The prescribed fire operations on Case Mountain being conducted by the BLM’s Bakersfield Field Office have been completed. These operations were part of an ongoing effort to burn about 1,000 piles of downed hazard trees, branches, and understory brush at Case Mountain Extensive Recreation Management Area to prevent wildfire risk. Click the link above for more details.
Category: fires
Many Three Rivers residents awoke this morning to what appeared to be unhealthy levels of smoke in addition to the pollution rising from the valley. Currently, the dense localized smoke-scented haze in the Case Mountain area is believed to be a left-over from the prescribed fire operations that were recently conducted by the BLM’s Bakersfield Field Office. Early next week the BLM plans to provide us with more information about what we can expect going forward.
SCE has many more power outages scheduled for the next two weeks. Unless the situation changes, we can expect more unscheduled power outages, as well. Although yesterday’s power outage affected all of Three Rivers, the scheduled outages are expected to impact discrete portions of the community. Click the link above for details.
Sequoia National Forest personnel, in coordination with the Sierra National Forest and Kings Canyon National Park, are conducting an extensive burn operation on the north side of Highway 180. On Thursday and Friday, the fire had an adverse effect on air quality in Sequoia National Park and had moderate impacts in some parts of Three Rivers. The ignitions are expected continue while weather and air quality conditions allow. Click the link above for more details and resources.
CAL FIRE personnel are conducting a prescribed burn six miles northwest of the community of Springville. The Merritt prescribed burn is having an adverse impact on air quality in Three Rivers. Click the link above for more details.
All the BLM roads and trails in the areas locally known as Skyline, Salt Creek, Case Mountain, and Milk Ranch have been reopened. This closure was in place for public and firefighter safety in relation to the Coffeepot Fire and management of that fire.
This morning the Coffeepot Fire is at 14,104 acres and 93% contained. This will be the last Coffeepot Fire update from the park. Click the link above for more details from the incident management team.
This morning the Coffeepot Fire is at 14,104 acres and 93% contained. Click the link above for more details from the incident management team.
This morning the Coffeepot Fire is at 14,086 acres and 79% contained. Click the link above for more details from the incident management team.
Sheriff Boudreaux has lifted evacuation warnings for the following zones: TLC-E094-B, TLC-E094-C, TLC-E094-D, and TLC-E094-E. At this time zone TLC-E095 remains under evacuation warning. Please click the link above for details and a description of the zone locations.
This morning the Coffeepot Fire is at 14,086 acres and 79% contained. Click the link above for more details from the incident management team.
This morning the Coffeepot Fire is at 14,081 acres and 79% contained. Click the link above for more details from the incident management team.