The Mendocino Coast communities of Fort Bragg, Elk and Point Arena will have helicopters overhead this month.
Tag: 2022 fire season
Posted inFire & Emergency
There is no more fire season in Mendocino County anymore — new Cal Fire chief says be ready year round
Community leaders urged residents to take a community minded approach to fire season, because houses burning near your house can burn your house down.
Posted inFire & Emergency
Controlled burn near Lake Pillsbury set to begin Wednesday, conditions permitting
Mendocino National Forest rangers are targeting a 90-acre area that has been treated with prescribed fire before and fared well in major fires of 2018 and 2020.
Posted inPolitics & Government
McGuire calls for immediately hiring 1,124 firefighters amid mental health crisis for exhausted workers
At a press conference Friday morning, North Coast State Sen. Mike McGuire introduced legislation that’s going to be introduced in the coming year to bolster CalFire’s workforce and make the profession more attractive for current staff.