Mobile Home Destroyed & Residents Displaced In Afternoon Fire

Reminder: Motion to Certify Class Scheduled for August 7

By Charles Dudley Jr. on July 28, 2015 2:16 pm - Fire News, Government, News, Real Estate, Traffic & Fire

Sacramento Ca. Source: http://www.calfirefee.com/2015/07/reminder-motion-to-certify-class-scheduled-for-august-7/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook From the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association… The public is welcome to attend this important hearing Our attorney’s ”Motion to Certify Class,” establishes your right to be represented in the case. Click here to read our Reply Brief recently filed with the court. Hearing: Motion to Certify Class (HJTA v. CalFire) Date: August 7 Time: […]

CalFire TV July 27, 2015 – The Fire Situation Report

By Charles Dudley Jr. on July 27, 2015 5:07 pm - Fire News, News, Traffic & Fire

Sacramento Ca. CalFire TV https://youtu.be/vexxjJbpGJU

Structure Fire Sonora California

By Charles Dudley Jr. on July 27, 2015 1:23 pm - Fire News, Traffic & Fire

Sonora Ca. CalFire along with Tuolumne County Fire Resources are working a Structure Fire with Vegetation involved in the vicinity of Sunshine Hill Road and Jamestown Road. Please stay out of the area if you do not need to be there. Fire Fighting resources need access to the area. We will try to bring you […]

Vegetation Fire North Fork California – Willows Fire – Updated

By Charles Dudley Jr. on July 25, 2015 2:33 pm - Fire News, News, Traffic & Fire

North Fork Ca. CHP LIVE CAD is reporting a Vegetation Fire near North Fork California in the vicinity of Willows Road and Road 274. There is a Full Wild Land Dispatch headed toward this incident with requests for additional Strike Teams, Air Tankers, Copters, Dozers and Hand Crews on order. Please stay away from the […]

Structure Fire With Vegetation Italian Bar Road Tuolumne County – Updated

By Charles Dudley Jr. on July 25, 2015 11:41 am - Fire News, News, Traffic & Fire

Columbia Ca. CalFire along with Tuolumne County Fire and Sonora Fire Units are on the scene of a Structure Fire with Vegetation involved near Experimental Mine Road and Italian Bar Road. Power Lines are down at the Incident Location and PG&R is enroute. This fire was spotted by Air Attack 440 and Copter 404 landed […]

Reminder Outdoor Burning Is Still Suspended in AEU/TCU

By Charles Dudley Jr. on July 25, 2015 10:20 am - Fire News, News, Traffic & Fire

Jackson Ca. This is just a reminder that ALL outdoor burning in Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties is still SUSPENDED by CalFire until further notice. Fire Danger is extremely high at this time with low humidity numbers during the day and winds moving up slope in the region. Please inform your families, neighbors and all […]

Fire Update….Fatal Structure Fire Off Of Pool Station

By admin on July 25, 2015 7:03 am - Angels Camp, Copperopolis, Fire News, Traffic & Fire

Angels Camp – Copperopolis, CA…Fire Fighters and investigators are still on scene of an overnight structure fire on MlB Ranch Road off of Pool Station. There was one fatality so this one will be treating this as a crime scene until they can verify nature and cause of fire. We will pass along the fire […]

Vegetation Fire Kyburz California – UPDATED

By Charles Dudley Jr. on July 23, 2015 2:46 pm - Fire News, News, Traffic & Fire

Kyburz Ca. CHP LIVE CAD is showing a Vehicle Fire turned Vegetation Fire near Kyburz California. Please use caution in the area if you travel through. This is a NEW start. We will bring you more info as it becomes available. Update: 7 26 2015 9:23am 98 ac 80% Contained per InciWeb. Great News!! Update […]

Vegetation Fire Lake Berryessa California – Updated

By Charles Dudley Jr. on July 22, 2015 5:49 pm - Fire News, News, Traffic & Fire

Lake Berryessa Ca. CalFire and multiple Agencies are on the scene of a 700 ac plus Vegetation Fire on the South East end of Lake Berryessa California. We bring you this story because some of you might have family or friends in the region of this incident. Last year the Monticello Fire you see in […]

CalFire TV July 20, 2015 – The Fire Situation Report

By Charles Dudley Jr. on July 20, 2015 4:03 pm - Fire News, Traffic & Fire

Sacramento Ca. Here is the latest news from CalFire TV

Vegetation Fire Cajon Junction California -Update

By Charles Dudley Jr. on July 17, 2015 6:44 pm - Fire News, News, Traffic & Fire

Cajon Junction Ca. The USFS along with CalFire and Regional Fire Fighting Agencies are working a major Vegetation Fire in the Cajon Pass area just North and West of Cajon Junction. The fire was at 3,500 acres and growing from the last report we found. Here is a Google Earth Pro image of the area […]

Fire Update…Washington Fire Reaches 37% Containment & Hwy 4 Now Open

By admin on June 28, 2015 7:13 pm - Bear Valley, Featured, Fire News

Markleeville, CA…Fire crews continued to increase the percent containment near Markleeville as they mopped up and patrolled the fire perimeter throughout the day. Hotshot crews on the eastern fire edge will continue to construct direct handline in steep and rocky terrain while being supported from the air with water-dropping helicopters. Light precipitation occurred over the […]

“If you fly, we can’t!” Drones Make It Unsafe For Fire Fighting Aircraft

By admin on June 27, 2015 6:10 am - Featured, Fire News, Government

Monterey, CA – CAL FIRE has reported several instances of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), otherwise known has Hobby Drones, flying in the vicinity of the Lake fire in San Bernardino County. The intrusion of these drones in the air space of firefighting aircraft resulted in all air operations being suspended until the drones were located […]

Fire Lines South Of Markleeville Solidify, Smoke Output Drops & Pacific Coast Trail, Bear Valley & Lake Alpine Are Open!

By admin on June 26, 2015 5:23 pm - Arnold, Bear Valley, Featured, Fire News, News

Markleeville, CA…Hwy 4 will remain closed through the weekend but most of our high county destinations are open a largely smoke free. Firefighters on the Washington Fire, 3 miles south of Markleeville, California continued to optimize lower wind conditions to increase containment. Significant progress has been made towards containing the western flank of the fire […]

Fire Update…Vegetation Fire Near Pool Station Rd / Oak Valley Rd

By admin on June 26, 2015 10:47 am - Fire News, News

Angels Camp, CA…Firefighters are working a vegetation fire near Pool Station Rd / Oak Valley Rd. Air and ground units are working this one. Hopefully they get it knocked down quickly. More to follow if needed… (Update…Fire Contained at two acres..)

Making Progress On Washington Fire…Hwy 4 Still Closed But Bear Valley, Lake Alpine Areas Open & Largely Smoke Free

By admin on June 26, 2015 9:02 am - Arnold, Bear Valley, Featured, Fire News

Markleeville, CA…Firefighters on the Washington Fire, 3 miles south of Markleeville, California continued to optimize lower wind conditions to increase containment. Significant progress has been made towards containing the western flank of the fire south of Markleeville. The fire has burned 16,490 acres and is 15 percent contained. The reduction in the reported fire size […]

Crews Making Progress On Washington Fire..Bear Valley & Lake Alpine Areas Open

By admin on June 25, 2015 11:54 am - Bear Valley, Fire News

Markleeville, CA…Fire fighters continued to make progress on the Washington Fire, 8 miles south of Markleeville, California. The Bear Valley & Lake Alpine areas are open and largely smoke free. The fire which began last Friday has burned 17,205 acres and is 10 percent contained. For the safety of the public and due to fire […]

Washington Fire Now At 16,541 Acres

By admin on June 23, 2015 1:44 pm - Bear Valley, Featured, Fire News, News

Markleeville, CA…The Washington Fire (caused by a hold-over lightning strike reignited with recent strong winds) is burning 8-10 miles south of Markleeville, CA. The fire is being managed by Type 2 Great Basin Incident Management Team 4. Fire size has been updated, per last night’s more accurate infrared reconnaissance, to be 16,543 acres (number was […]

Washington Fire Grows To Around 8000 Acres

By admin on June 22, 2015 12:35 pm - Bear Valley, Featured, Fire News

Markleeville, CA….The lightning caused Washington Fire started 45 miles south of Carson City Nevada. The fire grew to around 8000 acres since initial attack efforts began on Saturday June 19 at around 7:00 p.m. The extreme fire activity being witnessed with the Washington Fire is primarily due to strong erratic winds and severe drought conditions. […]

Washington Fire Closes Hwy 4…Now At 6,500 Acres

By admin on June 21, 2015 5:46 pm - Bear Valley, Featured, Fire News

Markleeville, CA…The now 6,500 acre Washington Fire has now closed Hwy 4 over the summit and has evacuation orders in some of the campgrounds and evacuation readiness orders in the Markeleeville area. We drove over the pass late last night and it was well on the south side of Hwy 4. There has been rapid […]

Fire Update….Structure/Vegetation Fire In Vallecito Area

By admin on June 19, 2015 2:37 pm - Fire News

Vallecito, CA….Firefighters are working a 5 ac structure/vegetation fire off of Ponderosa way in the Vallecito area. The road into the subdivision is closed at this time and air assets have been released so it appears fire is close to containment but mop up will be extensive this afternoon….

Sky Fire Causing A Smokey Morning In Our Area

By admin on June 19, 2015 8:49 am - Fire News

Oakhurst, CA…The Sky Fire was reported around 2:30 and was started by a vehicle fire on Sky Ranch road. It is located 4 miles north east of Batterson Station and 6 miles from the community of Oakhurst. The fire is zero percent contained and is estimated at 200 acres with the potential of growing to […]

Considering the Alternatives For Rim Fire Reforestation

By admin on June 18, 2015 1:26 pm - Education, Fire News, News, Tuolumne County

Sonora, California, June 16, 2015 – The Stanislaus National Forest will be hosting a workshop on July 8th to review potential alternatives for the reforestation project, within the Rim Fire area. “Sixty-five comments were received during our 45-day scoping period which ended on April 13th,” said Jeanne Higgins, Forest Supervisor, Stanislaus National Forest. “Now our […]

Angels Camp Fire Department On Structure Fire in the 500 Block of Sultana Lane

By admin on June 16, 2015 6:51 pm - Angels Camp, Featured, Fire News, Government

Angels Camp, CA…On June 16, 2015 at approximately 11:55 AM units from the Angels Camp Fire Department, Altaville Melones Fire Protection District, San Andreas Fire Protection District, and CalFire were dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 500 block of Sultana Lane. Units arrived on scene to find a single family residence that was […]

Yosemite Fire Update – June 12, 2015

By admin on June 12, 2015 10:03 pm - Featured, Fire News, News, Tuolumne County

Yosemite, CA…Active Fires being monitored for multiple objectives: The current fires were started during the recent thunderstorms over the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Yosemite since early June. Precipitation associated with the recent lightning caused fires has put some out. The national weather service is predicting continued thunderstorm activity through the weekend at the Sierra Crest. […]

Fire Update…Vegetation Fire Near Sr108 / Obyrnes Ferry Rd

By admin on June 2, 2015 11:59 am - Featured, Fire News, News, Tuolumne County

Jamestown, CA…Fire fighters are working a vegetation fire near Sr108 / Obyrnes Ferry Rd. CHP is reporting it is getting close to the road. Earlier there was a fire near Wimer Road.

Outdoor Burning Suspended In California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Tuolumne – Calaveras Unit

By admin on May 28, 2015 2:33 pm - Featured, Fire News, News, San Andreas

San Andreas, CA…As drought conditions continue to increase fire danger in the region, CAL FIRE has suspended all burn permits for outdoor open residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of Tuolumne County, Calaveras County, Eastern Stanislaus County and Eastern San Joaquin County. This suspension takes effect June 1, 2015 and bans all residential outdoor […]

Mobile Home Destroyed & Residents Displaced In Afternoon Fire

By admin on May 12, 2015 9:23 pm - Copperopolis, Featured, Fire News, News

Copperopolis, CA…Firefighters worked a fire this afternoon that destroyed a mobile home on Black Creek Road. Luckily there were no injuries but the residents were displaced and Red Cross was called in to assist them. We would like to thank Dick McCarty for the photos & video. Let’s be careful out there as today was […]

Fire Report…Riding Lawn Mower Sparks 4 1/2 Acre Fire

By admin on May 12, 2015 5:00 pm - Angels Camp, Copperopolis, Featured, Fire News, News

Copperopolis, CA…A 4 1/2 Acres grass fire sparked by a riding lawn mower kept firefighters busy yesterday afternoon. Additional details are enclosed May 11, 2105 15-CATCU 004665 CAL FIRE CAL FIRE Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report Fax #: 754-1959 or call 754-3831 Location (Town, street address, intersection, etc.) 7000 BLOCK TAPADERO ST, COPPEROPOLIS, CALAVERAS COUNTY Time […]