Orlando, FL…More than 55 million travelers are making plans to kick off the holiday season with a trip of 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving. This will be the second-highest Thanksgiving travel volume since AAA began tracking in 2000, trailing only the record set in 2005. Overall, an additional 1.6 million more […]
San Andreas, CA…In preparation of the heavy rain and potential flooding predicted for this week the Calaveras County Office of Emergency Services and Public Works Department have stocked the following locations with sand bags and sand. Please limit the number of sand bags to 10 per resident and remember to bring your own shovel. Arnold […]
Paloma, CA…Traffic Update….Storms on the Way & Three Cows Out Near Sr26 / Paloma Rd. Growing up on the farm it always seemed that if a storm was coming in the cows always got out. It may only be confirmation bias but I was expecting a few bovine adventurers today… Incident: 00087 Type: Live or […]
Copperopolis, CA…Traffic Update….Reeds Turnpike Closed Due to PG&E Repair Work Incident: 00049 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: Main St / Reeds Tpke Loc Desc: 522 MAIN ST Lat/Lon: 37.977383 -120.637554 Detail Information 6:16 AM 8 [14] 49-300 THEY ARE 1097 6:15 AM 7 [13] [Notification] [CHP]-PGE ETA 2 MINS 6:02 AM 6 [12] C49-300 FD IS […]
Arnold, CA…We had the honor to live stream the service for Ebbetts Pass Fire District Board of Directors Thomas J. Sullivan. Tom passed away on Saturday November 9, 2019 at his home in Arnold. The funeral service was held on Saturday, November 16 at 1:00 PM at Ebbetts Pass Fire District Station 1. We thought […]
Arnold, CA…Caltrans is scheduled to close Ebbetts Pass/Route 4, Monitor Pass/Route 89 and Sonora Pass/Route 108 in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend due to a strong winter storm forecast for the Sierra Nevada. Planned closures are as follows (subject to change depending on conditions): • Ebbetts Pass/Route 4 (Alpine County) at 12 p.m. (noon) […]
Sonora, CA…Traffic Update….Man in Roadway with Cart Near Sr49 / Parrotts Ferry Rd Incident: 00350 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: Sr49 / Parrots Ferry Rd Ofr Loc Desc: NB JNO Lat/Lon: 38.013568 -120.394522 Detail Information 5:51 PM 1 [2] MAN IN MIDDLE OF RDWY WITH CART
Camp Connell, CA…Let Abbott’s Snow Removal Keep You Moving This Winter… (209) 795-6710 It’s that time if year again!!! Contracts went out this weekend. Be prepared and get a contract. When the storms come in long or back to back contract customers have priority for service. We service Dorrington, Camp Connel, all the way to […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to help streamline recovery efforts in communities across the state impacted by last month’s devastating fires. The executive order helps displaced residents with housing needs by facilitating manufactured homes and mobilehome parks, and waives fees to replace documents such as driver’s licenses and birth certificates for those […]
Sacramento, CA…From NWS Sacramento…”Here’s a look at your weather through Thanksgiving. All quiet with above normal temperatures through Sunday followed by a period of dry, breezy winds for Monday. Then a pattern change unfolds on Tuesday through the Thanksgiving holiday. Mountain snows at or below pass level may cause significant travel delays.”
Arnold, CA…Hwy 4 Over Ebbetts Pass, Hwy 108 over Sonora Pass & Hwy 120 over Tioga Pass Remain Closed. As we head into the weekend Hwy 88 is your best bet if heading east. Full details on all the local state highways is below… SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] IS CLOSED FROM THE […]
Arnold, CA…On November 14th TuCARE or the Tuolumne County Alliance for Resources & Environment held a bus tour for local government & community members to get an update on the forest fuel break and fuel management projects along the Hwy 4 corridor. The tour was titled “A Community Within Fuel Breaks” At noon was lunch […]
Jamestown, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned Injury Collision With Possible Ejection Near Campo Seco Rd / Golden Oaks Dr. Incident: 00423 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Campo Seco Rd / Golden Oaks Dr Loc Desc: JEO Lat/Lon: 37.945503 -120.411959 Detail Information 10:07 PM 12 [23] 1039 CDF – WILL BE ENRT W/ THERMAL IMAGING 10:05 PM 11 [22] […]
Yosemite, CA…Yosemite National Park will begin winter pile burning once conditions are favorable, after a significant cooling trend and an increase in precipitation occurs over the area. Pile burning is an efficient and effective tool for reducing excessive fuel build up on the landscape. These piles are remnants of mechanical thinning from forestry operations and […]
Angels Camp, CA…Traffic Update….Overturned SUV Near Sr4 / Pool Station Rd, Possible DUI Incident Incident: 00312 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr4 / Pool Station Rd Loc Desc: JEO Lat/Lon: 38.044559 -120.647002 Detail Information 7:59 PM 7 [13] B49-010 EB LN 1125 BY PERSONELL FIRE HAS 1 WAY TRFC CONTROL 7:54 PM 6 [10] PER […]
San Francisco, CA…Customers in portions of 16 counties have been given a 24-hour notification by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) about a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) starting Wednesday morning. Six counties won’t be impacted Customers in six other counties, originally notified that they would be part of the PSPS, have now been […]
Columbia, CA…Traffic Update….Female Left Injured After Motorcycle Collision Near Upper Quail Mine Rd / Lower Quail Mine Rd Incident: 00266 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Upper Quail Mine Rd / Lower Quail Mine Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.033327 -120.366663 Detail Information 1:51 PM 1 [6] XRAY WAS ON THE BACK OF THE MC AND THEY […]
San Francisco, CA…Customers in portions of 25 counties have been notified by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) about a potential Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) starting Wednesday morning. Worsening dry conditions and expected high wind gusts pose an increased risk for damage and sparks on the electric system that have the potential to ignite […]
Arnold, CA…Caltrans is scheduled to temporarily close Route 4 over Ebbetts Pass and Route 108 over Sonora Pass at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, due to incoming inclement weather forecast for the Sierra Nevada. The National Weather Service indicates that 4”-8” of snow is possible over mountain routes. Route 4 will close at […]
Sonora, CA…On November 15, 2019, at approximately 6:28pm, 63-year-old Leorra Coville of Sonora was driving her 2012 Dodge pick-up northbound on State Route 49 north of Pesce Way at approximately 35 miles per hour. At that same time, 39-year-old Nicholas Graham of Sonora was walking on the right shoulder of northbound State Route 49 north […]
Columbia, CA…Traffic Update…..Big Rig with Oversized Load Stuck on Parrotts Ferry Road Between Bridge and Columbia. Incident: 00062 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: Parrotts Ferry / New Melones Loc Desc: PARROTTS FERRY AT NEW MELONES Lat/Lon: 38.037330 -120.452670 Detail Information 8:09 AM 5 [6] A61-002B ETA FOR VICS 7:59 AM 4 [5] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 […]
Murphys, CA…DEA Bathroom Machineries in addition to all the classic & historic plumbing supplies they also have perfect, common sense, easy to deploy Wildfire protection tools. Tom Scheller showed us several options including the W.A.S.P. Fire protection system. The W.A.S.P. Wildfire Protection Kit installs either on your ridge ends or clips directly onto your gutter. […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Wall Near Sr26 / Dirt Rd. Incident: 00287 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr26 / Dirt Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.312524 -120.659120 Detail Information 4:28 PM 3 [4] MALE OO VEH WALKING AROUND 4:28 PM 2 [3] WB LANE IS BLOCKED 4:27 PM 1 [2] SIL HOND VS HILL Unit […]
Knights Ferry, CA…Traffic Update…Head on Fatal Collision Near SR108 / Lancaster Rd. The Roadway is now clear but please use caution in the area… /.Incident: 00123 Type: Fatality Location: SR108 / Lancaster Rd Loc Desc: EB JEO Lat/Lon: 37.785842 -120.737153 Detail Information 11:50 AM 28 [57] A48-032 RDWY OPEN 11:33 AM 27 [54] 1039 AMR, […]