Tag Archives: Fire

The Pilot Fire started at about 12:10 pm on Sunday August 7 near the Miller Canyon OHV area off of Highway 138. The Forest Service is in Unified Command with CALFIRE, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and California Highway Patrol. The fire is currently 1,500 acres with no containment. ROAD …

The Rock Creek Fire is estimated to be 185 acres and 5% contained. Down canyon winds last night pushed the fire south beyond the containment line towards Swall Meadows. The fire response today will focus on securing the southern flank of the fire and then using that as an anchor …

Fire was burning in a grassy oak woodland. No structures were damaged. Forward Progress of the fire has been stopped

More than two dozen people were displaced in an early-morning fire Friday that ripped through a K Street apartment complex in Merced, Fire Department officials said. Firefighters responded about 2:10 … Click to Continue »

A fire damaged the inside of a business late Thursday in the 100 block of West Main Street in Merced. There was no immediate word on a total damage estimate but fire officials described it as “very suspicious.” Rob Parsons/rparsons@mercedsunstar.com … Click to Continue »

The Clark Fire is a lightning-caused fire that was detected earlier this afternoon. It is estimated to be 200 acres and has zero containment. The fire is burning south of Bald Mountain, east of Highway 395, and north of the Owens River Road. The fire is burning at 7,000 – …

A football field-long area of brush burned along Highway 99 just before noon Thursday, shutting down one Atwater road and slowing highway traffic, according to fire officials. The fire started … Click to Continue »

A football field-length brush fire along Highway 99 closed an Atwater road and slowed highway traffic just before noon on Thursday, Aug. 4. … Click to Continue »