by News Staff | Jul 11, 2007 | Past Posts
Residents of southern Inyo and visitors still glance nervously at the Sierra and its foothills north of Independence where smoke still creeps through the rocks – proof that fire still burns somewhere. It's the Inyo Complex Fire which has burned more than...
by News Staff | Jul 10, 2007 | Past Posts
On the fire scene, Tuesday’s lightning storm started two fires. The June Fire started north of the June Lake Junction in the vicinity of the West Portal Road. The fire burned on both sides of Highway 395. Traffic took the June Lake Loop around the fire. The...
by News Staff | Jul 9, 2007 | Past Posts
As fire fighters sweat it out on the ground, cutting lines and creating fire breaks, planes and helicopters work from the air to contain the wild land blazes. As the fires near June Lake ramped up yesterday afternoon, the flying tankers took to the air to deliver fire...
by News Staff | Jul 5, 2007 | Past Posts
With the recent Tahoe fires on the minds of many people in the Eastern Sierra, we checked in with local fire fighters to see how our communities are preparing for wild fire. Bishop Fire Chief Ray Seguine says that the brush and fuel loads surrounding the town are not...