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Yosemite El Portal Fire Update. 4,198 Acres, 58% Contained, 1,360 Personnel |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/01/2014 12:49 PM
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Yosemite, CA...Last night crews conducted burnout operations on the northwest flank of the fire; this tactic is used to slow the progression of the fire by starving it of fuels. Conditions were very favorable and the crews made considerable progress. On the lower portion of the fire, crews continued mopping up, securing the containment line, and removing trash and equipment no longer in use. The weather forecast calls for hot and dry conditions for the entire fire area today with a strong potential for spot fires outside the fire perimeter. Plenty of resources are in place to address this concern. Today burnout operations will continue as long as conditions are favorable. Crews will continue to mop up and secure the containment line. The evacuation that was in place in Foresta will be lifted at 3:00 P.M., and only residents will be allowed to enter the area. Complete details are enclosed....
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2014 Central Valley Police Explorer Challenge |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/31/2014 02:00 PM
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Sonora, CA.... 19 July 2014, the Sonora Police Department’s Explorer Post participated in the 2014 Central Valley Police Explorer Challenge, hosted by the Manteca Police Department and held at Ripon High School. The challenge consisted of 35 Explorer teams from all over California and as far away as Honolulu Hawaii. The Challenge is a skills competition to pit teams of Explorers against each other, to see how much they have learned and retained from their training....
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Driver Of Silver Porsche In Pursuit Caught |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/31/2014 09:47 PM
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Sonora, CA...On 07/31/2014 at approximately 0843 hours, Sonora CHP, Officer M. McDaniel, ID 19287, was in full uniform and driving a marked black and white CHP patrol vehicle. Officer McDaniel was stopped on the north shoulder of State Route 108 west of Twain Harte Drive monitoring traffic and observed a silver Porsche traveling westbound on State Route 108 approaching his location. The officer noticed the Porsche had a paper dealer plate displayed to the rear which matched the description of a vehicle that fled a Tuolumne County S.O. on 07/30/2014. The officer positioned the patrol vehicle to the rear of the Porsche which had its convertible top down. The officer observed the driver to be a white male approximately 40 years of age with curly light brown hair with a dark haired passenger in the right front seat. As the Porsche turned north onto Soulsbyville Road, the officer activated the patrol vehicle’s emergency lights. The Porsche then turned into a Chevron gas station located on Soulsbyville Road and then rapidly accelerated through the parking lot. The Porsche nearly collided with several people standing outside of their vehicles before exiting the parking lot and traveled southbound on Soulsbyville Road at a high rate of speed...
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Police Officer Recruitment Going On Now In Sonora |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/30/2014 11:27 AM
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Sonora, CA...The Sonora Police Department is recruiting for the position of Police Officer. The position is open to Police Academy graduates and Lateral Officers. Testing will be conducted periodically, based on the needs of the Department....
We Would Like To Thank Fox Security & Communications For Being One Of Our Law Enforcement Sponsors |
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Salty Life 4 Pay ~ Pancake Breakfast! |
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Posted by: Lea_Marie_C_Paar on 07/29/2014 10:22 AM
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All Aboard! Railtown 1897 Offers Excursion Train Rides & Live Music Over Labor Day Weekend |
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Posted by: Lea_Marie_C_Paar on 07/29/2014 10:57 AM
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| Jamestown, Ca. – To celebrate the holiday in rail-related style, Railtown 1897 State Historic Park (SHP) in Jamestown will offer popular excursion train rides all three days of the upcoming Labor Day weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, rides behind the famous “Movie Star Locomotive” Sierra No. 3 are available; then on Labor Day Monday, vintage diesel train rides are available for interested Park visitors. As another special treat, singer/banjoist James Nelson of the Black Irish Band will entertain guests all three days while performing live on the platform under the tulip tree. Tapping into America’s love affair with trains and westerns, the iconic Sierra No. 3 became known as the “Movie Star Locomotive” after starring in more than 100 Hollywood movies and television productions alongside world-famous celebrities beginning in the early 1900s. In addition to its impressive Hollywood film credentials, Sierra No. 3 is one of the oldest operating steam locomotives in the United States and Railtown 1897 SHP in Jamestown is home to one of just two remaining, fully intact and still functioning steam-era shortline railroad roundhouse complexes in the United States... |
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Yosemite El Portal Fire Now At 3,060 Acres, 19% Contained, 640 Personnel |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/29/2014 03:31 PM
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Yosemite, CA....Last evening on the El Portal fire the night shift reported active fire until approximately 1:30 A.M. after which conditions settled down. Today’s areas of concern are concentrated on the northern portion of the fire as the fireline bumps into the burn perimeter of the 2009 Big Meadow Fire. Fire crews and aviation assets will continue to combat the fire which is seated in very steep, remote terrain. Vegetation in this area and throughout the state remains in critical, historic drought conditions. The Dark Hole fire, also being managed by CIIMT 5 remains at just over 500 acres as a smoldering, creeping fire in the understory. As threats from this fire are minimal fire resources have been largely concentrated on the El Portal...
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EL Portal Fire Causes Closure of Big Oak Flat Road - Yosemite Valley Remains Open to Public From Highway 120 Visitors Must Use Detour on Highway 49 North |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/29/2014 04:03 PM
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| Mariposa, Calif., July 29, 2014 – The El Portal Fire on the western edge of Yosemite National Park has burned more than 3,000 acres of wilderness and is currently 19 percent contained, but the park, including Yosemite Valley, remains open. All entrances to the park are open. Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Grove, and Glacier Point are accessible from Highways 140 or 41. The high country is accessible from Highway 120, but the Big Oak Flat Road that connects Highway 140 to Highway 120 to the Valley is temporarily closed. Visitors traveling on Highway 120 can use the Highway 49N detour to access the Valley and the southern areas of the park.... |
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Yosemite Fire Update July 27, 2014 El Portal Fire |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/28/2014 09:00 AM
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Yosemite, CA...As you are aware, we are experiencing a wildland fire that started yesterday in the Old El Portal region. This fire has been fast moving and there has been incredible firefighting work done to protect employees, residents and the park. The fire team made significant progress on the fire today. The fire area is approximately 2,600 acres. Here is some important information:....
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San Jose Man, John Stuart Beaton Loses Life In Hwy 120 Head On Collision |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/28/2014 08:44 AM
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Groveland, CA...On Saturday at 10:50am a 27 year old San Jose man, John Stuart Beaton lost his life in a head on collision on Hwy 120 near the Groveland Ranger Station. He was driving a 2013 Chevy Sonic westbound at an unknown rate of speed and let his Chevy cross over into the oncoming lane and directly into the path of a 2009 Ford being driven by an 18 year old man from Penryn, CA....
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