Mariposa Fire Mountain Community Fire Information
A Madera man was booked on felony charges Sunday night after one of the aerial fireworks he was setting off heavily damaged a neighbor’s home, police reported. He was identified … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater woman badly burned in meth-related accident, police say
A 49-year-old Atwater woman suffered severe burns to her face after she tried to smoke methamphetamine in her mother’s bathroom, police said. Atwater police are planning to recommend charges of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Marijuana lab discovered in burned Merced home
The Merced City Fire Department and the Merced Police Department respond to the scene of structure fire at in the 600 block of East 21st Street in Merced, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. According to Merced Police Sgt. Ray Alvarez, the fire department discovered what is believed to be …
Read More »Two flee suspicious Christmas morning fire that burned vacant Merced home
A suspicious fire Monday morning burned a vacant Merced home that neighbors said was a hot spot for break-ins by homeless individuals. The Merced Fire Department responded to calls of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Didn’t Check Before You Burned? You Could End Up In This Class
If you’ve ever gotten a speeding ticket, you may have been required to attend traffic school. Likewise, cause a scene at work, you may have to take anger management classes. But what if you violate burning restrictions? The local air district runs a different kind of class intended to spark …
Read More »Owner of burned out Atwater home discusses loss
An Atwater battalion chief and the property owner talk about a fire that destroyed a vacant home Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Giant cage could help cut number of burned birds over NJ Meadowlands
Soon, there should be fewer birds getting burned or killed by an invisible flame as they fly over the New Jersey Meadowlands. Installation has begun of a giant cagelike structure … Click to Continue »
Read More »His neighbor’s Atwater home burned down. Then he stole their comic books, police say
A 27-year-old Atwater man is in jail for allegedly burglarizing a neighbor’s home after it burned. A fire reported last week began in a mother-in-law suite on Baker Court, where … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man says he warned police they’d burn down his house. Monday, it burned.
The vacant house next to Jay Bonieja’s Merced home has been a hotbed for squatting, cooking fires, drug use, violence and nudity. He’s complained many times and filed numerous reports … Click to Continue »
Read More »About 4 acres burned along Highway 99 on Thursday morning, no injuries reported
An area nearby Mission Avenue and Highway 99 in Merced County caught on fire Thursday morning, according to officials at the Merced County Fire Department. The fire was controlled by 2 p.m. and damages amounted to about $ 4,000. mvelez@mercedsun-star.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced parent gives guitar to student whose house burned, was burglarized
Alejandro Baez gifted his guitar to his daughter’s classmate at Chenoweth Elementary School so 12-year-old Joe Tapetillo III could pursue his dream to be a musician after his guitar was stolen when his house caught fire last year. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Body found in burned car being investigated as a homicide
The body of a man found in the back seat of a burned vehicle was identified as 39-year-old Juan Carlos Ledesma-Infante. The Stockton man’s body was found by firefighters Jan. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Soberanes Fire – BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response)
Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) personnel have completed erosion and flooding modeling and are preparing presentations and reports for forest close-out and ICP briefings at the Soberanes Fire that is burning in the Los Padres National Forest, Ventana Wilderness, and Monterey County. “BAER is an emergency program aimed at managing …
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