM 2 [2] IN THE NB LN 10:13 AM 1 [1] LARGE ROCKS IN THE RDWY
Kirkwood, CA…Traffic Update….Collision Near Hwy 88 & Kirkwood Meadows Dr Incident: 0158 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr88 / Kirkwood Meadows Dr Loc Desc: IFO KIRKWOOD SKI ENTRANCE Lat/Lon: 38.700729 -120.077373 Detail Information NO DETAILS Unit Information 1:34 PM 6 Unit Enroute 1:34 PM 5 Unit Assigned 1:24 PM 4 Unit At Scene 12:31 PM […]