Madera County Fire News Today

MADERA, Calif. (KGPE/KSEE) – The CAL FIRE Madera – Mariposa -Merced Unit says they will be conducting a vegetation management burn on Wednesday. Crooks Mountain Vegetation Management Project (VMP) burning is scheduled to conclude Wednesday evening. Crews will be staffing the VMP for the next several days. The VMP burn will take place along Road […]

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Southern California man has been rescued after suffering from a head injury in Madera County while hiking over the weekend, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday. The Madera County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) says they received a call on Sunday around 1:30 p.m. regarding a fallen hiker who […]

The fall season in the Motherlode area of the Sierra Nevada Mountains often brings relief in the form of cooler temperatures, shorter days and an end to fire season.

NORTH FORK -- The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California in coordination with Madera County plans to hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday...

Sierra Forest officials conduct prescribed fire operations 6 months after Creek Fire Dead trees and dry conditions were blamed for the fast-moving Creek Fire that forced thousands of residents to evacuate. KFSN Share: FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Forest maintenance is underway in the Sierra after last years Creek Fire tore through parts of Fresno and Madera Counties, becoming the largest single wildfire in the states history. Dead trees and dry conditions were blamed for the fast-moving fire...