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Yosemite Announces 2016 Fire Season |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/07/2016 05:33 PM
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Yosemite, CA...The 2016 fire season officially begins Monday June 6, 2016. Fire crews have completed all training, fire refreshers and fitness tests and all stations are staffed. The NPS has transitioned to fire season preparedness and fire resources will be available seven days per week for suppression efforts. Park fire resources for the season include: fire management officials, four Type 3 wildland engines, one helicopter, and one hand crew. In preparation for the fire season, the park will begin defensible space inspections throughout Yosemite’s communities, including Aspen Valley, Hodgdon Meadows, Foresta, El Portal, Yosemite Valley, and Wawona beginning Monday, June 6.
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Common Activities Can Spark A Wildfire |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/03/2016 01:58 PM
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San Andreas, CA...On Thursday, June 2, 2016 the Hunt Fire occurred on the 4800 block of Hunt Road, in Calaveras County. The Hunt Fire was dispatched at 10:37am and contained by 11:17am. The fire burned 26.5 acres of grass and no structures were threatened. Numerous engines, aircraft, a water tender, dozer and a crew from CAL FIRE as well as local government agencies responded. The fire was investigated and the cause was determined to be equipment use, specifically a riding lawnmower. A citation was issued to the property owner for violation of the Public Resources Codes related to equipment use and allowing a fire to burn lands of another.
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EPFW Donates To Butte Fire Recovery |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/02/2016 07:17 AM
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Arnold, CA...Ebbetts Pass Forest Watch helps with the Butte Fire Recovery donating $1600.00 from their 2016 Love the Forest Concert to Friends Of Rail Road Flat School Butte Fire Recovery Efforts. FORRFS is a Non-Profit Group under the Auspices of Blue Mountain Community Renewal Council. FORRFS provide enrichment classes to students of RRF School in various subjects including computer coding, 3-D printing, Lego robotics, gardening, guitar, poetry, art and much more. Additionally they provide a monthly free farm to fork community meal with produce from the school garden, bi-monthly wellness workshops, a co-op preschool and many more supplemental offerings. FORRFS operates independently from the public school system. All enrichment programs and activities are funded from fundraising efforts, private donations and grants.
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EBMUD Planning Control Burn June 2nd |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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