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. […]
Yosemite, CA…California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith today announced the department is investigating a case of human plague in California, and conducting an environmental evaluation in the Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National Park and the surrounding areas. The department began investigating this incident after a child from […]
Martha’s Vineyard, MA… Hi, everybody. The right to vote is one of the most fundamental rights of any democracy. Yet for too long, too many of our fellow citizens were denied that right, simply because of the color of their skin. Fifty years ago this week, President Lyndon Johnson signed a law to change that. […]
Sacramento Ca. CalFire August 07, 2015 – The Fire Situation Report
Sacramento Ca. CalFire TV August 06, 2015
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 […]
Burson Ca. MEDIA RELEASE Contact: Sgt. Anthony Eberhardt Release Date: 08/06/15 Release Time: immediate Time: 1300 hours Release Number: 01 Burson Vehicle Pursuit On 8-4-15 at about 0252 hours, Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle that was observed crossing double solid yellow lines. Deputies observed the vehicle driving in the […]
Buckhorn Ca. CHP LIVE CAD is reporting a Vehicle Accident in Buckhorn on Hwy 88. Please use caution in the area through the DETOUR AREA. Update: 8 7 2015 5:28am This Incident has been dropped from the CHP LIVE CAD web site. Update: 4:02pm. People have contacted me via Social Media asking about restrictions on […]
Sacramento Ca. CalFire TV August 05, 2015 – The Fire Situation Report
Washington, DC…President Obama announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final Clean Power Plan yesterday, which will cut U.S. carbon pollution from the power sector by 870 million tons, or 32 percent below 2005 levels, in 2030. Power plants are the largest drivers of climate change in the United States, accounting for roughly one-third of all […]
