by News Staff | Jul 15, 2021 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Public Safety
The Inyo National Forest has announced that they are at Preparedness Level 5, the highest level of fire activity. At least 80 percent of the country’s incident management teams and wildland firefighting personnel are committed to fire incidents. Please share and...
by News Staff | Jul 1, 2021 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, National Park Service, Press Release, Public Safety, United States Forest Service
It is no secret that there is an extended, severe drought in California. Thunderstorms have already started several wildfires started by lightning strikes and more are expected over the next several months. Given the seriousness of the situation, coupled with the fact...
by News Staff | Jul 1, 2021 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release, United States Forest Service
While we are all accustomed to seeing helicopters taking water from lakes and streams during fire operations, they can also be used to apply fire retardant, says the Inyo National Forest in a press release. On the Inyo Creek Fire, 106,000 gallons of retardant was...
by News Staff | Jun 30, 2021 | Fire, News Releases, Press Release, Public Safety, United States Forest Service
From the recent enactment of Juneteenth as a federal holiday to the upcoming Fourth of July weekend, Americans have long visited their local national forest to celebrate significant U.S. milestones. Holiday weekends can be an active time for fire starts, and it goes...
by News Staff | Jun 30, 2021 | Fire, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, News Releases, United States Forest Service
The Forest Service has announce that effective yesterday, June 30, 2021, in consultation with the National Weather Service and Inyo County Sheriff’s Office, evacuation orders and road closures that were in place due to the Inyo Creek Fire will be lifted today June 30...
by News Staff | Jun 29, 2021 | Bishop Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD), Entertainment, Fire, General Misc. Stories, News Releases
Local fireworks booths now open for business in Bishop In a press release today, the Bishop Volunteer Fire Department issued a press release stating that local fireworks booths are open and ready for business in Bishop, now through the Fourth of July. “Buying...
