Mariposa Fire Mountain Community Fire Information
More than two dozen homes have been destroyed in the Detwiler fire burning in Mariposa County, CalFire reported Wednesday evening. More than 3,100 firefighters are battling the blaze, which surpassed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Trains halted by burning railroad tracks in Merced County
All trains on the Union Pacific rail line southeast of Merced have stopped after the Duck Slough Bridge caught fire on July 6, 2017, California Highway Patrol officials reported. No injuries were reported and Merced County Fire Department is working to stop the fire. … Click to Continue »
Read More »630 acres burning in Mariposa now under control, Cal Fire officials confirm
A 630-acre fire reported on Sunday afternoon in Mariposa was contained just before 7 p.m., according to Cal Fire officials. The fire, which started at 1:36, caused some home evacuations … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos officers ran into a burning home. They saved a boy and his grandma
Two Los Banos police officers were honored by city leaders for saving a 5-year-old boy and an elderly woman from a burning house earlier this year. Officer Eduardo Solis and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man saves neighbor from burning building
A 33-year-old man from Merced made it just in time to help a man out of a burning duplex that resulted in three injured and two pets killed. “By the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Burning big rig ties up Highway 99 traffic for hours
A burning tractor-trailer on northbound Highway 99 at Avenue 7 tied up traffic Tuesday morning north of the Fresno-Madera county line. The incident, which began shortly after 7 a.m., snarled … Click to Continue »
Read More »Bystander struggled with crash victim as he tried to go back toward burning car
The Delhi teen who was badly burned in a fiery crash last weekend has undergone skin graft surgery and has months of recovery and rehabilitation ahead of him. Ramon Gonzalez, … Click to Continue »
Read More »How Burning Man’s Trash Is One Kern County City’s Treasure
The city of Arvin, south of Bakersfield, is struggling to stay healthy. Nearly a quarter of its 20,000 residents fall below the poverty line, and surrounding Kern County has one of the highest diabetes burdens in the state. As part of an ongoing effort to get kids out of the …
Read More »Los Banos officers describe rushing into burning home to save two lives
Los Banos Police Sgt. Ivan Mendez and officer Eduardo Solis share their experience of running into a burning, smoking house to save two lives last week. Video by Vikaas Shanker/Los Banos Enterprise … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos police officers rushed into burning home to save lives – twice
Officer Eduardo Solis heard an elderly woman’s voice calling out from inside a burning home Thursday, but he couldn’t get in through the front door to help her. “Every time … Click to Continue »
Read More »3 Los Banos police officers suffer minor injuries at house fire; 2 people pulled from burning home
Three police officers are being treated for smoke inhalation following a large house fire in Los Banos. The officers’ names were not immediately available. The fire was reported shortly before … Click to Continue »
Read More »Paradise Lake Pile Burning (Prescribed Fire)
Tuesday, November 8, Plumas National Forest (PNF) will conduct a prescribed burn near Paradise Lake, CA. The burn will be a controlled ignition of the Paradise Lake project landing piles. Depending on weather conditions, piles may be burned on other days as well. After merchantable materials are removed and brush …
Read More »Burning smell closes LB bank for part of day
The smell of something burning closed a Los Banos bank for a portion of the day on Thursday, according to fire officials. Los Banos firefighters responded about 9:50 a.m. to … Click to Continue »
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