by Community Reports/Events | Jun 24, 2020 | City of Bishop, Fire, General Misc. Stories
The Bishop Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle fire off Tu Su Lane on Monday, June 22nd. Buildings were threatened and the fire was upgraded to a structure fire. Thanks to the swift response from BVFD, the building was saved and no injuries were reported. As...
by Community Reports/Events | Jun 17, 2020 | Fire, Inyo County, News Releases
The Friends of Cerro Gordo Ghost Town went online to thank everyone calling and contacting them since the devastating fire. Around 2am on June 15th, 2020, a fire broke out in the historic American Hotel. The fire then spread to the Crapo House and the Ice House...
by Community Reports/Events | Jun 15, 2020 | Fire, Inyo County, News Releases
The historic American Hotel, built in 1871, the Crapo House and the Ice House at Cerro Gordo burned down in what is thought to have been an electrical fire in an early morning fire on Monday, June 15, 2020. No injuries were reported, and the rest of the town is...
by Community Reports/Events | May 28, 2020 | Fire, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases
Vehicle fires are more common in the summer months when engines can more easily overheat and drivers sometimes pay less attention to maintenance. With the many visitors to the Eastern Sierra during the summer, it’s a timely reminder that many wildfires are also...
by Community Reports/Events | May 26, 2020 | California Dept Fish & Wildlife, City of Bishop, Corona Virus, Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities, Inyo County, Public Health, Sports, Town of Mammoth Lakes, Weather
[UPDATE 5/26/2020 to Original Post on May 22, 2020: Inyo County Supervisors’ Poised to Ask State to Open Fishing Season…”) At this morning’s Inyo County Board Meeting, in a 4-1 vote, the board approved a letter to the California Department of...
by News Staff | May 13, 2020 | Fire, Government Agencies/Utilities, News Releases, Press Release, United States Forest Service
(News Release May 13, 2020 from U.S. Forest Service, Inyo National Forest) National Forest Enters Fire Restrictions Inyo National Forest is implementing fire restrictions effective on all Inyo National Forest lands. “We want to support a strong fire prevention...
