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 News Staff | Jul 23, 2011 | Government Agencies/Utilities
The Lion Fire, sparked by lightening two weeks ago, continues to burn and had reached 5500 acres over the weekend. Sequoia National Forest spokesmen said they are managing the fire as “an ecological burn to reduce 90 to 100-year-old fuels.” The fire...