Truckee Ca. Via Nixel High Fire Danger with strong winds today through the weekend. Use extreme caution! Although temperatures have dropped, strong winds with very dry trees, grass and brush is causing high fire danger to continue. A fire that starts during strong winds will be difficult to stop even with cooler temperatures. Use extreme caution! […]
Murphys Ca. CHP LIVE CAD is reporting a head on Vehicle Crash with Pin In on Hwy 4 above Murphys in the vicinity of Upper Utica Power House Road. E4452* is on scene reporting both lanes are blocked as of 2:10pm. Please use caution in the area for the next 3 hours. Update: 3:04pm Hwy […]
San Andreas, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors will kick off their fall sessions next Tuesday, September 8th with a full agenda. They start off the meeting with proclaiming September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Emergency Preparedness Month and then did into the full agenda below…. Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting 9/8/2015 9:00 AM Board […]
San Andreas,CA…The CCWD Board of Directors is back in action on September 9th. New Business includes: Water Conservation Measures, Blue Lake Springs Water Company, CCWD Board Seat and more. The complete agenda is below… BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bertha Underhill, President Terry Strange, Vice President Jeff Davidson, Director Scott Ratterman, Director Dennis Mills, Director RESOLUTION NO. […]
Wallace Ca. CalFire is dispatching a Full Wild Land Response at this time to the South Shore Camanche Mobile Home Park Maintenance Yard for the report of a Vegetation Fire. Units from the Tuolumne Calaveras Unit with the Amador El Dorado Unit and Calaveras County resources are responding.
Sonora Ca. CHP LIVE CAD is reporting a Tree in the roadway on Lyons Bald Mountain Road. Please use caution for the next few hours. Incident: 00555 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: Lyons Bald Mountain Rd / Apple Valley Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.010756 -120.335547 Detail Information 2:21 PM 3 [4] SO ON LL ALSO ADV […]
West Long Branch, NJ…Donald Trump has increased his GOP vote share since last month’s debate. The latest Monmouth University Poll of Republican voters nationwide also finds Ben Carson moving into second place, Jeb Bush slipping to third, and Scott Walker fading into the background. The poll also tested Trump directly against nine opponents in head-to-head […]
Washington, DC…As part of the Department of Defense effort to partner with the private sector and academia to ensure the United States continues to lead in the new frontiers of manufacturing, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter will announce today that the Obama administration will award a Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Flexible Hybrid Electronics to a […]
Washington, DC…Today we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the formal end of World War II in the Pacific, a conflict that tragically claimed millions of lives across Asia and Oceania and stretched several months beyond the war’s conclusion in the European theater. We salute the American servicemen and women of the Greatest Generation who answered […]
Vallecito, CA…An enthusiastic crowd came together at the courtyard of Lookout Tower House in Vallecito for an early sunset dinner with speakers and recognition awards. The panoramic mountain view made it the perfect place for Calaveras County Taxpayers Association (CCTA) on Saturday August 29 to hold its seventh annual meeting and barbeque. The time for […]
Jamestown Ca. CHP LIV CAD is reporting a Vehicle Roll Over at Rawhide Road and Shell Road. Please use caution in the area for the next few hours. Incident: 00576 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Shell Rd / Rawhide Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.963463 -120.449964 Detail Information4:53 PM 7 [15] 61-S1 ADVD THE 1185 CHEV […]
Mokelumne Hill Ca. CHP LIVE CAD is reporting a Vehicle Accident in the middle of 13 Corners on Hwy 40 North of Mokelumne Hill, AVOID the area if at all possible. Incident: 00222 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr49 / Center St Loc Desc: SR49 IN THE CURVES JNO MOKE HILL Lat/Lon: 38.297347 -120.719457 Detail […]
Chinese Camp Ca. CalFire has just dispatched a Full Wild Land Response to a Vegetation Fire in the 9700 Block of Rock River Drive South West of Chinese Camp. We will bring you updates as they become available. Update: 1:16pm E4468 reporting 10-15 ac moderate rate of spread. AA440 with T82 T83 and Copter 404 […]
Yosemite, CA… James Michael Millett Jr. Missing Since August 11, 2015. Yosemite National Park Rangers found the body of James Michael Millett Jr. yesterday, September 1, 2015. His body was found above Yosemite Valley. There are no further details available at this time. An investigation is ongoing.
Twain Harte Ca. CalFire has just dispatch a full wild land response to the Mt Provo area of Twain Harte for a possible Vehgetation fire in this area. This fire was reported by 3 different Reporting Parties from 3 different locations West of this incident. One unit in the vicinity reported seeing flames in the […]
Sacramento Ca. CalFire TV September 1, 2015 – The Fire Situation Report
Anchorage, AK…The following is a White House position paper…”Climate change is reshaping the Arctic in profound ways. The global Arctic has warmed approximately twice as fast as the rest of the world, resulting in significant impacts on land and sea. Among the most noticeable changes is the retreat of Arctic sea ice, which has experienced […]
Sacramento, CA…Senator Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado) today announced his Senate Bill 168, which would protect forests, property and the lives of citizens, firefighters and emergency personnel from drone interference, passed out of the Senate and is now headed to the Assembly. “To think that someone would interfere with firefighting or emergency response situations to get […]
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
