Sacramento – Drought conditions have led to a significant increase in wildfire activity and to ensure Californians are ready, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. has declared May 4-10, 2014 as “Wildfire Awareness Week”. CAL FIRE is reminding residents during Wildfire Awareness Week of the dangers posed by wildfires and the simple steps that should be followed to prepare for and prevent them. “Fire Season really never ended last year in many parts of California,” said Chief Ken…
Sacramento – Following the recent warmer temperatures and drying conditions, CAL FIRE will increase its staffing in Northern California in continued preparation for fire season. Starting Monday, May 5th, CAL FIRE will be transitioning into fire season across the Bay Area and Sacramento region, including the counties of Amador, El Dorado, Nevada, Yuba, Placer, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Solano, Yolo, Colusa, and parts of Stanislaus and San Joaquin.…
Camino – "With the lack of rain, our local vegetation is tinder dry; all you have to do is go outside to hear the crackle and crunch of pine needles and leaves under your feet. Add wind to this scenario and you are looking at very critical fire conditions (Red Flag Conditions)" says CAL FIRE Unit Chief Mike Kaslin of the Amador-El Dorado Unit. "We are responding to wildfires almost daily which is not at all…
San Andreas – Monday, January 27, 2014 at 8AM, the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will suspend outdoor burning within State Responsibility Areas of Tuolumne County, Calaveras County, Eastern Stanislaus County and Eastern San Joaquin County. These restrictions will remain in effect until further notice Statewide, California is experiencing record-breaking low rainfall, low humidity, and low fuel moisture levels, along with higher than normal temperatures and increased…
Camino – The Amador-El Dorado Unit of CAL FIRE wants to make sure everyone's Thanksgiving holiday is a fire safe holiday. Unit Chief Kelly Keenan states "did you know that across this nation there are approximately 2000 house fires reported on Thanksgiving Day, the highest number of house fires for any single day of the year? These fires result in injury, death and over $21 million in damage in one single 24 hour period. Over 70% of…
