Marek Fire (Los Angeles County) Started 11/14/2016, updated 11/14/2016
Gopher Fire (San Diego County) Started 11/13/2016, updated 11/14/2016
Jacobson Fire (Tulare County) Started 10/20/2016, updated 12/19/2016
Meadow Fire (Tulare County) Started 10/29/2016, updated 12/19/2016
Fire erupts inside wall of Visalia home due to faulty wiring
Faulty wiring is being blamed for a smoldering fire burning inside a house wall early Sunday in Visalia. Battalion Chief Darrin Hughes said firefighters were called out to a multifamily … Click to Continue »
Read More »Dryer fire fills Merced laundromat with smoke
Merced City Fire Department responded Friday afternoon to a dryer fire at a laundromat on G Street. Three engines, a truck and battalion chief arrived at 2945 G Street about … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fate of downtown Merced market remains unclear; fire investigation ongoing
Investigators are still picking through the charred remains of a downtown Merced market that burned in December, leaving a hole in the city’s entertainment district. No one was injured in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Small electrical fire reported in Sun-Star warehouse
The city of Merced Fire Department responded to a small electrical fire at the Merced Sun-Star building early Monday morning. The fire was reported by a third-party distributor about 1 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire at ex-supervisor’s Snelling home deemed accidental, investigation concludes
Merced County Fire investigators determined that an unsupervised fire in the fireplace caused the home of former county supervisor to burn down New Year’s Day. Investigators believe Deidre Kelsey left … Click to Continue »
Read More »Kelsey house fire not suspicious, officials say, though cause remains unclear
Investigators on Monday searched for answers after a disastrous New Year’s Day house fire at the home of a newly retired Merced County supervisor. Deidre Kelsey, whose retirement after two … Click to Continue »
Read More »Longtime Merced County Supervisor injured in early morning structure fire
Longtime Merced County Supervisor Deidre Kelsey was injured in a fire at her home in Snelling, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. According to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Merced County, battalion chief Mark Pimentel, Kelsey reported the fire in person at the Snelling fire station at about …
Read More »Longtime Merced County Supervisor injured in house fire
A longtime Merced County Supervisor, Deidre Kelsey, was injured in an overnight fire at her home. Kelsey reported the fire in person at the Snelling fire station about 4 a.m., … Click to Continue »
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