by Press Release | Nov 16, 2022 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Press Release
NFPA urges extra caution when preparing your feast this Thanksgiving, by far the leading day of the year for U.S. home cooking fires As Thanksgiving nears, the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) urges added caution when preparing the holiday feast,...
by Community Reports/Events | Oct 4, 2022 | Community Event, Fire, Inyo County, Inyo National forest, Mono County, Press Release, Public Safety, Town of Mammoth Lakes
ESCOG Hosting Seven-Part Series Educating the Public on Wildfire and Preparedness MONO COUNTY, Calif. (October 4, 2022) – The final session of the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments (ESCOG) Citizen’s Wildfire Education Academy (Academy) will focus on...
by Deb Murphy | Sep 16, 2022 | Fire, Great Basin Unified Air Polution Control District, Heavy Smoke, Public Health
This year’s wildland fire/smoke season has impacted the Eastern Sierra late in what is now an extended fire season—similar to last year. As of late Friday morning, only Bishop and Mono Lake are rated as “unhealthy” for particulate matter from the Mosquito Fire...
by Community Reports/Events | Sep 9, 2022 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Great Basin Unified Air Polution Control District, Heavy Smoke, Inyo County, Mono County, Public Health
Air Quality Health Advisory for Tri-County Areas Affected Communities: Alpine County communities with the potential for impact to Mono County communities – Note: Inyo County has been added Smoke Source: Mosquito and Yosemite Fires Great Basin Unified Air...
by Press Release | Sep 8, 2022 | Fire, Inyo National forest, Mammoth Lakes Fire Department, Mono County, United States Forest Service
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — On Labor Day evening, September 5, a small fire broke out just north of the Mammoth Scenic Loop, named the Scenic Fire. The following day, investigators officially concluded the fire was caused by an illegal campfire that had escaped. As seen...
by Press Release | Aug 26, 2022 | Fire, Inyo National forest, Press Release
BISHOP, Calif. – The Inyo National Forest is accepting applications on USAJobs for permanent, full-time and seasonal wildland firefighters from August 26 to September 16, as part of the Pacific Southwest Region’s centralized Fall Permanent Fire Hire event....
