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A year ago today, a plume of smoke rose above the High Sierra as a single tree fire expected to burn itself out instead exploded into flame and raged down on Markleeville, eventually claiming 68,696...

Tamarack Fire near Markleeville 7-21-21 5 pm Sonora, CA – With the Tamarack Fire reaching nearly 40,000 acres and no containment after being ignited by a lightning strike on July 4th, forest fire officials have received some criticism on their approach to battling blazes. One person...

Smoke from fire seen above the mountains behind South Lake Tahoe. View from Alert Tahoe Camera at DL Bliss Friday at 4:15 p.m. 9:00PM UPDATE: Liberty Utilities is reporting 212 electric customers (32% of their customers) in the Markleeville area are without power. At this time they are estimated it to be restored before 11:00 p.m. 8:30PM UPDATE: From USFS Humboldt-Toiyabe - The Tamarack fire is estimated to be 500 acres burning near the town of Markleeville. Firefighters are on scene and acti...

  Evacuations for the Tamarack Fire have been confirmed for Markleeville, Grover’s Hot Springs Park and Campground, Shay Creek, Marklee Village and the East Fork Resort. Residents may sign up for evacuation notifications at at https://alpinecountyca.gov/204/Sheriff. Evacuees can report to Alpine County School in Paynesville.  The public is advised to avoid the area. Visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7674/ for continued updates. The Tamarack fire is estimated to be 500 acres burning ne...

Henry Fire burning near Spicer Reservoir Sonora, CA – The River And Henry fires containment continue to grow but one’s acreage has also climbed. The acreage has jumped from 650 to 919 and the containment from 18% to 21% in the lightning strike Henry Fire that broke out at the end ...

River Fire burning in Mariposa and Madera counties 5 p.m. 7-14-21 Mariposa County, CA – Fire crews are making progress on the River Fire with all evacuation advisories and road closures lifted in Mariposa County late this afternoon. The blaze broke out Sunday afternoon and is burnin...

Sonora, CA – As the picture in the image box shows there is plenty of smoke in the Mother Lode skies and that has caused a flood of calls into CAL Fire Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) dispatch. The problem is that could keep resources from handling a real emergency, according to CAL Fire TCU. They detail that the smoke is from the River Fire burning in Mariposa and Madera County and the Henry Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest near Spicer Reservoir. To cut down on the calls CAL Fire TCU has...

Updated 1 hour ago CAL FIRE SCU The vegetation fire in the area of John Henry Johnson Parkway and Leland Road in Pittsburg, dubbed the Henry Fire, is contained at five acres, Cal Fire Santa Clara Unit reported on Twitter at 8:25 p.m. Sunday. Firefighters from Cal Fire SCU and Contra Costa County Fire Protection District will remain on the scene for the next hour to have full control of the fire, officials said. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and lo...