by Deb Murphy | Aug 18, 2022 | Community Event, Fire, Mammoth Lakes Fire Department, Mono County, News Releases
The fifth session of the Wildland Fire Academy dealt with what is probably the area of most concern for Eastern Sierra residents—what steps can be taken to protect your home in the face of wildland fires. The Academy, chaired by Mono Supervisor Bob Gardner, has been...
by Deb Murphy | Aug 11, 2022 | Great Basin Unified Air Polution Control District, Heavy Smoke
With extensive protocols to control wind-blown dust off the Owens Lake, Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District’s attention, and monitors, are now turned toward tracking wildland fire smoke impacts across Inyo, Mono and Alpine counties. So far this...
by Community Reports/Events | Aug 8, 2022 | Community Event, Fire, Inyo County, Mono County, Town of Mammoth Lakes
The fifth session of the Eastern Sierra Council of Governments (ESCOG) Citizen’s Wildfire Education Academy (Academy) will focus on “Home Hardening and Defensible Space Projects.” The session is scheduled for Monday, August 15th at 6:00pm. The session will...
by Press Release | Jul 25, 2022 | Fire, Great Basin Unified Air Polution Control District, Heavy Smoke, Public Health, Public Safety
With the onset of wildfire activity in California, Alpine, Mono and Inyo counties are experiencing wildfire smoke impacts which are likely to continue this summer and fall. Large wildfires often produce intense smoke that can pose serious health risks. The...
by Public Service Anouncements | Jul 13, 2022 | Entertainment, Fire, Local Churches
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT A Praise and Old Time Rock and Roll concert is being held on Saturday July 16 at 6:00 pm as a fundraiser for the Fairview fire victims. There will be free snacks, drinks, and prizes galore. Held at The Church for the...
by Press Release | Jul 11, 2022 | Bishop Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD), Fire, Inyo County, Press Release
Fairview Fire Nine homes destroyed, four others damaged At 2:45 p.m. Friday, July 8, 2022, the Bishop Fire Department was dispatched to Fairview Circle for a structure fire. When the first unit arrived at the scene, three structures were already fully engulfed, with...
