Tag Archives: Fire

A puppy is recovering after he was rescued from a well. The story started to unfold Tuesday afternoon at a home on Grant and Willow in Fresno. It wasn’t a typical call for fire fighters. A puppy stuck 50 feet down a pipe for an old well. The fire fighters …

You may notice a lot more front porch lights on around the Valley. It’s all in honor and support of Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern. Dern is in the hospital recovering from second and third degree burns he suffered when he was fighting a fire and fell thru a roof …

SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. April 4, 2015– At approximately 1:30 pm on April 4, 2015, a wildfire was reported at the Potwisha Grade in Sequoia National Park.Within 45 minutes, the fire grew to over 7 acres in size. As of 6:00 pm, after the fire was reassessed, …

Outpouring support continues throughout the valley for Fresno Fire Chief Pete Dern. A fundraiser has been set up at YouCaring.com providing support for Captain Pete Dern and Family. Fresno Fire Captain Pete Dern was critically injured while fighting a house fire Sunday, 60-70% body is burned. He’s in critical but …

Yosemite National Park is planning a prescribed fire in the Wawona area, near the South Entrance. The fire is planned for tomorrow, Thursday, February 26, 2015 and will include 533 acres. The first segment of the burn will consist of 60 acres. The completion of the remaining 473 acres will …

The park will continue the second phase of a prescribed fire in the Wawona area, near the South Entrance, Thursday, March 19.

Fire Chief Kerri Donis says she’s grateful to the hospital’s comprehensive burn center, the only of its kind from Sacramento to Los Angeles. http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/fire-captain-pete-dern-and-family/330134 https://give.communitymedical.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=391

The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is planning multiple prescribed burns for the week of March 23-27, 2015 on different units around the forest including: · Project Name: Ney Spring · Agency Contact: Josiah Obst, 530-926-9649 · Descriptive Location: T39N, 4W, Sec. 9 · Type of burn: Hand Pile Burn · Total …

Kern River Ranger District Fire Management personnel have implemented hazardous fuel reduction projects on three mountaintops surrounding the Kern River Valley. Two of the projects, initiated in 2013, are in the second phase. The projects are located in the mountains of Greenhorn, Piutes and Breckenridge. All projects are on forest …

At approximately 2:20 pm today, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, the Lomar Fire was reported. The location of the smoke was reported in the Piute Mountains, (south of Lake Isabella) near Piute Mountain and Jawbone Canyon Roads. Forest Service and Kern County fire suppression personnel responded. First on scene was Helicopter …