Kirkwood, CA…Major Injury Collision with Hazmat Spill Snarled Traffic Near SR88 / Red Lake Rd This Afternoon Incident: 00028 Type: Trfc Collision-Major Inj Location: SR88 / Red Lake Rd Loc Desc: JEO Lat/Lon: 38.704956 -119.968965 Detail Information 9:03 PM 22 [72] B13-101 98// S2 WILL STAY ON SCENE// SILL A FEW HRS UNTIL RD WY […]
Kings Beach, CA…Traffic Update…Reckless Driving Leads to Collision Near Sr28 / Stag Dr Incident: 00013 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr28 / Stag Dr Loc Desc: EB Lat/Lon: 39.237477 -120.062404 Detail Information 9:34 AM 9 [19] 1039 DEPENDABLE 530-587-5292 9:33 AM 8 [18] 1185 FOR FULL SIZE TOYT PK 9:28 AM 7 [16] [Notification] [CHP]-FD […]
Sacramento, CA…California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has awarded $67 million for landscape-scale land management projects intended to restore and maintain healthy forests, conserve working forests, and enhance carbon storage in California’s forests. The grants were awarded by CAL FIRE’s Forest Health and Forest Legacy Programs to local and regional partners and collaboratives implementing forest treatment […]
Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today on the loss of American firefighters who were the crew on one of California’s critical firefighting aircraft, while fighting wildfires in Australia: “Jennifer and I are heartbroken to learn of the air tanker crash in Australia that claimed the lives of three heroic American firefighters. We […]
Boise, Idaho – As wildfires continue to burn in Australia, the United States is sending additional U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) wildfire personnel to assist with ongoing bushfire suppression efforts in Australia. Three 10-person Incident Management Teams and a group consisting of air support personnel have arrived in Australia […]
South Lake Tahoe, CA…We are proud to share that USDA Forest Service Fire Captain, Dave Soldavini, from the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) is currently assigned to Australia as part of an interagency group helping with fire suppression efforts. LTBMU Fire Captain Dave Soldavini, holds a baby kangaroo aka a “Joey” that was rescued […]