The #MainFire vegetation fire that started on Thursday April 6th near HWY 6/ Wye Road in Bishop, CA is now 75% contained. Firefighters have worked hard to get the blaze under control, utilizing 1 air attack, 4 air tankers, 1 helicopter, 4 hand crews, 10 engines, 2 water tenders, 2 dozers, and 4 Chief Officers. […]
Emergency workers from Inyo and Mono counties were recently recognized for their outstanding efforts responding to the storms that wreaked havoc on the Eastern Sierra earlier this month. Inyo County Acting Lieutenant Nate Derr, Emergency Services Manager Mikaela Torres, and Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Carma Roper, along with Mono County Disaster Preparedness/Prevention Specialist Bri […]
The State Fire Marshall has released the much-anticipated Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) map and has begun a public comment period for the regulatory process. The FHSZ is a comprehensive map that ranks California’s State Responsibility Area (SRA) – or rural, unincorporated areas – based on the likelihood different areas will experience wildfire. As […]
The third session of the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments (ESCOG) Citizen’s Wildfire Education Academy (Academy) will focus on Current U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) 2022 Wildfire Management Plans and Policies. The session is scheduled for Monday, June 20th at […]
As of this evening’s incident report from CalFire the fire size has grown to 4,136 acres and is 20% contained. Forward rate of progress has been stopped north of Hwy 168 and firefighters continue to construct containment lines and mop-up the North end of the fire. Although 150 structures had been threatened no structures […]
Here is the latest on the vegetation fire that started 2-16-22 at 12:40 PM, known as the Airport Fire. The estimated acreage is 2,880 with 0% containment. No structures have been damaged or destroyed, but 150 structures are threatened. No injuries or fatalities. The fire continued to remain active overnight, burning to the south. Firefighters […]
UPDATE 7:40AM 2/17/22 #AirportFire off Airport Road and East Line Street, east of Bishop in Inyo County is 2,800 acres and 0% contained. 150 structures threatened. CAL FIRE San Bernardino/Inyo/Mono Unit For more information: https://fire.ca.gov/incidents/2022/2/16/airport-fire/ UPDATE: 8:40PM CALFIRE 1800 acres 0% Containment No change to evacuation orders or road closures. UPDATE: CalFire: […]
The burn permit suspension in the State Responsibility Areas of San Bernardino, Inyo, and Mono Counties will be lifted. CAL FIRE San Bernardino/Inyo/Mono Unit Chief Shane Littlefield is formally cancelling the burn permit suspension and advising that those possessing current and valid residential burn permits can now resume burning on permissible burn days. This […]
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