Traffic Update….Major Injury Motorcycle Off Roadway Collision Near Sr88 / Panther Creek Rd

Traffic Update….Major Injury Motorcycle Off Roadway Collision Near Sr88 / Panther Creek Rd

Panther Creek, CA…Traffic Update….Major Injury Motorcycle Off Roadway Collision Near Sr88 / Panther Creek Rd Incident: 00196 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: Sr88 / Panther Creek Rd Loc Desc: JWO HAMS STN Lat/Lon: 38.544516 -120.370798 Detail Information 2:10 PM 6 [13] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP [Shared] […]

Traffic Update…Possible Injury Collision on Nove Way

Traffic Update…Possible Injury Collision on Nove Way

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update…Possible Injury Collision on Nove Way Incident: 00155 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 10 Nove Way Loc Desc: SUITE B Lat/Lon: 38.188282 -120.826009 Detail Information 1:26 PM 4 [19] 49-S1 1148X TO RESIDENCE // VEH PARKED IN PLOT // BM 192756 TO 3599 HARTVICKSON 1:00 PM 3 [17] MALE CALLED BACK ON […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Tree Collision near Dardanelle off Hwy 108

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Tree Collision near Dardanelle off Hwy 108

Dardanelle, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Vehicle vs Tree Collision near Dardanelle off Hwy 108 Incident: 00138 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 46426-46749 SR108 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.331687 -119.760404 Detail Information 1:01 PM 12 [23] 1039 1141 W/ UPDATE 12:59 PM 11 [22] LOST CONTROL OF VEH AND HIT A TREE 12:57 PM 10 [18] [Rotation Request […]

Pine Mountain Lake Vegetation Management Program Fire Postponed

Pine Mountain Lake Vegetation Management Program Fire Postponed

Groveland, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit has postponed the prescribed burning operation on the Pine Mountain Lake (PML) Vegetation Management Program (VMP) site scheduled for today, Thursday, June 22, 2023. Evaluation of the site conditions for tentative ignition will occur after the Fourth of July holiday. This project is […]

Minimal Fire Activity on the Harney Fire Overnight

Minimal Fire Activity on the Harney Fire Overnight

Jamestown, CA…Overnight, firefighters achieved 75% containment around the fire. Minimal fire activity contributed to no acreage growth. Firefighters will remain at scene today, continuing with containment line construction and mop-up operations. Near Jacksonville Road and Harney Dr Jamestown (Tuolumne County) Yesterday afternoon… Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of the 37 acre vegetation fire near […]

Prescribed Burns to Continue Between Pinecrest & Cold Springs

Prescribed Burns to Continue Between Pinecrest & Cold Springs

Pinecrest, CA…If conditions permit, prescribed burning operations will occur along the Crabtree Road between Cold Springs and Pinecrest for the next three days (June 21st- June 23rd). Crabtree Road will be closed from Highway 108 to the intersection of Forest Road 4N11/4N26 to protect the safety of firefighters and the public during prescribed burn operations. […]

Calaveras County Grand Jury Report – Teach An Old Dog New Tricks

Calaveras County Grand Jury Report – Teach An Old Dog New Tricks

San Andreas, CA…The 2022-2023 Calaveras County Civil Grand Jury has released a report entitled “Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks”. The Summary section of the report states why the grand jury undertook the investigation and notes the report’s most significant issues, findings, and recommendations, as follows: “The Calaveras County Civil Grand Jury’s (CCGJ) decision to investigate […]

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Ed’s Cocktail Lounge near Joaquin Gully Rd / Fuller Rd

Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Ed’s Cocktail Lounge near Joaquin Gully Rd / Fuller Rd

Twain Harte, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Ed’s Cocktail Lounge near Joaquin Gully Rd / Fuller Rd Incident: 00073 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Joaquin Gully Rd / Fuller Rd Loc Desc: ED’S COCKTAIL LOUNGE Lat/Lon: 38.039386 -120.229702 Detail Information 8:42 AM 3 [11] 1039 3A // CALL# 31831 // VICS TOWING ENRT 8:38 AM 2 [9] […]

Calaveras County Grand Jury Report – Every Day is Earth Day

Calaveras County Grand Jury Report – Every Day is Earth Day

San Andreas, CA…The 2022-2023 Calaveras County Civil Grand Jury has released a report entitled “Calaveras County Fire and Environment: Every Day is Earth Day”.  The Summary section of the report states why the grand jury undertook the investigation and notes the report’s most significant issues, findings, and recommendations, as follows: “In our effort to identify areas […]

Oak Fire Arson Arrest

Oak Fire Arson Arrest

Mariposa, CA…CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers arrested 71-year-old Edward Fredrick Wackerman on Friday, June 16, 2023, in Mariposa County. Through an extensive investigation Wackerman, a local Mariposa resident, was identified as the suspect responsible for igniting the Oak fire in July 2022. The Oak fire occurred in the Midpines area in Mariposa County. The Oak […]

Pine Mountain Lake Vegetation Management Program

Pine Mountain Lake Vegetation Management Program

San Andreas, CA…The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit will be conducting a prescribed burning operation on the Pine Mountain Lake (PML) Vegetation Management Program (VMP) site, on Thursday, June 22, 2023. This project is located north of Ferretti Road between Tioga High School and Boitano Road. Burning operations will be […]

Stanislaus NF to Begin RX Burn Operations Near Pinecrest

Stanislaus NF to Begin RX Burn Operations Near Pinecrest

Sonora, CA…Taking advantage of favorable weather conditions and availability of resources, crews with the Stanislaus National Forest will begin prescribed fire operations in the Experimental Forest, approximately two miles southeast of the Pinecrest area. Operations are set to begin within the next week and crews will look to burn approximately 44 acres. The prescribed burn […]

Hogan Observation Point Fuels Reduction

Hogan Observation Point Fuels Reduction

San Andreas – The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) will be conducting a hazardous fuel reduction burn near the Observation Point area of New Hogan Reservoir in Valley Springs on Monday, June 19, 2023. Approximately eight acres of annual grasses will be burned along the shoreline of New […]

Traffic Update…..Possible Injury Collision Near Red Wing Trl / Little Fuller Rd

Traffic Update…..Possible Injury Collision Near Red Wing Trl / Little Fuller Rd

Twain Harte, CA…Traffic Update…..Possible Injury Collision Near Red Wing Trl / Little Fuller Rd Incident: 00304 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Red Wing Trl / Little Fuller Rd Loc Desc: 2295 RED WING TRL Lat/Lon: 38.037374 -120.240272 Detail Information 4:19 PM 5 [13] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 AFFORDABLE TOWING 209-984-2414 4:19 PM 4 [12] B61-003 […]

Traffic Update….Dirt Bike Collision on Gold Dust Lane

Traffic Update….Dirt Bike Collision on Gold Dust Lane

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Dirt Bike Collision on Gold Dust Lane Incident: 00271 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: 147 Gold Dust Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.175425 -120.830359 Detail Information 4:53 PM 1 [4] VEH // WHI TSMR MODEL Y / J ON SML KAWK DIRT BIKE Unit Information 5:02 PM 3 Unit At Scene 4:56 PM […]

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Motorcycle vs Embankment Near Hwy 4 & Utica Powerhouse Road

Traffic Update….Possible Injury Motorcycle vs Embankment Near Hwy 4 & Utica Powerhouse Road

Murphys, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Motorcycle vs Embankment Near Hwy 4 & Utica Powerhouse Road. Incident: 00191 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: SR4 / Utica Powerhouse Rd Loc Desc: JEO Lat/Lon: 38.156933 -120.437174 Detail Information 2:37 PM 5 [38] B49-020 1185 FOR MC / FB COULD WORK 2:08 PM 4 [27] PER ANOTHER SR4 AT LASHKOFF […]

Traffic Update….Injury Overturned Backhoe vs House on Hartvickson Ln

Traffic Update….Injury Overturned Backhoe vs House on Hartvickson Ln

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic Update….Injury Overturned Backhoe vs House on Hartvickson Ln Incident: 00104 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 4473 Hartvickson Ln Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.135077 -120.847065 Detail Information 10:07 AM 3 [7] A49-001 1185 BACKHOE W/ FRONTLOADER UPSIDE DOWN AND AGAINST THE HOUSE // WILL PROBABLY NEED BOTH FB AND WRECKER 8:58 AM 2 [4] […]

Traffic & Goat Update….10 ~ 15 Goats in Roadway Near Milton Road & Jenny Lind Road

Traffic & Goat Update….10 ~ 15 Goats in Roadway Near Milton Road & Jenny Lind Road

Valley Springs, CA…Traffic & Goat Update….10 ~ 15 Goats in Roadway Near Milton Road & Jenny Lind Road. Please use caution for the vegetation management in progress. Incident: 00216 Type: Animal Hazard Location: Milton Rd / Jenny Lind Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.099178 -120.878377 Detail Information 2:06 PM 1 [1] 10-15 GOATS IN RDWY Unit […]

CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Calaveras, Tuolumne, Eastern San Joaquin, and Eastern Stanislaus Counties

CAL FIRE Suspends Burn Permits in Calaveras, Tuolumne, Eastern San Joaquin, and Eastern Stanislaus Counties

San Andreas, CA…After another wet winter and above average snowpack, warming temperatures and winds are quickly drying out the abundant annual grass crop. The increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) to suspend all burn permits for […]

Traffic Update….Major Injury Truck vs Bicyclist Collision Near Hwy 26 & Butler Drive

Traffic Update….Major Injury Truck vs Bicyclist Collision Near Hwy 26 & Butler Drive

West Point, CA…Traffic Update….Major Injury Truck vs Bicyclist Collision Near Hwy 26 & Butler Drive Incident: 00355 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: Sr26 / Butler Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.414007 -120.542035 Detail Information 6:45 PM 6 [13] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj 6:45 PM 5 [12] B49-030 2 VEH […]

One-Way Traffic Control on Two State Routes Next Week

One-Way Traffic Control on Two State Routes Next Week

Calaveras County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on State Route 4 (SR-4) and SR-26 next week. State Route 4 • Intermittent one-way traffic control at various locations on SR-4 throughout Calaveras County for striping operations beginning Monday, June 19, through Thursday, June 22, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 […]

Local Fire Agencies Secure Grant Funding for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Units

Local Fire Agencies Secure Grant Funding for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Units

Columbia, CA…Columbia Fire Protection District, City of Sonora, Tuolumne City Fire, Mi Wuk/Sugar Pine Fire Protection District, and the Fire Agencies for the Sovereign Tribal Nations of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk and Chicken Ranch Band of Mi-Wuk were successful in a regional AFG Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the amount of $710,880 to purchase […]

One-Way Traffic Control on Hwy 4 for Prescribed Burn Near Big Trees State Park

One-Way Traffic Control on Hwy 4 for Prescribed Burn Near Big Trees State Park

Arnold, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on State Route 4 (SR-4) from Big Trees Park Entrance to Golden Torch Drive near Dorrington for prescribed burn operations. Work will occur beginning on Thursday, June 15, from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., and on Friday, June 16, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. […]

Michael Massone Named New Director of Emergency Services for Calaveras County

Michael Massone Named New Director of Emergency Services for Calaveras County

San Andreas, CA…The County of Calaveras is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Massone as the new Director of Emergency Services for Calaveras County effective June 20, 2023. Mr. Massone has more than 30 years of experience in emergency response including 30 years with the San Diego Federal Fire Department and 3 years with […]

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