Caldor Fire Reaches 67% Containment, Heat Map Getting Colder, Eyes Turn to Getting 50 & 88 Opened Back Up

Caldor Fire Reaches 67% Containment, Heat Map Getting Colder, Eyes Turn to Getting 50 & 88 Opened Back Up

South Lake Tahoe, CA…East Zone Situation Summary: Winds along the ridges remained out of the southwest with gusts around 25 mph in the evening becoming southerly with gusts around 15 mph by the morning. Winds over the majority of the fire area become downslope as the sun sets with speeds around 3 to 5 mph. […]

Life is Better With Power & Pioneer Electric Can Have You Powered Up When PG&E Can’t

Life is Better With Power & Pioneer Electric Can Have You Powered Up When PG&E Can’t

Angels Camp, CA…(Now at new Angels Camp Location! With power uncertainties becoming the norm is your business or family ready? A back up generator from Pioneer Electric can provide peace of mind. Pioneer Electric is a licensed and insured, full service electrical contracting business servicing: Calaveras, Tuolumne and beyond since 1984.and provide a full range […]

Traffic Update…..Possible Injury Collision near Sr108 / Obyrnes Ferry Rd

Traffic Update…..Possible Injury Collision near Sr108 / Obyrnes Ferry Rd

Jamestown, CA…Traffic Update…..Possible Injury Collision near Sr108 / Obyrnes Ferry Rd Incident: 00072 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr108 / Obyrnes Ferry Rd Loc Desc: JWO Lat/Lon: 37.885417 -120.499140 Detail Information 8:03 AM 7 [13] 1039 CT 8:03 AM 6 [12] A61-001 TRAFFIC BOTH LANES STOPPED WHILE HELICOPTER LANDS 7:49 AM 5 [9] [Rotation Request […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Sr108 / Kennedy Meadow Rd

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Sr108 / Kennedy Meadow Rd

Kennedy Meadows, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Sr108 / Kennedy Meadow Rd Incident: 00209 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr108 / Kennedy Meadow Rd Loc Desc: 300 YARDS JWO SONORA PASS SIGN Lat/Lon: 38.324744 -119.752113 Detail Information 12:40 PM 4 [9] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 VIC TOWING 12:40 PM 3 [8] REQ’G 1185 12:24 PM […]

Firefighters Knocking Down Lightning Strike Fires

Firefighters Knocking Down Lightning Strike Fires

Sonora, CA…Fire resources are providing initial attack on the Lodge Fire off of HWY 120 at Hardin Flat Road & Rush Creek on the Groveland Ranger District. Fire is approximately 2/10ths of an acre. Also, two smoke reports in the area of Bummers Flat and Payton Saddle have been reported and fire resources are in […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Hwy 49 / Redhill Rd (Update…Major Injury)

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Hwy 49 / Redhill Rd (Update…Major Injury)

Angels Camp, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Hwy 49 / Redhill Rd. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00358 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: Sr49 / Redhill Rd Loc Desc: JSO Lat/Lon: 38.036762 -120.509763 Detail Information 6:37 PM 3 [15] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP [Shared] […]

Traffic Update….Injury Collision Near 22500 Sr88

Traffic Update….Injury Collision Near 22500 Sr88

Pioneer, CA…Traffic Update….Injury Collision Near 22500 Sr88 Incident: 00313 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 22500 Sr88 Loc Desc: RED CORRAL MINI MART Lat/Lon: 38.419316 -120.605856 Detail Information 5:28 PM 5 [21] REQ S SAC FOR LN 19 [Shared] 5:27 PM 4 [19] 94-5 (WILBURN OID 14943) REQ S SAC UNIT RESP TO KAISER SOUTH FOR […]

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision near Westside Rd / Tuolumne Rd

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision near Westside Rd / Tuolumne Rd

Tuolumne, CA…Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision near Westside Rd / Tuolumne Rd Incident: 00293 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Westside Rd / Tuolumne Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.965399 -120.248388 Detail Information 5:00 PM 1 [13] TEXAS 27# 43970620 // UNCONSCIOUS, INJURIES TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE Unit Information 5:08 PM 10 Unit Cleared 4:29 PM 9 […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision on Bench Drive

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision on Bench Drive

Jamestown, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision on Bench Drive Incident: 00185 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 8915 Bench Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.934848 -120.452052 Detail Information 11:39 AM 1 [1] 114/ AND FIRE ENRT Unit Information 11:50 AM 6 Unit At Scene 11:44 AM 5 Unit Enroute 11:44 AM 4 Unit Assigned 11:48 AM 3 Unit […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury, Airbags Deployed Collision on Wade Lane

Traffic Update….Possible Injury, Airbags Deployed Collision on Wade Lane

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury, Airbags Deployed Collision on Wade Lane Incident: 00096 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 11700 Wade Ln Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.212497 -120.907563 Detail Information 8:07 AM 3 [7] A49-001 1185 8:06 AM 2 [4] [Notification] [CHP]-PER FIRE 1124 7:52 AM 1 [2] AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON UNK VEH Unit Information 7:53 AM […]

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Hwy 49 / Electra Rd

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Hwy 49 / Electra Rd

Mokelumne Hill, CA…Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Hwy 49 / Electra Rd Incident: 00285 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Sr49 / Electra Rd Loc Desc: JNO BRIDGE Lat/Lon: 38.314030 -120.721039 Detail Information 5:00 PM 2 [6] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP 4:55 PM 1 [2] 1039 AMA […]

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Sr88 / Bamert Rd

Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Sr88 / Bamert Rd

Camanche Village, CA…Traffic Update….Minor Injury Collision Near Sr88 / Bamert Rd Incident: 00183 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: Sr88 / Bamert Rd Loc Desc: JWO Lat/Lon: 38.298979 -120.989490 Detail Information 1:09 PM 5 [17] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj [Shared] 1:08 PM 4 [15] A94-001 1185 ROTATION / 4RUN […]

Hwy 49 Traffic May Be Impacted by Annual CHS Homecoming Parade on September 17

Hwy 49 Traffic May Be Impacted by Annual CHS Homecoming Parade on September 17

San Andreas, CA…State Route 49 in San Andreas will be impacted by the Annual CHS Homecoming Parade on Friday, September 17, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Main Street and Court Street will be closed to through traffic during the Annual CHS Homecoming Uptown Rally. Please observe all traffic control signs and follow designated […]

50% Containment Reached on Caldor Fire! 996 Structures Destroyed & Repopulations Accelerate

50% Containment Reached on Caldor Fire!  996 Structures Destroyed & Repopulations Accelerate

South Lake Tahoe, CA…About six miles of additional containment line were secured along the westside of Christmas Valley and the area east of Meyers allowing the Eldorado County Sheriff’s Office to downgrade another Evacuation Order to a Warning in South Lake Tahoe area of the Pioneer Trail. The fire remained active along the northeast and […]

Traffic Update….Rollover Collision near Hwy 4 & Utica Powerhouse Road

Traffic Update….Rollover Collision near Hwy 4 & Utica Powerhouse Road

Murphys, CA…Traffic Update….Rollover Collision near Hwy 4 & Utica Powerhouse Road Incident: 00167 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr4 / Utica Powerhouse Rd Loc Desc: WB JWO Lat/Lon: 38.156933 -120.437174 Detail Information 11:46 AM 10 [19] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 SAM BERRI 728-3931 11:43 AM 9 [18] 3A REFUSING TO RESPOND DUE TO VEH BEING […]

Traffic Update….Volkswagon vs Toyota Truck near Sr12 / Sr26

Traffic Update….Volkswagon vs Toyota Truck near Sr12 / Sr26

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Volkswagon vs Toyota Truck near Sr12 / Sr26 Incident: 00114 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr12 / Sr26 Loc Desc: IFO TACO BELL Lat/Lon: 38.191538 -120.829016 Detail Information 9:23 AM 3 [8] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP 9:20 AM 2 [2] FIRE JUST WENT […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Boulder Off Roadway Near Columbia Springs Ln / Italian Bar Rd

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Boulder Off Roadway Near Columbia Springs Ln / Italian Bar Rd

Columbia, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Boulder Off Roadway Near Columbia Springs Ln / Italian Bar Rd Incident: 00426 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Columbia Springs Ln / Italian Bar Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.045961 -120.394137 Detail Information 8:12 PM 2 [4] WILL MORE THEN LIKE NEED A 1185 TO GET THEM OUT 8:11 PM 1 [1] […]

USDA Forest Service Mourns the Passing of Two Employees, Firefighting Heroes

USDA Forest Service Mourns the Passing of Two Employees, Firefighting Heroes

Vallejo, CA…USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5) mourns the passing of two of our agency’s “family members” and heroes in the firefighting community –Allen Johnson and Marcus Pacheco. Losing any member of our Forest Service family is a heartbreak for each one of us – let alone two in a week. Words cannot […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision near Ferretti Rd / Sr120

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision near Ferretti Rd / Sr120

Groveland, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision near Ferretti Rd / Sr120. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00183 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Ferretti Rd / Sr120 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.817917 -120.107923 Detail Information 1:10 PM 6 [16] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 MILLER BROS 209-962-7784 1:10 PM 5 [15] 61-005 1185 HOND ODY FE DMG […]

Traffic & Fire Update….Fire Reported Off Rawhide Road

Traffic & Fire Update….Fire Reported Off Rawhide Road

Rawhide, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Fire Reported Off Rawhide Road. Rawhide Road now blocked by fire equipment. Incident: 00166 Type: Report of Fire Location: 19451 Rawhide Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.970510 -120.449576 Detail Information 11:57 AM 5 [13] A61-001 RAWHIDE BLOCKED DUE TO FIRE HOSES ACROSS RDWY 11:50 AM 4 [12] XFER CAL FIRE 11:47 AM […]

El Dorado County & City of South Lake Tahoe Allowing Repopulation for Most Areas as of 3 pm Sunday

El Dorado County & City of South Lake Tahoe Allowing Repopulation for Most Areas as of 3 pm Sunday

South Lake Tahoe, CA…September 5, 2021, 3:00 p.m. WHAT: Evacuation Orders Downgraded WHEN: Effective Immediately WHERE: El Dorado County Evacuation Order Update: The following Evacuation Orders have been downgraded to Evacuation Warnings in El Dorado County: South Lake Tahoe City Limits – From the Nevada State line west along Highway 50 to the Tahoe airport. […]

Labor Day Weekend Traffic Advisory: Hwy 88 Remains Closed from Peddler Hill to Picketts Junction Due to Caldor Fire

Labor Day Weekend Traffic Advisory: Hwy 88 Remains Closed from Peddler Hill to Picketts Junction Due to Caldor Fire

Alpine & Amador Counties, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) wants to remind motorists that as of Thursday, September 2, 2021, State Route 88 remains closed from Peddler Hill in Amador County to State Route 89/Picketts Junction in Alpine County due to the Caldor Fire in the Sierra Nevada. Route 89 remains closed from the […]

Firefighters Have the Edge on 212,907 Acre Caldor Fire! Its 29% Contained & 4,415 Working to Extinguish it!

Firefighters Have the Edge on 212,907 Acre Caldor Fire!  Its 29% Contained & 4,415 Working to Extinguish it!

South Lake Tahoe, CA…Caldor Fire East Zone Situation Summary:  Weather continued to moderate yesterday with cooler temperatures in the 70’s and lighter southwest winds and some gustier conditions on the ridge tops. Fire growth was minimal on the East Zone with some perimeter expansion near Cold Creek on the northeast edge, at Luther Spire east […]