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The Turlock Fire Department is in the pink, with firefighters on all the rigs wearing their signature T-shirts through October to raise awareness and money to help fight breast cancer. … Click to Continue »

The Merced Fire Department this week is putting firefighters through a training using a mock aircraft that’s set ablaze. Firefighters will learn how to rescue passengers, set up proper evacuation … Click to Continue »

Transitional kindergarten students from Charles Wright Elementary School met with Merced firefighters and even sprayed a fire hose during the field trip to Station 51 on 16th Street, district officials said in a news release. The class got a tour of the station and learned about the daily operations. The …

Firefighters and children practiced the “stop, drop and roll” technique Thursday morning. Transitional kindergarten students from Charles Wright Elementary School met with Merced firefighters and even sprayed a fire hose … Click to Continue »

A Planada family was displaced after its home caught fire Thursday morning. The Merced County Fire Department was dispatched to the home in the 9000 block of Brodrick Avenue at … Click to Continue »

Tobin Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: September 26, 2016 2:07 pm Date/Time Started: September 26,2016 1:23 pm Administrative Unit: US Forest Service – Plumas NF County: Plumas County Location: north of Hwy 70 and west of Jackass Creek Road Acres Burned – Containment: **This is not a CAL FIRE incident. …

Marshes Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: September 28, 2016 6:15 pm Date/Time Started: September 26,2016 12:20 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit County: Tuolumne County Location: off Hwy. 49 and Marshes Flat Road north of Don Pedro Reservoir Acres Burned – Containment: 1,000 acres – 38% contained Evacuations: None …

Cow Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: September 25, 2016 1:15 pm Date/Time Started: September 25,2016 7:15 am Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit County: Shasta County Location: off Whitmore Road and Old Cow Creek Road Acres Burned – Containment: 100 acres – 100% contained Long/Lat: -121.93923/40,61085

Firefighters are working an vegetation fire in the Geysers, east of Cloverdale. The fire is moving at a moderate rate of spread and is in steep, challenging terrain with difficult access. Fuels are heavy, with areas of grass and pockets of oak woodland. The vegetation is extremely dry due to …

Butte Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: September 20, 2016 6:00 pm Date/Time Started: September 20,2016 9:30 am Administrative Unit: Beale Air Force Base County: Sutter County Location: off Pass Road and Kellogg Road (Near Sutter Buttes West of Yuba City Acres Burned – Containment: 300 acres – 100% contained Long/Lat: …

Bell Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: September 25, 2016 7:30 am Date/Time Started: September 23,2016 1:12 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit County: Amador County Location: off Hwy 49 and Bell Road, 4 miles north of Plymouth Acres Burned – Containment: 45 acres – 90% contained Evacuations: None …

Newmark Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: September 24, 2016 8:00 pm Date/Time Started: September 23,2016 12:40 pm Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Fresno-Kings unit County: Fresno County Location: off Newmark Ave. and Fantz Ave., 3 miles southeast of Sanger Acres Burned – Containment: 70 acres – 100% contained Long/Lat: -119.5327/36.6543