Water shortages aren't just a Valley thing. The impact of California's drought also is being felt at Sierra campgrounds, prompting an advisory to fill your RV's tanks before heading into the mountains. The goal, says Jody Nickerson-Powell, forest recreation officer for the Sierra National Forest, is not to run...
How Long Will Fresno Showers Continue?
Fresno's rain showers are expected to subside this afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Hanford. The weather maker will move east Monday afternoon and usher in dry weather Tuesday and Wednesday. However, that high-pressure system could yield to another weather maker on the north end of the Valley...
‘This Is Their Backyard,’ Battalion Chief Says of Local Firefighters Battling Creek Fire
Seth Brown, a battalion chief for Cal Fire Fresno County, tells GV Wire℠that firefighters from cities throughout the Central Valley are taking part in the herculean effort to control the Creek Fire. "This is their backyard," says Brown. "They wanted to come up here and help fight the fire and...
Monday’s Creek Fire Updates: Nearly 202,000 Acres Burned, 10% Containment, ‘Fire Tornado’ Torched Huntington Lake
Heavy smoke from the Castle Fire in Tulare County drifted over the Creek Fire on Sunday, aiding firefighters in their efforts to get the upper hand on the now 201,908-acre blaze. In addition, Cal Fire officials said that the damage assessment for the wildfire is 36% complete. The latest report...
Sierra Logger Piled up Dead Trees To ‘Show’ Forest Service Severity of Problem
The U.S. Forest Service estimated in early 2018 that more than 147 million trees had died across 9.7 million acres of federal, state, local, and private lands in California during the drought. In the previous two years, federal, state, and local partners had felled 1.5 million dead trees, primarily those...
Creek Fire Displaces Nearly 12,000 Residents. Return Could be Weeks Away, Officials Say.
Update: 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9 Nearly 12,000 people in Fresno and Madera Counties have been displaced by the Creek Fire, a CalFire official said at a Wednesday evening briefing. The fire has now consumed almost 167,000 acres and continues to threaten mountain communities including Auberrry, North Fork and Oakhurst....
Creek Fire Burns Cabins in Huntington Lake’s Huckleberry Tract
The Creek Fire has claimed "many cabins" in the Huckleberry tract, Huntington Lake Volunteer Fire Department Chief Chris Donnelly said Tuesday in a 4:30 p.m. email update to residents there. "An exact count and which ones were consumed is not available at this time," Donnelly said. "From our initial report,...
‘We’re Not Losing That School’: Firefighters Save Big Creek Elementary from Creek Fire
Firefighters who were battling Saturday to save the Big Creek Elementary School and other structures in the tiny Sierra community told Big Creek superintendent/principal Toby Wait that fire was coming at them "from four directions." But firefighters were determined to keep Big Creek School from being devoured by the Creek...
Creek Fire Displaces Nearly 12,000 Residents. Return Could be Weeks Away, Officials Say.
Update: 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9 Nearly 12,000 people in Fresno and Madera Counties have been displaced by the Creek Fire, a CalFire official said at a Wednesday evening briefing. The fire has now consumed almost 167,000 acres and continues to threaten mountain communities including Auberrry, North Fork and Oakhurst....
Wildfire Devastates SoCal Edison Community of Big Creek Despite Heroic Efforts
The tiny Sierra community of Big Creek, which is home to Southern California Edison employees, lost many homes in the Creek Fire on Saturday, said Chris Donnelly, chief of the Huntington Lake Volunteer Fire Department. Donnelly's description of the devastation there was confirmed by Toby Wait, a Big Creek resident...