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Accidental house fires are a serious safety threat. Learn how to cut down your risk by exercising these simple prevention tips. … Click to Continue »

A suspicious fire damaged two homes Sunday morning in Merced, displacing three residents, authorities said. Flames were reported around 10:30 a.m. at 2440 R St. The fire spread to a … Click to Continue »

Climate change from human activity nearly doubled the area that burned in forest fires in the American West over the past 30 years, a major new scientific study has found, … Click to Continue »

A report from a national advocacy group gave Merced County a failing grade in incarceration practices, but this week county officials rebutted the findings, questioning its data and saying it … Click to Continue »

Two fires are burning, one in Atwater and one in Delhi, keeping Merced County and Calfire firefighters busy battling flames and triple digit temperatures. The fire burning on Bellevue Road … Click to Continue »

They were at Canal Street and Childs Avenue in a grassy field Teams practiced putting out fires, clearing vegetation … Click to Continue »

A Merced City Fire Department crew trains in a grassy field at Childs Avenue and Canal Street on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. … Click to Continue »

Merced County fire chiefs are poised to ramp up their weed-abatement efforts after heavy El Niño rains have encouraged growth of weeds that, coupled with lingering drought conditions, could be for an ugly fire season. … Click to Continue »

Recent rains encouraging weed growth Owners billed for abatement work done by county … Click to Continue »

Yosemite National Park Fire Managers are planning a series of prescribed fires in the park. The prescribed burns would start in mid-October however they are dependent on weather and fuel conditions. Shorter days and cooler temperatures provide fire managers optimal prescribed burning conditions. http://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/rxfirefall15.htm

Yosemite National Park Fire Managers are planning a series of prescribed fires in the park. The prescribed burns would start in mid-October however they are dependent on weather and fuel conditions. Shorter days and cooler temperatures provide fire managers optimal prescribed burning conditions.