Out Of The Weather Rally Christmas Day

Out Of The Weather Rally Christmas Day

Mountain Ranch Ca You are hereby invited to a very special #OutOfTheWeather rally being held on Christmas Day, December 25th 2015 from 7am – 6pm. This is being held in conjunction with our regularly scheduled #OutOfTheWeather Rally’s being held seven nights a week and Sunday days at the Mountain Ranch Community Hall, on Washington Street […]

Out Of The Weather Rally at Mountain Ranch Town Hall Update

Out Of The Weather Rally at Mountain Ranch Town Hall Update

Mountain Ranch Ca The Mountain Ranch Community Relief Effort has a new update on their progress in keeping their over night Warming Sanctuary Open for any and all #ButteFire Victims who need to get a hot meal, a hot cup of coffee, somebody to talk to or a warm place to lay their head for […]

FORRFS Donation Truck Current Needs as of 12/13/2015

FORRFS Donation Truck Current Needs as of 12/13/2015

Rail Road Flat Ca FORRFS Donation Truck Current Needs as of 12/13/2015 The Friends of Rail Road Flat School Butte Fire Relief Efforts a 501c3 that is working directly with the Butte Fire Victims through their Donation Center and their Mobile Donation Van in working hard 7 days a week to help in any way […]

Link to California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Keeping Safe in Mountain Lion Country

Link to California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Keeping Safe in Mountain Lion Country

Angels Camp Ca California Department of Fish and Wildlife has received two reports of mountain lion incidents in Angels Camp over the last month. The incidents involved three goats and a deer, no humans were harmed. More than half of California is mountain lion habitat. Mountain lions generally exist wherever deer are found. They are […]

Heavy Rain & High Elevation Snow Move In. Storm Warning In Effect Until Tomorrow Morning

Heavy Rain & High Elevation Snow Move In.  Storm Warning In Effect Until Tomorrow Morning

Arnold, CA….The latest storm system marks a return visit by El Nino. Today: Heavy rain at lower elevations…and heavy rain and heavy snow at higher elevations. Windy. Highs 32 to 46 higher elevations…43 to 49 lower elevations. Snow accumulation of 3 to 9 inches higher elevations. Snow level 7000 feet decreasing to 5500 feet in […]

Butte Fire Victims Needs List 12 9 2015

Butte Fire Victims Needs List 12 9 2015

Railroad Flat Ca. The Friends of Rail Road Flat School Butte Fire Relief Efforts a 501c3 that is working directly with the Butte Fire Victims through their Donation Center and their Mobile Donation Van in working hard 7 days a week to help in any way they can the Butte Fire Victims who are still […]

Out Of The Weather Rally Butte Fire Survivors Dec 3rd and 4th ~ Letter To Editor By Charles Dudley Jr.

Out Of The Weather Rally Butte Fire Survivors Dec 3rd and 4th ~ Letter To Editor By Charles Dudley Jr.

Mountain Ranch Ca. Out of ashes and the cold comes forth a group of Private Citizens working under the banner of “Mountain Ranch Community Relief Efforts” bringing together concerned Butte Fire Volunteers and the Victims themselves to open a tiny Over Night Weather Shelter in the Mountain Ranch Town Hall for the sole purpose of giving any Butte Fire […]

Emergency Temporary Shelter Opens And Closes In Mountain Ranch For Butte Fire Victims – Updated

Emergency Temporary Shelter Opens And Closes In Mountain Ranch For Butte Fire Victims – Updated

Mountain Ranch Ca Shelter Update 4:30am 11/25/2015 After 5 hours only of being opened the Red Cross has decided to close this shelter. The initial planning was faulty from the beginning. Once this storm front was known to come in the Red Cross should have had plans in place working with the Calaveras County OES […]

Vehicle Accident Hwy 26 and Olive Orchard Road

Vehicle Accident Hwy 26 and Olive Orchard Road

Valley Springs Ca CHP LIVE CAD is reporting a vehicle accident in the vicinity of Hwy 26 and Olive Orchard Road West of Valley Springs. Please use caution while out driving in this storm for the next few days. Incident: 00228 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr26 / Olive Orchard Rd Loc Desc: EB JWO […]

Dreaming Of A White Thanksgiving? Up To A Foot Of New Snow On The Way!

Dreaming Of A White Thanksgiving? Up To A Foot Of New Snow On The Way!

Bear Valley, CA…A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until 12pm tomorrow. Today At lower elevations…rain showers in the morning…then rain showers…snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. At higher elevations…snow showers in the morning…then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Breezy. Highs 31 to 45 […]

Vehicle Accident Amador County Hams Station

Vehicle Accident Amador County Hams Station

Hams Station Ca CHP LIVE CAD is reporting a multi vehicle accident in the vicinity of Hand Station on Hwy 88 near Panther Creek Rd. Use caution when traveling in the high country today and tomorrow, carry your Chains and be sure to allow plenty of room between you are the vehicles ahead of you. […]

Another Brief Shot Of Winter Will Roll Through Today

Another Brief Shot Of Winter Will Roll Through Today

Bear Valley, CA…Today At lower elevations…rain in the morning…then heavy rain showers…heavy snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. At higher elevations…snow and heavy rain likely in the morning…then snow showers in the afternoon. Cooler. Highs 28 to 40 higher elevations…39 to 45 lower elevations. Snow accumulation 4 to 8 inches […]

Butte Fire Reality The Ongoing Struggle Of Survival

Butte Fire Reality The Ongoing Struggle Of Survival

Mountain Ranch Ca This story is brought to you the reader here with the permission of the of the original writer Ms Katie Clark a long time resident of Calaveras County.  This is the Butte Fire Reality of the hardships many are facing at this time with in the Burn Scar and those still outside […]

Highway 88 Closed at Carson Pass Alpine County – Updated – Open

Highway 88 Closed at Carson Pass Alpine County – Updated – Open

Kirkwood Ca Per CalTrans District 10 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=881401758579671&id=119234288129759 Amador County: SR-88 at Carson Pass is closed due to stalled big rigs. No estimated time to reopen. CHP LIVE CAD Web Site: http://cad.chp.ca.gov/Traffic.aspx Truckee Communication Center CHP LIVE CAD Incident: 00055 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: 750 Mm88 Loc Desc: CARSON PASS Lat/Lon: 38.700209 -119.986740 Detail […]

Burn Day Contact Information

Burn Day Contact Information

San Andreas Ca CalFire is opening Debris Burning up once again but there are still restrictions in place and you should be calling before you decide to burn. Below is a list of those Call In phone numbers. Burn Day Call In Numbers for AEU/TCU/MMU Amador 1 209 223 6246 Calaveras 1 209 754 6600 […]

Road Flooding Hwy 26 East of Mokelumne Hill

Road Flooding Hwy 26 East of Mokelumne Hill

Mokelumne Hill Ca CHP LIVE CAD is reporting Road Flooding on Hwy 26 around the 5 mile marker East of Mokelumne Hill. Please use caution in the area the rest of the evening. Incident: 00322 Type: Roadway Flooding Location: Sr26 / Sr49 Loc Desc: JEO MOKE HILL 5 MILES Lat/Lon: 38.297792 -120.704669 Detail Information4:42 PM […]

Winter Storm Warning Until 10pm Tonight

Winter Storm Warning Until 10pm Tonight

Bear Valley, CA…Today At lower elevations…heavy rain in the morning…then rain showers…snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. At higher elevations…heavy rain and snow in the morning…then snow showers…rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 33 to 48 higher elevations…45 to 53 lower elevations. No snow […]

Butte Fire Perimeter Flood Advisory

Butte Fire Perimeter Flood Advisory

San Andreas Ca The Butte Fire Area is at risk of increased chances of flooding, debris flow & mud slides. Road closures may occur. Take necessary precautions to prepare for future weather related events. Future Nixle Alerts will occur if a weather event poses a risk of flooding, debris flows & mud slides. Refer to […]

Vegetation Fire Yosemite National Park

Vegetation Fire Yosemite National Park

Yosemite Ca. The smoke visible in the Yosemite Valley is coming from the Tenaya Fire, which is located in Indian Canyon above the north rim of the Valley on both sides of the Lehamite trail, between the Valley and Tioga Road. The fire was discovered last night and is currently estimated at 100 acres. The […]

Cooler Weather Brings Fire Places, Wood Stoves Back To Life

Cooler Weather Brings Fire Places, Wood Stoves Back To Life

Calaveras County Ca. Even though we are not out of Fire Season nor close to it as yet cooler temperatures in the early mornings are bringing Fire Places and Wood Stoves back to life to ward off the morning chill in many homes through out the entire region. Owners of these should make sure the […]

High Temp Forecast For Sunday

High Temp Forecast For Sunday

Reno Nv. Red Flag Warning and breezy winds will end later today. Remember to be cautious, any little spark can set off a fire in the dry brush and grass. Hot and dry conditions with light winds are forecast for this weekend. Here’s a graphic of the forecast afternoon highs on Sunday. Source: https://www.facebook.com/NWSReno/photos/a.177815062280342.46434.157117197683462/950563501672157/?type=1&permPage=1

CalFire Red Flag Warning Extended

CalFire Red Flag Warning Extended

Sacramento Ca. CalFire has issued a Red Flag Warning for a huge area of Northern, Coastal, Central and South Eastern California as shown in this image. Update: due to weather conditions the Red Flag Warning has been extended What is a Red Flag Warning? Directly from the CalFire Web Site: The National Weather Service issues […]