Crews finished burning for today and will continue to monitor the

Residents Urged to Prepare for Wildfires Now Sacramento – With spring now taking hold in California, CAL FIRE is already staffing up for fire season, while focusing the efforts of its crews on preventing large and damaging wildfires. Recent rains have been a welcome sight to drought parched California, but …

Sequoia National Forest2016 Tree Mortality Response Mission: The mission of the US Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the Nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The tree mortality impact has created such situations within California that the Governor …

As conditions permit, fire personnel from the Kern River Ranger District are conducting prescribed burns – presently in the community of Riverkern – approximately 5 miles north of the town of Kernville, along Mountain 99. Burning may proceed on and off throughout the