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EBMUD Planning Control Burn June 2nd |
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/31/2016 09:49 AM
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Valley Springs, CA...EBMUD Planning Control Burn June 2nd
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Traffic & Fire Update....Vegetation Fire On Comanche Parkway |
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/28/2016 11:37 AM
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Ione, CA...Firefighters are working a vegetation fire on Comanche Parkway near Oliver. Initial reports are that the fire was started by a lawn mower. We would like to thank BJ Cook for the photos. And so the season begins...let's be careful out there...
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Burn Permits Required Starting May 1st |
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/29/2016 02:14 PM
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San Andreas, CA...San Andreas – Sunday, May 1, 2016, at 8:00 a.m. the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will require burning permits within State Responsibility Areas of Tuolumne County, Calaveras County, Eastern Stanislaus County and Eastern San Joaquin County. Burn hours vary; contact the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) for hours.
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Winton-Schaad Vegetation Management Prescribed Burn |
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/29/2016 02:42 PM
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West Point, CA...The week of May 2, 2016 CALFIRE, in cooperation with Sierra Pacific Industries, will conduct a prescribed burn to reduce forest fuels along Winton Road just east of the community of West Point near Lily Valley Circle. This burn project is part of the Winton- Schaads Vegetation Management Plan. The purpose of the prescribed burn is to create a shaded fuel break between the community of West Point and the timber lands of Sierra Pacific Industries.
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Cal Fire Investigation Report Finds PG&E at Fault for 2015 Butte Fire Calaveras County Supervisors Demand Hundreds of Millions in Compensation for PG&E Negligence in Butte Fire Catastrophe |
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/28/2016 01:46 PM
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Calaveras County, CA...The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors today said it will pursue all legal avenues and seek hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. after a Cal Fire investigation determined the utility was guilty of causing the 2015 Butte Fire. The County said it will also seek an investigation, penalty and fines from the California Public Utilities Commission for PG&E’s responsibility for the fire’s devastation and damage.
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CAL FIRE Investigators Determine Butte Fire Caused By Tree Into PG&E Powerline |
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/28/2016 01:54 PM
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Sacramento – After a thorough investigation, CAL FIRE has determined that the 2015 Butte Fire was sparked by a tree that came into contact with a Pacific Gas & Electric Company powerline. Investigators were dispatched as part of the initial response to the Butte Fire and immediately began working to determine the origin and cause of the fire. The ensuing investigation uncovered evidence that contact between a tree and a PG&E powerline near Butte Mountain Road in Amador County sparked the fire on September 9, 2015. The fire burned for 22 days and spread into Calaveras County before the blaze was fully contained. The fire became the 7th most destructive wildfire in California’s history. Two civilians lost their lives and more than 900 structures were destroyed by the fire. At its peak, nearly 5,000 firefighters battled the blaze. Resources included 519 fire engines, 18 helicopters, 8 airtankers, 92 hand crews, 115 bulldozers, and 60 water tenders...
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Columbia College Graduates Future Fire Fighters |
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/27/2016 03:46 PM
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Columbia, CA...Columbia College’s Fire Academy will hold its graduation ceremony and presentation of Certification of Completion to 34 successful students of the Fire Technology Program. The event, which is open to the public, will be held at Columbia College, Thursday, April 28th, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Oak Pavilion. Students in the program have successfully completed the academic and manipulative training as mandated for a California Firefighter Level One. The students must still complete six months of full-time or one year of part-time field experience before applying to the state for Firefighter I Certification. “After receiving associate degrees in Fire Technology at Columbia College, several have already been hired by CALFire, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Tuolumne Rancheria Tribal Fire Department. “Some of the students will pursue jobs at the College Fire Department and others have obtained intern or volunteer positions,” said Shane Warner, Program Coordinator and college Fire Technology instructor.
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$50,000 Grant Given For Butte Fire Rebuilding Efforts...Contractors & Funds Needed For 80 Homes |
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/27/2016 04:24 PM
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San Andreas, CA...A $50,000 grant from the California Endowment was given to Calaveras Recovers recently through the Amador Community Foundation, which is the fiscal sponsor of the local group dedicated to recovery from the Butte Fire. In April, concrete foundations were poured for the first two homes being built by Calaveras Recovers for the uninsured survivors of last year’s Butte Fire. Licensed general building contractors and specialty contractors such as plumbing, electrical, sheet rock, roofing and painting contractors are encouraged to join up with Calaveras Recovers, by attending a meeting such as next Monday, May 2, 2016 at the LDS Church in San Andreas.
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Motherlode Interagency Training Structure Fire In Mokelumne Hill April 23rd. |
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/12/2016 11:12 AM
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Mokelumne Hill, CA...The Motherlode Interagency Training Officers Association in cooperation with the Mokelumne Hill Fire Protection District will be conducting a structure training burn at 8253 Main St, Mokelumne Hill. The burn is scheduled between 8am to 5pm on April 23rd.
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823 Properties Cleared of Burn Debris Of the 833 Properties Signed Up! |
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/10/2016 09:46 AM
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San Andreas, CA....534 properties have now had the final sign-off for all work completed and cleared by the Debris Removal Crews. Two teams continue to work on the remaining properties with an estimated date of completion for all work as April 22nd. Those property owners who have not signed up will still be accepted on a case by case basis until April 12...
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