by News Staff | Aug 25, 2021 | Bishop Police Department, Bishop Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD), CAL Fire, California Highway Patrol, City of Bishop, Fire, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, News Releases, Press Release
On Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at about 12:40 P.M., Bishop Volunteer Fire Department, Inyo County Sheriff’s Office, Bishop Police Department, California Highway Patrol and CAL-Fire responded to a structure fire on North Barlow Lane. A fire on the front porch of the...
by Deb Murphy | Aug 24, 2021 | Fire
Wildfires in California used to be confined to Autumn. Those days are gone, now fires and residual smoke seem to be a permanent fixture. But, the Eastern Sierra has a resource in the Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District with its maps and advisories that...
by News Staff | Aug 24, 2021 | Fire, Government Agencies/Utilities, Heavy Smoke, United States Forest Service
Forest Service News Release Deb Schweizer, Public Affairs Officer [email protected] www.facebook.com/inyonf Twitter: @Inyo_NF Inyo National Forest moves to Stage II Fire Restrictions BISHOP, CA August 24, 2021 — Due to increased fire activity throughout...
by News Staff | Jul 23, 2021 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Public Safety, United States Forest Service
(Update July 23 at 1:30 pm.) Dexter Fire – The Dexter Fire remains at 2965 acres, 97% contained, and the fire area closure remains in place. Crews continue to mop up and suppression repair activities. Closure information, maps, photos and updates are posted on InciWeb...
by News Staff | Jul 23, 2021 | Fire, News Releases
In response to the rapidly expanding Tamarack Fire in Markleeville, Mono County has launched the Tamarack Fire Incident Portal. Portal link: https://emergency.monocounty.ca.gov/pages/tamarackfire Please visit the site to view real time fire statistics, daily...
by Community Reports/Events | Jul 22, 2021 | CalTrans, Fire, News Releases, Public Safety
Caltrans has closed Monitor Pass/State Route 89 in northern Mono County due to the Tamarack Fire. The fire, which originally started near the town of Markleeville, has spread to parts of Nevada and is now estimated to be around 43,900 acres in size. Sonora...
