by News Staff | Jul 29, 2019 | Fire
USFS news release Summertime in the Eastern Sierra brings beautiful weather and many times that means thunderstorms that are welcome as they cool off the afternoons and bring much needed rain. Thunderstorms also mean lightning. Last week the Inyo received a lot of...
by News Staff | Jun 16, 2019 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
FROM USFS Incident Start Date: 6/09/2019 Cause: Lightning Size: 523 acres Containment: 60% Incident Type: Full Suppression Vegetation Type: Brush and timber Agency: Inyo National Forest, U.S.D.A. Forest Service Resources Assigned: Engines: 1 ...
by News Staff | Jun 11, 2019 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
USFS news release JORDAN FIRE – FRIDAY UPDATE Incident Start Date: 6/09/2019 Cause: Unknown Size: 485 acres Containment: 20% Incident Type: Full Suppression Vegetation Type: Brush and timber Agency: Inyo National Forest, U.S.D.A. Forest Service...
by News Staff | Mar 19, 2019 | Fire, General Misc. Stories, Government Agencies/Utilities
News releases The Mammoth Lakes Fire Safe Council (MLFSC) has received approval from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) on a grant application for the Lakes Basin Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project in the amount of $1,000,000 to conduct mechanical and hand thinning,...
by News Staff | Sep 17, 2018 | Fire, General Misc. Stories
UPDATE STATE ROUTE 158N (JUNE LAKE LOOP ROAD) REOPENS JUNE LAKE — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would like to inform the traveling public that State Route 158N has been reopened. Inyo National Forest, BLM, June Lake Fire and Lee Vining Fire...
by News Staff | Sep 4, 2018 | Fire, Government Agencies/Utilities
From Caltrans FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UPDATE US-395 CLOSED FROM SR-108 TO COLEVILLE BRIDGEPORT — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) would like to inform the traveling public that US-395 has...