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…
On May 5, 2014 the Amador County Sheriff's Office was contacted by a subject that had been 4-wheeling in the area of Pyramid Lake near Nixon, Nevada on May 3, 2014. The caller reported that while on a very rough dirt trail approximately 10 miles from the trail head he located a blue Honda Civic in a creek bed which appeared stuck on rocks. The vehicle was unoccupied, with the windows partially down and the…
CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit plans second annual Mother Lode inmate fire crew readiness exercise
San Andreas – On May 6th and 7th CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit will hold its second annual Mother Lode inmate fire crew readiness exercise. The two day event will be held at two locations in the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit. CAL FIRE crews will be required to perform skills at both locations during the two day exercise. The media is requested to attend the specified locations on the correlating dates for logistical reasons. DATE: May 6th LOCATION:…
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.…
