West Point Ca. MEDIA RELEASE Contact: Sgt. Anthony Eberhardt Release Date: 08/31/15 Release Time: immediate Time: 1100 hours Release Number: 01 Human Remains Found On 08/29/15 at about 1610 hours, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office responded to a rural area off of Winton Road, in West Point, to investigate a foul odor. The Sheriff’s Office […]
Mountain Ranch, CA….On August 27th a vehicle & vegetation fire sent a Mountain Ranch man to UC Davis with burns. Units from Central Fire and multiple agencies kept the fire to two acres of vegetation. Additional details are below. August 27, 2015 15-CATCU 008992 CAL FIRE CAL FIRE Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit Fire Report Fax #: 754-1959 […]
Washington, DC… Hi, everybody. This Monday, I’m heading to Alaska for a three-day tour of the state. I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. Not only because Alaska is one of the most beautiful places in a country that’s full of beautiful places – but because I’ll have several opportunities to meet […]
San Andreas, CA…Do you feel there are areas in your county government or its operations that can be improved in order to better serve the community? Do you wonder where the “watchdogs” of the county are and what they are doing to ensure that county departments and agencies are operating efficiently? If you answered yes […]
Plymouth Ca. CalFire along with Amador County Engines, resources out of El Dorado County and CalFire Aircraft from Columbia AAB contained quickly a 7.5 ac fire* near the Spinetta Winery near Plymouth California. Please be careful while being outside as it is so dry and all it takes is one careless spark and boom there […]
Ange;s Camp Ca. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Angels Camp Police Department and the Sonora Police Department will be conducting a joint Sobriety/Driver License checkpoint on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at an undisclosed location within the city of Angels Camp between the hours of 6:30 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. The checkpoint will focus on removing impaired […]
Angels Camp, CA…The City of Angels Camp, Calaveras Council of Governments and the California Department of Transportation would like to announce the final public meeting for the State Route 4 and 49 Gateway Corridor Study in Angels Camp. The Study addresses access and circulation, growth and development, and coordination of growth improvements in the northwestern […]
Mountain Ranch Ca. CalFire along with units from Central Fire and CalFire Units out of the Amador El Dorado Unit are going on scene with a full wild land dispatch to a reported vegetation fire with possible burn injuries up the Swiss Ranch Road area from Mountain Ranch. The fire is reported to be 1 […]
Vallecito, CA…The event will be held on Saturday August 29, 2015, 5 to 8:00 PM. The location is at Sugar Loaf Mine on a mountain hill top setting. The driveway, which will have a sign and balloons, is at 5833 Parrots Ferry Road, about 1.3 miles South of Moaning Cave Road. Food will be catered […]
Amador County Ca. CalFire is on scene with a Full Wild Land Dispatch to a Vegetation Fire off Hwy 88 on Salt Springs Road on SPI Land. Crews are working to get a hose lay in at this time and to get the Dozer in for cutting a containment line. Aircraft from the CalFire Columbia […]
Modesto CA. – Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department will be out in force, cracking down on impaired drivers with DUI Saturation Patrols and a DUI checkpoint over the coming weekend. The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department is prepared to stop and arrest any drunk driver they see to keep roads safe. Officers have received specialized training for […]
Sacramento Ca. CalFire TV August 24, 2015 – The Fire Situation Report
Sacramento Ca. Source: http://www.fs.fed.us/visit/know-before-you-go/mountain-lions Your chances of encountering a mountain lion are small. However, mountain lion attacks have been on the rise as humans increasingly enter these cats’ territory. If at any time you spot a mountain lion, report the sighting or encounter to your local forest ranger station or visitor center as soon as […]
Martha’s Vineyard, MA…Hi, everybody. Seven years after the worst economic crisis in generations, our economy continues to grow and create jobs. In fact, our businesses have created 13 million new jobs over the past five and a half years. But if we want to keep this momentum going – to make sure that working families […]
Sacramento, CA…California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith announced that the department has been notified of a presumptive positive case of plague contracted by a recent visitor to California from Georgia. Confirmatory testing is being conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Prior to becoming […]
UPDATED: 2:13pm BOTH LANES OPEN San Andreas Ca, CHP LIVE CAD is reporting a Multi Vehicle Accident just North of Gold Strike Road with a Vehicle Roll Over and another off the road. Road way is partially blocked by Fire/EMS on scene. USE CAUTION FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND EXPECT ROAD DELAYS. Incident: 00229 […]
Markleeville Ca. ** ROAD CLOSURE ** UPDATE: 2:23pm Alpine County Sheriff’s Office California Highway Patrol has informed us that both lanes will reopen around 7 p.m. this evening. Currently the wait to get through the controlled traffic is brief. Highway 89 is closed from south of the Carson River Resort (2 miles south of Markleeville) […]
Rodden Ca. CalFire out of the Tuolumne/Calaveras Unit along with multiple agencies from the Stanislaus County area and other Valley Districts are on scene of 2 Vegetation Fires 5 miles East of Oakdale California. Aircraft have been released from the scene at this time and both fires are in heavy mop up operations. If you […]
Bear Valley Ca. CalFire is dispatching resources to assist USFS Crews on a vegetation fire near Utica Reservoir and the area known as Slick Rock. Not many details are available at this time. Update: 5:57pm. All CalFire resources have been cancelled.
Sacramento Ca. CalFire August 17, 2015 – The Fire Situation Report
West Point Ca. CalFire has dispatched a Full Wildland Dispatch out of Calaveras County and requested a Full Wildland Dispatch our of their Amador County Units to the Winton Road Road East of West Point into the Northern Blue Creek Drainage area for a reported Vegetation Fire. This area is mostly SPI Land covered by […]
Martha’s Vineyard, MA… Hi everybody. It’s now been a year since the tragic death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. His death—along with the events in Cleveland, Staten Island, Baltimore, Cincinnati, and other communities—sparked protests and soul searching all across our country. Over the past year, we’ve come to see, more clearly than ever, the […]
Sacramento Ca. CalFire TV August 14, 2015 – The Fire Situation Report
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
Angels Camp Ca. CalFire and Angels Camp Fire are on the scene of a vegetation fire off Finnegan Lane in Angels Camp. If you do not belong in the area please stay out of the area. There is a Full Wild Land Dispatch Assigned with Additional Aircraft on order. Update: 11:13am 8 14 2015 120 […]
Hanford Ca. More than 90% of the Hanford Weather Service’s County Warning Area remains under a D4 Exceptional Drought as of August 11, 2015. Source: https://www.facebook.com/NWSHanford/timeline Best viewed in full screen mode.
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. — The U.S. Forest Service and cooperating fire agencies will escort fallen U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter Michael “Mikey” Hallenbeck from South Lake Tahoe, Calif., to his final resting place on Thursday, August 13, 2015. Hallenbeck succumbed to injuries sustained when a tree fell on him during efforts to suppress the […]
Los Angeles, CA…Mayor Eric Garcetti released 20,000 “shade balls” onto the surface of the Los Angeles Reservoir, marking completion of a $34.5 million initiative to protect the city’s water quality. LADWP is the first utility company to use this technology for water quality protection. Today’s deployment marked the final phase of an effort that involves […]
Sacramento Ca. CalFire TV August 11, 2015 – The Fire Situation Report
Tahoe Ca. Source Facebook from Chip Dingman Admin on the Tri – County Fire, EMS, Police and More group. Firefighter Killed in Sierra Fire in Lake Tahoe Posted: Aug 09, 2015 12:06 AM PST Updated: Aug 09, 2015 12:06 AM PST By Shelbi Jay With great sorrow the U.S. forest Service confirmed that a U.S. […]
