Sacramento, CA… Are you fire ready? May is Wildfire Awareness Month and a good time to start preparing for defensible space inspections that will occur in the local Yosemite communities mid-June. Defensible space is the buffer you create between building(s) on your property and the surrounding vegetation (grass, trees, shrubs). Creating and maintaining defensible space […]
Sonora, CA…Traffic Update….Pickup vs Pole, Pole Sheared Off near Standard Rd / Camage Way Incident: 00051 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Standard Rd / Camage Way Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.959667 -120.311225 Detail Information 7:11 AM 21 [32] [Notification] [CHP]-BOB LL INQ WHAT SIDE OF THE RDWY IS THE FENCE ON? 6:47 AM 20 [27] ATT […]
Angels Camp, CA…South Main Street will be closed from Bret Harte Road (near St. Patrick’s Church) to Vallecito Road on May 19, 2022 from 9:30 AM to approximately 12:00 PM for the annual Youth Parade. If you need to get around the road closure, use the Hwy 4 Bypass….or better yet, park your vehicle and […]
Arnold, CA…They postponed prescribed broadcast burn this week because of the snow. They did conduct some pile burning in the park during the wet weather. They plan to begin the postponed prescribed burn on Sunday, May 15. Live firing will last several days. The planned treatments will cover approximately 250 acres in the North Grove […]
San Andreas, CA…California has already experienced an unusually early start to fire season amidst an ongoing drought and historically low rainfall and reservoir levels. While wildfires are a natural part of California’s landscape, the fire season in California and across the west is starting earlier and ending later each year. Warmer spring and summer temperatures, […]
Sonora, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Near Mono Way / Tuolumne Rd Incident: 00427 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Mono Way / Tuolumne Rd Loc Desc: BEWT FLYERS AND TACO BELL IN PLOT Lat/Lon: 37.974742 -120.346232 Detail Information 8:28 PM 1 [4] 1039 OFC Unit Information 8:38 PM 6 Unit At Scene 8:36 PM 5 Unit […]
Tahoma, CA…The Rubicon Trail maintenance project has been completed and the trail is now open again. Thanks to everyone for their patience. The Rubicon Trail is a 22-mile-long route, part road and part 4×4 trail, located in the Sierra Nevada of the western United States, due west of Lake Tahoe and about 80 miles (130 km) east of Sacramento. The western maintained section of […]
La Grange, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Fire Reported Near Sr132 / Arbolada Dr Incident: 00253 Type: Report of Fire Location: Sr132 / Arbolada Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.699181 -120.334193 Detail Information NO DETAILS
Sheep Ranch, CA…Calaveras County Water District (CCWD), Calaveras County, the Sheep Ranch Fire Department, Cal Fire and numerous other members of the community celebrated the installation of a water tank in Sheep Ranch that will provide additional fire protection and water supply reliability for the area. Photo (L-R): County Supervisor Jack Garamendi, County Planning Commissioner […]
Groveland, CA…Traffic Update….Possible Injury Collision Halfway down New Priest Grade Incident: 00363 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: SR120 / NEW PRIEST GRADE Loc Desc: HALF WAY DOWN Lat/Lon: 37.815589 -120.297849 Detail Information 6:16 PM 3 [15] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 MILLER BROTHERS 209-962-7784 5:44 PM 2 [9] PER FIRE 1/2 WAY DOWN NEW PRIEST 5:27 […]
Twain Harte, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle vs Twain Harte Post Office Awning Incident: 00168 Type: Hit and Run No Injuries Location: 23051 Fuller Rd Loc Desc: TWAIN HART POST OFFICE Lat/Lon: 38.039773 -120.232022 Detail Information 11:39 AM 3 [6] VEH L/S GOING AWAY FROM TOWN ON FULLER RD 11:38 AM 2 [4] VEH TC’D INTO THE POLE […]
Angels Camp, CA…The latest schedule of road repairs and maintenance that will affect your travels in our area and as you travel. Locally crews will be working on many of our roadways. Below is Caltrans plans for repairs and maintenance on local roads. It shows the route, county and location of the possible repairs. Weather […]
Tuolumne, CA…Traffic Update….Deer Gave Life to Damage Audi near Tuolumne Rd N / Porto Fino Rd Incident: 00081 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Tuolumne Rd N / Porto Fino Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.976401 -120.245735 Detail Information 8:26 AM 4 [6] VEH IS NOT DRVABLE 8:26 AM 3 [5] NEG 1125 8:26 AM 2 [4] […]
Keystone, CA…Traffic Update….Mattress in Roadway Near J59 / Red Hills Rd. Not Sure if King or Queen Incident: 00077 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: J59 / Red Hills Rd Loc Desc: JSO Lat/Lon: 37.832022 -120.478609 Detail Information 8:02 AM 1 [1] MATTRESS IN THE SB LANE Unit Information 8:04 AM 2 Unit Enroute 8:04 AM 1 […]
Alpine & Tuolumne Counties, CA….The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will open State Route 4/Ebbetts Pass and Route 108/Sonora Pass at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2022 for the spring season. Caltrans opened Route 89/Monitor Pass on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, from a storm closure. District 10’s goal always is to open the mountain […]
San Andreas, CA…Traffic Update….Vehicle Into Ditch Near Calaveritas Rd / Edgewood Dr Incident: 00248 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Calaveritas Rd / Edgewood Dr Loc Desc: POSS NR Lat/Lon: 38.185413 -120.658550 Detail Information 3:10 PM 1 [1] VEH INTO DITCH Unit Information 3:15 PM 1 Unit Assigned
Jamestown, CA…Firefighters have contained the 2 acre vegetation fire near Hwy. 108 and The Rock Shop, Green Springs (Tuolumne County). #RockFire (update) Firefighters are at scene of a 1 acre vegetation fire near hwy. 108 and The Rock Shop, Green Springs (Tuolumne County). Earlier…Firefighters are responding to the report of a vegetation fire near Hwy […]
Markleeville, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will open State Route 89/Monitor Pass at 12:00 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 11, 2022) after it was closed at noon on Sunday, May 8, 2022, due to snow. Route 108/Sonora Pass and Route 4/Ebbetts Pass remain in winter closure, as crews continue to remove snow and debris from […]
San Andreas, CA…Traffic Update…Exploded Couch Blocking Lanes Near Hwy 49 & Carol Kennedy Incident: 00163 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: Sr49 / Carol Kennedy Dr Loc Desc: NB Lat/Lon: 38.145943 -120.638864 Detail Information 1:46 PM 5 [10] VEH WAS OVER STACKED W/OTHER ITEMS AS WELL 1:46 PM 4 [9] 2 CHP UNITS ON RHS IN THE […]
Tuolumne, CA…Traffic Update…..Collision Blocking Lanes Near Pine St / Bay Ave Incident: 00228 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Pine St / Bay Ave Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.961312 -120.237410 Detail Information 3:24 PM 2 [2] 1125 3:24 PM 1 [1] MERZ VS CHEV TK PK Unit Information 3:39 PM 3 Unit At Scene 3:27 PM 2 […]
Sacramento, CA…Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and The PG&E Corporation Foundation (Foundation) are continuing their partnership with the California Fire Foundation to (CFF) increase wildfire safety and preparedness. PG&E and The Foundation are providing $1.4 million, in aggregate, to CFF’s Wildfire Safety and Preparedness Program (WSPP). Now in its fifth year, the program’s objective […]