by News Staff | Jan 19, 2018 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release CAL FIRE Division Chief Paul Melendrez of the Owens Valley Division was recently recognized by Mono County District Two Supervisor Fred Stump and Fire Chief Dave Doonan of the White Mountain Volunteer Fire Department. Chief Melendrez, along with a crew...
by News Staff | Jan 3, 2018 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
Press release In a joint statement issued by City Administrator Jim Tatum and Rural Fire Commission Chairman Mike Holland, they said “we are pleased to announce that Pat O’Neil has accepted the appointment as Acting Fire Chief to lead our great fire department pending...
by News Staff | Dec 10, 2017 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Law Enforcement
PRESS RELEASES SEASONAL PASS UPDATE BISHOP — California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is assessing the status of each of the Inyo/Mono seasonal passes for closing, winter closing, open or reopening. The passes have snow, rocks and debris removal work and...
by News Staff | Nov 13, 2017 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Law Enforcement
Chris Fire Burns an Estimated 200 Acres Bridgeport, Calif., Nov. 13, 2017 – The 200-acre Chris Fire is actively burning on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest’s Bridgeport Ranger District west of US Highway 395 about five miles north of Sonora Junction, near Chris...
by News Staff | Nov 9, 2017 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
News release Despite the widespread burning of the landscape and many homes during the 2015 Round Fire, residents of Swall Meadows and Paradise know that wildfire continues to be a constant threat. To help prepare for the inevitable next fire, the Wheeler Crest Fire...
by News Staff | Nov 9, 2017 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News release The Town of Mammoth Lakes announced Wednesday that it has been selected as one of eight new communities from across the country to receive technical assistance in 2018 under a national program that helps reduce the impacts from wildfires. As more cities...
