by News Staff | Aug 30, 2020 | Federal government, Fire, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, United States Forest Service
The USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region, and the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) have coordinated with the Department of Defense for the deployment of approximately 200 active-duty soldiers, to include command staff, to help with wildfire suppression...
by News Staff | Aug 26, 2020 | Fire, Inyo County
Residents in the Independence, Lone Pine and Olancha/Cartago area have been noticing smoke and ash for a few days now. The reason is, according to a press release today from the PIO Officer, Debra Schweizer, for the Inyo National Forest Service is that there is a fire...
by Community Reports/Events | Aug 23, 2020 | Fire, State of California
Yesterday, Saturday, August 22, President Trump approved a disaster declaration for California as wildfires in the state rage on, funneling federal aid to affected regions in Lake, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo counties, according to a White...
by News Staff | Aug 22, 2020 | Fire, News Releases, United States Forest Service
Update August 22 at 11:00 a.m.: Forest Closure Order Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download Beach Fire Update From August 20, 2020 10:00 am Size: 3,780 acres (estimated) Containment: 85% Location: Southeast of Mono Lake Fuels: Sagebrush...
by News Staff | Aug 5, 2020 | Fire, News Releases
8/05/2020 Update: Peripatetic Fire Crew! Looks like our local WMFD firefighters are getting lots of experience. According to the WMFD Facebook page, they were called off of the Apple Fire to respond as immediate need resources for help on the Stagecoach Fire, near...
by News Staff | Aug 1, 2020 | Fire, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, Law Enforcement, News Releases, Press Release
[UPDATE NOTE FROM LADWP ON POWER OUTAGE: (August 1, 2020) Approximately 100 residential and 4 commercial/business customers were without power due to a traffic accident that occurred overnight.It was restored by 6PM this evening.] ORIGINAL REPORT OF INCIDENT FROM INYO...
